Solana’s 5th birthday: From pandemic origins to US crypto stockpile

Solana is celebrating its fifth year since its genesis block was created on March 16, 2020. Here are five developments that have helped shape the last five years of Solana.

Layer-1 blockchain Solana is celebrating its fifth year since its mainnet launch in 2020 — becoming one of the biggest chains by transaction activity and one of few select cryptocurrencies included in a proposed US digital asset stockpile. 

Since the first Solana block was built on March 16, 2020, the network has processed more than 408 billion transactions and nearly $1 trillion worth of value on decentralized exchanges — establishing itself as one of the industry’s leading layer-1 blockchains.

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