SINGAPORE, May 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Solana Foundation, a non-profit foundation dedicated to the decentralization, adoption, and security of the Solana network, today announced the first wave of speakers for Solana Breakpoint 2024. The speaker lineup features executives from Visa, ByBit, Circle, Helium, Fireblocks, and more.
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- SINGAPORE, May 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Solana Foundation , a non-profit foundation dedicated to the decentralization, adoption, and security of the Solana network, today announced the first wave of speakers for Solana Breakpoint 2024 .
- Last year, Breakpoint hosted more than 3,000 attendees to participate in keynote talks, workshops, panel discussions, and fireside chats from some of the brightest minds in and out of the Solana ecosystem.
- "Singapore, and the broader Asia Pacific region, is a vibrant epicenter of the blockchain industry," said Lily Liu, President of the Solana Foundation.
- Projects building on Solana are not only keeping pace with change, they are leading the charge.
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- These partnerships underscore a shared vision for utilizing blockchain technology to address pressing global issues and foster a more equitable and sustainable future.
- "As a university club deeply passionate about the potential of blockchain technology for social good, we are thrilled to be a part of the Blockchain for Good Alliance (BGA) launch.
- "Moledao is committed to empowering builders within the Web3 ecosystem to innovate and create solutions that drive positive change.
- Our collaboration with the Blockchain for Good Alliance (BGA) enhances our commitment to harnessing blockchain for global benefit.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Solana Foundation, a non-profit foundation dedicated to the decentralization, adoption, and security of the Solana network, today announced its Renaissance hackathon, with registration now open on Colosseum. Renaissance, the ninth Solana Foundation hackathon, is a virtual competition for the next generation of builders on the Solana network. The hackathon will run from March 4 through April 8, 2024.
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- SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Solana Foundation, a non-profit foundation dedicated to the decentralization, adoption, and security of the Solana network, today announced its Renaissance hackathon, with registration now open on Colosseum .
- Renaissance, the ninth Solana Foundation hackathon, is a virtual competition for the next generation of builders on the Solana network.
- "Hackathons play a critical role in continued growth on the Solana network by fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration," said Dan Albert, Executive Director of the Solana Foundation.
- We look forward to working alongside the Solana Foundation and many others in the Solana ecosystem to continue fostering experimentation, startup innovation, and real-world problem-solving."
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Cryptocurrency SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Solana Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to the Solana network's decentralization, adoption, and security, today announced the launch of token extensions – the next generation of the SPL Token standard that represents a significant leap forward in what is possible to build on blockchain.
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- Token extensions are a comprehensive suite of turnkey solutions tailored to meet the needs of businesses moving onchain – arming developers, enterprises, financial institutions, and Solana-native development teams with ready-to-use advanced token functionality.
- "Token extensions build on the characteristics that make Solana the ideal destination for developers," said Anatoly Yakovenko, co-founder of Solana and CEO of Solana Labs.
- "Solana is the first network to offer this level of integrated developer and user experience in a single token program.
- "The Solana network is the blockchain of choice for enterprise-grade companies looking to enter the web3 space," said Sheraz Shere, Head of Payments at the Solana Foundation.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Solana Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to the Solana network's decentralization, adoption, and security, today released its December 2023 Energy Use Report, underscoring the Foundation's commitment to fostering environmental responsibility and regenerative practices in blockchain technology.
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- Since the last energy use update in April 2023 , energy use per transaction on the Solana network has declined by 25%, with total emissions from the network decreasing by 17.5%.
- Even with these significant reductions, the Solana Foundation purchased carbon credits on behalf of the network to offset the network's 2022 emissions, maintaining the Solana network's carbon neutrality.
- For the first time, the Solana Foundation purchased these offsets entirely onchain.
- The Solana Foundation remains committed to tracking network emissions in real-time at SolanaClimate.com , while also pursuing and implementing regenerative programs and procedures that offset the network's carbon output.
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Solana SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Solana Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to the Solana network's decentralization, adoption, and security, released its Validator Health Report today. The report underscores how the network is becoming increasingly decentralized and durable, showing the increased engagement of the validator community, as well as the continued development of multiple secondary validator clients.
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- The latest Validator Health report highlights how the Solana network continues to be one of the largest proof-of-stake networks, citing metrics such as total global node count, node distribution, and geographic and data center diversity.
- It also highlights Solana's resilience, which is increasingly reinforced by the ongoing transition into becoming a multi-client network.
- In recent months, the Solana Foundation doubled down on efforts to foster network health at the software level.
- Serving as the operating system of the network, validator clients also enhance network resiliency and decentralization.
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Growth SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Solana Foundation, a non-profit foundation dedicated to the decentralization, adoption, and security of the Solana network, today announced the start of Hyperdrive, an online, global hackathon with up to $1 million in prizes and seed funding. The hackathon will run from September 6 through October 15, 2023. This is the Solana Foundation's eighth hackathon – built for innovators looking to launch the next breakout startup built on the Solana blockchain.
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- This is the Solana Foundation's eighth hackathon – built for innovators looking to launch the next breakout startup built on the Solana blockchain.
- The Solana Foundation has a rich history of holding hackathons and other events to proactively engage developers – like the Solana Foundation Hacker Houses , which offer educational programming, expert advice, and demos.
- "We are hosting the Hyperdrive hackathon to bring elite developers and founders together to compete as they launch their new startups in the Solana ecosystem," said Matty Taylor, Head of Growth at the Solana Foundation.
- The last Solana Foundation hackathon – Grizzlython , which took place earlier this year – saw more than 10,000 participants build over 800 projects.
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Circle NEW YORK, Aug. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Solana Foundation, a non-profit foundation dedicated to the decentralization, adoption, and security of the Solana network, has announced further details of the speaker lineup for Solana Breakpoint 2023, with a list including industry leaders such as Cindy Leow, Co-founder, Drift; Peter Robert Moore COO, EA Games; Shahar Madar, Head of Security, Fireblocks; Tarun Chitra, CEO, Gauntlet Network; Joshua Archer, Senior Climate Campaigner, Greenpeace; Ryan Selkis, CEO, Messari; and Jules Urbach, CEO and Founder, The Render Network.
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- The Breakpoint conference will take place from October 30 – November 3, 2023 at the Solana Campus in Amsterdam, located approximately 15 minutes from the city center.
- Over the five-day event, keynotes, group panel discussions, workshops, art installations, and project showcases will address the most pressing issues in the crypto economy.
- This latest addition to the speaker lineup includes impressive speakers from leading projects, large enterprises, and public bodies, serving as evidence of the momentum of this event.
- To attend Breakpoint, tickets can be purchased here ; tickets include full access to the Solana campus, talks, official events, and more.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Solana network had 100% uptime in the second quarter of this year, one of several positive advancements in performance stemming from improvements to the Solana network, as detailed in the latest Network Performance Report issued today by the Solana Foundation.
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- Network logs 100% uptime in Q2, 2023, based on updated Solana Network Performance Report
SAN FRANCISCO, July 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Solana network had 100% uptime in the second quarter of this year, one of several positive advancements in performance stemming from improvements to the Solana network, as detailed in the latest Network Performance Report issued today by the Solana Foundation.
- The updated report by the Solana Foundation details improvements throughout the first half of the year to the Solana network as measured by several metrics, including the ratio of non-voting-to-voting transactions, block production time, and average and max transactions per second.
- The report also details the latest metrics regarding the decentralization of the Solana network, which showed that Solana continues to be run by a robust group of independent validators around the world and with a large number of open-source developers building applications on Solana.
- "The first half of 2023 presented a number of challenges for the network but the network performed very well and more advancements in the ecosystem are on the way that will further distinguish Solana as the leading decentralized smart contract blockchain."
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Solana SAN FRANCISCO, May 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Solana Foundation, a non-profit foundation dedicated to the decentralization, adoption, and security of the Solana network, today announced the Solana blockchain has become the first Layer 1 blockchain to integrate artificial intelligence with a ChatGPT plugin developed by Solana Labs. In addition, the Solana Foundation has announced an AI accelerator program for university students and a strategic grant program to accelerate the usage and integration of AI on Solana.
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- SAN FRANCISCO, May 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Solana Foundation, a non-profit foundation dedicated to the decentralization, adoption, and security of the Solana network, today announced the Solana blockchain has become the first Layer 1 blockchain to integrate artificial intelligence with a ChatGPT plugin developed by Solana Labs.
- In addition, the Solana Foundation has announced an AI accelerator program for university students and a strategic grant program to accelerate the usage and integration of AI on Solana.
- The ChatGPT plugin integrated with Solana, the first for a Layer 1 blockchain, is currently available as a download from Github .
- The Solana Foundation also kicked-off a 3-month long accelerator program for university students that has a full cohort dedicated to experimenting with blockchain and AI.
