Solana: Roadmap, Security, Apps, Trivia & Live Stats
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Solana Timeline
2017 Anatoly Yakovenko drafts Solana's whitepaper: Proof of History innovation.
2020 Mainnet alpha; fastest chain at launch (65k+ TPS).
2021 NFT explosion with Magic Eden, Solanart; GameFi and meme coin launches.
2022 Network outages; FireDancer validator architecture announced.
2023 - 25 Saga crypto phone; Shopify and Circle USDC integration; meme coins go viral.
Solana Apps, Forks, Ecosystem Groups
| Type/App | Main Features |
|---|---|
| Pepperdex, Raydium, Jupiter | Solana DEX aggregator ecosystem (swap, pools, smart order routing) |
| Bonk, Samo, Wif | High-volume meme coins, 2025 viral launches |
| Solana Pay, Solana Phone | Merchant tools, walletOS, mobile Web3 |
| SPL Token Forks | Custom tokens, asset-backed coins, NFTs |
Security & Trivia
- Proof-of-History plus Proof-of-Stake enables sub-second time stamps and consensus
- Solana's codebase audited by Kudelski Security, several bug bounties awarded
- GameFi: Star Atlas, Aurory, Katana, DeFi Land are Solana-native games
- DePIN: Decentralized infrastructure, including phone node experiments
- Solana's meme coins had $3.1B in volume Sept 2025
- Solana's total monthly wallet count exceeded Ethereum's in Q3 2025
- Major partners: Shopify, USDC, Phantom, Google Cloud, Jump Trading
- Solana's NFTs feature on big brands (Nike, Red Bull, NBA, Ubisoft)
- FireDancer validator can process >1M TPS in stress tests
Top Platforms for Solana
Binance - Global Spot
Bybit - Spot, Futures
Bitget - Derivatives
MEXC - Meme Coin Hub
BloFin - Copy, Mobile
Weex - No-KYC
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