Source: Blockchain Knight
New research shows that Solana has stood out, drawing comparisons to tech giant Apple, especially for its innovative approach to combining hardware with software.
However, Solana’s appeal goes beyond being an Apple copycat. Unlike Apple's hardware-centric approach, Solana goes in the opposite direction and focuses on leveraging hardware to enhance and broaden the Web3 experience.
Co-founder Raj Gokal often describes Solana’s vision as “the Apple of Crypto assets.”
This highlights the ambition to innovate through software, introducing new features and experiences in research and development, rather than just promoting hardware sales.
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Although this metaphor appropriately demonstrates Solana’s persistent pursuit of performance and user experience, it only scratches the surface.
Four Pillars researchers believe that the real essence of Solana lies in its network performance, which uses multi-threading technology for parallel processing.
In the DeFi and NFT craze, this technical strength has attracted a group of pragmatic developers who are keen to tap the potential of Solana.
Solana quickly became an Ethereum competitor due to its low fees and ability to provide fast transactions.
Four Pillars researchers said: "Solana is able to process thousands of transactions per second and has a recorded block time of 400-500 milliseconds. The performance is significantly higher than existing blockchains."
“Ultimately, Solana’s approach to technology is designed to achieve two things: a scalable platform capable of handling high usage and composability between applications.”
Like-minded with Solana Our commitment has never wavered. In fact, the emphasis on strengthening network stability and addressing technical challenges helps to increase community confidence.
Solana solves the problem of network vulnerabilities, uses the QUIC protocol for reliable communication, and introduces weighted quality of service to prioritize traffic based on SOL stakes.
In addition, the introduction of localized premium markets helps reduce spam and encourages efficient use of the network.
Four Pillars researchers added: "QUIC is a new communication protocol based on UDP that simplifies the TCP connection flow and handshake process while maintaining its advantages."
"As a result, QUIC enables Solana to achieve reliable communication, request retransmissions only for lost data flows, and continue to transmit other data flows without interruption, thus greatly improving network efficiency."
Solana’s core spirit It’s community and ecosystem development. Initiatives such as the BONK memecoin airdrop have energized the Solana community by allocating 5% of the total supply to developers.
This distribution unified the community and sparked significant growth in the ecosystem as developers participated in the rebuilding effort.
Notably, the value of the commemorative coin surged 20,400% from its lowest point, creating a positive feedback loop that reignited interest in Solana.
This rise resulted in the distribution of 30 million BONK tokens to users of Saga mobile devices. This further boosted interest in BONK and Solana.
In addition, various platforms in the ecosystem (such as Jito, Pyth Network, and Jupiter) have also announced their respective airdrop strategies, further stimulating market enthusiasm.
Other entities in the ecosystem such as Tensor, marginfi, Zeta, and Parcl also revealed incentive programs related to airdrops.
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Solana’s strategic initiatives go beyond technology improvements and airdrops.
By pioneering areas such as decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN) and seamless Crypto asset payments, Solana is actively bridging the gap between blockchain and traditional financial systems.
Cooperation with industry giants such as Circle and Visa reflects the company’s authoritative position in the field of Crypto payments.
In addition, Solana is committed to verifying customer diversity and decentralization, which also reflects its commitment to network stability and security.
The initiatives aimed at reducing node operating costs and increasing the Nakamoto coefficient reflect Solana’s meticulous approach to scalability and decentralization.
The positive comments from Cathie Wood, CEO of Ark Investments, prove that such developments attract institutional interest.
Wood said: “Solana is doing very well. If you look at Ethereum, it was faster and cheaper than BTC at the time. But now, Solana is faster and more cost-effective than Ethereum. ”
As Solana continues to expand its business scope and consolidate its internal foundation, it has consolidated its position as a leader in the Crypto asset market, which is reminiscent of Apple’s influence in the technology field. .