Permissionless network protocol with the parallel smart contract processing functionality.
Solana is secured by validators who stake SOL to validate blocks.
Solana produces blocks at 0.4 second intervals.
Smart contracts for digital assets.
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Consensus | Proof of stake with proof of history |
Public / Private / Permissioned | Public |
Smart contracts | Yes |
Smart contract language(s) supported | Rust, C, C++ |
Transaction privacy | No |
Transaction visibility | All participants have access to all entries ever recorded. |
Transaction ordering | All validating participants use the proof of history mechanism—a sequence of hashed events—to agree on the order of transactions. |