Validators: SIMD-0332, which reduces ChaCha rounds used in Solana's Turbine weighted shuffle from 20 -> 8, is now live on mainnet-beta at epoch 946. This feature requires at least Agave v3.1.0 and FD v0.812.30108
DoubleZero shreds are fast. Really fast.
I benchmarked Turbine, DoubleZero, and 3 commercial shred providers head-to-head on the same machine — nanosecond precision, per-shred comparison.
Here's what I found 🧵👇
BREAKING: The SEC has formally classified SOL as a digital commodity in its new crypto asset taxonomy, alongside BTC, ETH, and 14 other assets.
SOL is not a security.
Validators: SIMD-0444, which relaxes the program data account check during runtime-level program migrations, is now live on testnet at epoch 928. This feature requires at least Agave v3.1.8 and FD v0.811.30108
Validators: Agave v3.1.9 is now recommended for Mainnet-beta. Please upgrade if:
- <5% of stake is delinquent
- You can actively monitor your node
- You can report issues to mb-validators Discord
https://t.co/DGlv3dMwuZ
Validators: If you are currently running experimental XDP retransmit support on Mainnet-Beta, please disable it immediately while we patch a stability issue. We'll announce when it's safe to resume.
🚨 Bhutan (@gmcbhutan) launches the world’s first Solana-backed digital nomad visa. 🇧🇹
Applicants must purchase $10,000 worth of TER - tokenized gold on Solana - plus a $2,800 application fee, allowing them to stay up to 36 months in Bhutan. The $10,000 is refundable at the end of the visa term, introducing a new model that connects real-world residency with on-chain assets.
Validators: Agave v3.1.9 is now recommended for Testnet. Please upgrade if:
- <10% of stake is delinquent
- You can actively monitor your node
- You can report issues to mb-validators Discord
https://t.co/DGlv3dN4kx
AI agents will spend more money than humans.
They'll be doing it on Solana.
Agent payment standard by @crossmint, @visa Intelligent Commerce, @circle, @stytchauth, and @solana:
Solana has been up for 734 days and counting.
No stops or interruptions.
That level of reliability is exactly why more activity keeps choosing this chain.
Validators: Agave v3.1.8 is now recommended for Mainnet-beta. Please upgrade if:
- <5% of stake is delinquent
- You can actively monitor your node
- You can report issues to mb-validators Discord
https://t.co/95ou53qD3q