Today we’re excited to announce the integration of the CatalystX validator with @HaanNode’s private Solana infrastructure in Frankfurt.
This integration combines direct validator-backed raw shred delivery with Haan Node’s workload-specific infrastructure, including Private RPC, Yellowstone gRPC, WebSockets, Jito and TPU transaction sending.
The goal is simple: give Solana builders a more direct, flexible and customizable infrastructure path than a generic shared RPC platform.
CatalystX and Haan Node are working together to make Solana faster to build on, easier to benchmark and better equipped for serious workloads.
Stake-weighted transaction forwarding is the next phase.
Builders interested in testing the stack can DM @HaanNode. Two-week trials are available.
@S3rdVentures
#Solana #SolanaDev #Web3 #DeFi
🚨 Introducing STKESOL: SOL Strategies’ Liquid Staking Token (LST) on @Solana!
Already at 545K SOL (~$70M) in TVL, STKESOL allows you to earn diversified staking rewards while maintaining full liquidity. Boost your yield further by providing liquidity, borrow against your STKESOL, and benefit from potential tax advantages (subject to jurisdiction; not financial advice).
By using STKESOL, your SOL is automatically staked across dozens of validators, supporting the entire Solana network!
Learn more👇
Marinade and @CanaryFunds are launching a new Solana spot ETF today: $SOLC.
kudos to @pudgypenguins for this amazing video.
wild how normal launching a Solana ETF is becoming.
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Why did @CatalystX_SOL connect to @doublezero EARLY?
Because:
Performance matters and milliseconds count. DoubleZero delivers:
• Direct point-to-point routing
• Reduced latency & jitter
• Global network coverage
• Built specifically for distributed systems.
• Powered by decentralized bandwidth contribution.
(p.s. That means it's good for #Solana Validators!)
Couldn't be happier to be part of the @doublezero takeover!! IBRL Everyone! Thanks @S3rdVentures and all the other Network Contributors for the work you're doing! #Solana
At 11:39:21 UTC today, the Cavey Cool validator produced several blocks on Solana Mainnet-Beta with a large number of transactions, resulting in a peak burst of 104,529 TPS.
Marinade is taking action against malicious validators who are undermining Solana’s performance and the fairness of the Stake Auction Marketplace.
A new blacklist update will remove validators intentionally lagging block times for personal benefit, at the expense of the rest of the network.
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Marinade is committed to deepening alignment between the protocol and $MNDE.
In today’s Spaces, we covered active voter rewards, protocol-funded buybacks, and a new community-led idea to burn 10% of the supply.
Quick recap 👇
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DoubleZero has launched a 3M SOL stake pool.
It’s designed to expand DoubleZero’s high-performance fiber network, support early testnet users, accelerate validator performance and unlock geographic decentralization across the @Solana ecosystem long-term.
Let’s break down what this really means for Solana: ↓
Introducing: Native Multicast Support on @DoubleZero
The most efficient data transport method for distributed systems.
Messaging will never be the same. Here's why…
🚨BREAKING BIG: Wall Street Giant @cantorfitzgerld has initiated coverage on @Solana treasury firms including Sol Strategies, Defi Dev Corp, and UPXI with Outperform ratings.
The firm says Solana-oriented balance sheets deserve higher premiums than BTC peers due to native yield, volatility upside, and alignment with the future of onchain finance.
Happy to see #Solana and @MarinadeFinance Making a real standout presence on the World Stage! We are ready for world finance to start relying on us! #onlyonsolana
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Latency is misunderstood in blockchain.
System response is meaningful - but that’s “intrinsic latency” meaning the delay internal to the system. E.g. from the moment you get a tx to the leader how long until it’s confirmed by the network or sequencer?
“Extrinsic latency” is about how long it takes data to get to the leader — on average — which is extremely importation. A single sequence will always have bad extrinsic latency because it only exists at one point on earth
A perfectly evenly districted POS network (population weighted) is the best you can do on a single block producer for extrinsic latency
Multiple concurrent leaders can shorten this even more.