Solana Foundation

Breaking News: R3 — a leading enterprise blockchain provider trusted by institutions like HSBC, SDX, and Euroclear — is joining the Solana ecosystem. R3 is launching a public-permissioned consensus service directly on Solana mainnet. This integration will enable regulated transactions on Corda and other private networks to interoperate with public blockspace for the first time — enabling atomic settlement, broader asset distribution, and access to Solana’s deep native liquidity. Solana processes over $75B in weekly onchain volume on average, powering everything from tokenized treasuries to stablecoin settlement to consumer trading. Institutions can now tap into that scale without sacrificing compliance or control. This is a major step toward bringing together public and permissioned finance. More on the news in The Financial Times: https://lnkd.in/gM-GsEQj

“Canada is one of the biggest dark horses on Solana.” What does it mean to be part of Superteam Canada? In the first episode of our series, we asked our members Rime from fractl, Orange from Eyekon, and Viet from Blockworks to share their experiences. Superteam is a cheatcode! Superteam, Solana Foundation

Alpenglow is the BIGGEST change in Solana's history. Here is the TL;DR 👇 ✅ 100x reduction in time to transaction finality Today, finality is ~12.8 seconds. With Alpenglow, transactions finalize in 100-150ms, allowing Solana to compete with centralized web2 infra. ✅ Massive code simplification Alpenglow simplifies consensus by eliminating legacy components including Solana's Proof of History, Tower BFT, and gossip-based vote propagation. ✅ No more voting fees All consensus activity moves off-chain—vote certificates will still be anchored on-chain, replacing per-slot vote transactions with a lightweight BLS certificate system. ✅ New resilience model Alpenglow offers a “20+20” resilience model: it maintains safety if up to 20% of stake is controlled by adversaries, and liveness if an additional, separate 20% of stake is offline or unresponsive. TL;DR — Alpenglow optimizes for speed, simplicity, and safety. So, how does it work? Alpenglow is structured around two foundational components: ⚙️ Rotor, an improved block propagation protocol that extends and refines Solana’s existing Turbine architecture. 📥 Votor, a new voting mechanism that replaces Tower BFT, Proof of History, and the use of gossip for vote propagation. Unlike Turbine, which relies on a multi-layer tree structure with a fanout of 200, Rotor uses a single-hop model where relay nodes disseminate shreds. Votor uses a two-tiered, concurrent voting system for consensus. In the Fast-Finalization path, if a block receives ≥80% stake approval in the first round, it is immediately finalized with a Fast-Finalization Certificate. In the Fallback path, a 2nd round begins as soon as a block receives ≥60% stake approval. If this round reaches ≥60% approval, the block is finalized. Ok, now the big question: when does it launch? 🤔 Alpenglow is currently expected to roll out to Solana mainnet by early next year. The full write up and reference implementation are linked below 👇 If your team is looking to build on or stake Solana, reach out.

Big news from NYC: We’ve just debuted Sumsub ID at Solana Accelerate, showcasing our first live integration with the Solana Attestation Service (SAS) ❤️🔥 . What does it mean? #Web3 users can now store and reuse verified identity credentials on-chain—with attestations issued by Sumsub, tied to their self-hosted wallet. One pre-check. Infinite use. • Faster onboarding • Trusted verification • Seamless experience across platforms In our demo with Roam, users activated an eSIM using their Solana wallet + Sumsub ID—no extra identity verification hurdles. And if more checks are needed? Businesses can still connect with Sumsub off-chain. 👉 Get your Sumsub ID + Solana attestation: https://lnkd.in/dTEuHNX9 #Web3 #DigitalIdentity #Solana #SumsubID #ReusableIdentity #BlockchainVerification

Early-stage founder looking to scale your crypto startup? Solana Labs is looking for applications for Cohort 3 of the Solana Incubator. This is a hands-on, in-person program for teams building real-world use cases on Solana — or ready to make the leap. The program takes place starting this September for three months in New York City, and includes direct support from the Labs team on product, design, engineering, go-to-market, and fundraising. If you're building the next blue-chip company on the Solana blockchain — or think you could — this is for you. Applications close soon! Apply by Friday, May 30th here: https://lnkd.in/dYsuNDru

Solana is now live on MetaMask Extension! 🦊 You can now manage $SOL and connect to Solana dapps. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g53WVT8N

I interviewed Nikita Bier and Anatoly Yakovenko on how to go viral and why Solana is building a new phone. Shoutout to Solana Foundation Accelerate for an action-packed and insightful week. Check out the full talk below 👇

Accelerate brought 3000+ founders, builders, and policymakers together to push the blockchain industry forward in America. Thanks so much to everyone who joined us last week in New York City! 🗽 If you want to get more involved building on Solana and meeting the people pushing the network forward - find a Solana event around the globe near you: solana.com/events

This is very interesting. For many years now, the blockchain industry has theorized that blockchain could replace title deeds; logic being that a distributed permissionless digital ledger can verify ownership more efficiently than paper ledgers. The footnote to this was always around switching costs - that to change an entire system of record keeping for something as fundamental as property ownership would be an insurmountable adoption challenge, and even more so in the real estate markets that really matter. Enter the UAE, and Dubai specifically with one of the largest real estate markets in the world! The potential for this is immense...imagine the ability to broaden global investor access to real estate, and also the ability to efficiently collateralize real estate. Excited to see what happens from here.

R3 is entering a new chapter. Our collaboration with Solana Foundation is a bold move — bringing TradFi to DeFi in a way that’s scalable, secure, and enterprise-ready.   It’s a big moment. For us. For Solana. And for the market.   As public and private chains converge, the opportunity ahead is real — and we’re ready to lead.    And it’s got us thinking about the XR3s — now leading ventures, building infrastructure, and shaping the next wave of digital finance.   The reason your impact is everywhere? We built something that mattered. And that foundation still holds strong. If R3 was part of your journey, now’s a great time to reconnect — not to look back, but to keep shaping what’s next.   Let’s keep pushing the space forward. Look out for invites to XR3s Alumni Bar3 in New York and London coming soon.   David, Richard & Todd  #R3 #Solana #DeFi #TradFi #Blockchain #DigitalAssets Richard G Brown Todd McDonald