Solana’s Old Faithful initiative has archived its entire blockchain ledger on Filecoin, enabling decentralized, long-term access to historical data. This move aims to reduce reliance on traditional cloud storage while improving data accessibility. The project also seeks to address centralization concerns within Solana’s validator network.
- Solana’s Old Faithful archives 250+ TB of ledger data on Filecoin, growing by ~500 GB every two days.
- The Alpenglow protocol update aims to reduce block finality to 150ms, replacing TowerBFT and Proof-of-History.
- Over 65% of SOL’s supply is staked, with Q1 2025 application revenue hitting $1.2B, signaling strong investor confidence.
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