About
Empowering a sustainable future with swift, eco-conscious blockchain solutions for everyone
The Solana Foundation, based in Zug, Switzerland, is a non-profit committed to decentralizing, growing, and securing the Solana network. Solana is a proof-of-stake blockchain designed for mass adoption, offering fast, composable, environmentally friendly, and globally distributed solutions, empowering the next generation of decentralized applications and fostering a robust blockchain ecosystem.
Use Cases
High-Speed Payments
Utilize Solana Pay for instant, low-fee USDC transactions suitable for retail and online payments.
Decentralized Gaming
Develop and deploy blockchain-based games with fast transactions and low fees onthe Solana network.
NFT Marketplace
Create and trade NFTs efficiently using Solana's scalable and cost-effectiveinfrastructure.
DAO Management
Establish and manage decentralized autonomous organizations with secure,scalable governance tools.
Key Features
Core Blockchain Features
- Solana supports experiences for power users and new consumers.
- Solana has block times of 400 milliseconds.
- Solana handles thousands of transactions per second, with fees less than$0.0025.
- The Solana network is validated by thousands of nodes.
- Each Solana transaction uses about the same energy as a few Google searches.
Payments and Stablecoin Solutions
- Solana Pay is available to millions of businesses as an approved appintegration on Shopify.
- Solana Pay is built for immediate USDC transactions with fees that arefractions of a penny.
- Solana Pay has a net-zero environmental impact.
- Solana supports stablecoin payments, making it easy for online stores to enable web3-native experiences.
- Franklin Templeton extends Franklin Onchain U.S. Government Money Fund toSolana.
Headquarters
🇨🇠Zug
Website
solana.com
150K+
Seeker phones shipped
81%
DEX transactions from Solana
Key Investors
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z crypto)
CMS Holdings
CoinFund
Delphi Ventures
Distributed Global
FalconX
Kenetic Capital
Multicoin Capital
Pantera Capital
ParaFi Capital
Polychain Capital
Slow Ventures
The Spartan Group