Solana Foundation

Solana is a high-performance layer-1 blockchain launched in 2020, known for its Proof of History (PoH) combined with Proof of Stake (PoS) consensus, enabling thousands of transactions per second at low cost. Stewarded by the Solana Foundation, headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, the network supports a fast-growing ecosystem of DeFi protocols, NFT platforms, and consumer apps, and currently secures over $11 billion in total value locked, making it one of the leading smart contract platforms by adoption and developer activity.