Solana Reports No Mainnet Outages for Two Consecutive Years, Fidelity Highlights Need to Monitor Staking Centralization

Solana has reported no mainnet outages for two consecutive years. A report from Fidelity's Center for Applied Technology (FCAT) indicates that the network has made progress in resilience, economic security, and performance metrics. The report shows that high staking participation and incentive mechanisms for rewarding validators support Solana's economic security, while low latency, improved scalability, and low-cost transactions also support its large-scale applications. The report also notes that the concentration of staking among a few validator identities and operators, as well as the centralization of custodial and client software, still require ongoing observation. Jacob Creech, Vice President of Technology at the Solana Foundation, stated that Solana reduced slot time to 350 milliseconds on August 21; the foundation announced in June plans to further reduce it to 200 milliseconds, with three additional adjustments of 50 milliseconds planned thereafter.

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