Why Solana keeps getting faster — and what's next (ft. Jito Labs CEO Lucas Bruder)
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Jito’s custom validator client eliminated Solana’s spam-induced outages - by introducing a block engine and an out-of-protocol tip auction, Jito converted destructive network spam into a productive revenue stream for validators and stakers.
“We built a block engine and a specialized validator client to turn spam into a transparent auction, which stabilized the network for everyone.”
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Solana’s parallel execution is the key to scaling onchain finance - the network’s ability to process independent transactions simultaneously allows it to handle the massive state requirements of a global financial system that sequential chains cannot.
“Solana's architecture allows for parallel processing of transactions, which is the only way you can actually build a global-scale financial system on a blockchain.”
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Success in crypto infrastructure requires extreme ecosystem focus during downturns - rather than pivoting during the FTX collapse, Jito doubled down on Solana’s technical bottlenecks, resulting in their client being run by over 80% of the network.
“Staying focused on Solana during the bear market when people were writing it off allowed us to build the most critical infrastructure for the network's recovery.”