*Solana: The High-Speed Blockchain Powering Web3*

Solana is a high-performance blockchain platform known for its speed, low transaction costs, and scalability. Launched in 2020 by Anatoly Yakovenko and the Solana Foundation, it aims to support decentralized applications (dApps), decentralized finance (DeFi), NFTs, and Web3 projects at scale — without the bottlenecks seen in older blockchains like Bitcoin and Ethereum.