Solana SOL
Apps and payments.
Solana is a public blockchain used for applications, token transfers, and payments. SOL is its native coin.
What is Solana?
Solana provides a shared network on which developers build applications and people transfer digital assets. SOL is the network’s native coin. An application on Solana is a separate project from the underlying network.
Check the exact asset, network, and application you use. Network activity and an application’s design can affect your experience.
Why people pay attention
Applications
Developers can build programs that use the shared network.
Payments and transfers
The network supports moving digital assets between accounts.
Public development
The project publishes documentation for builders.
Origins & development
Solana’s Mainnet Beta was initialized in March 2020, according to the Solana Foundation’s review of that year.
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