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Overview

What is Solana?
Solana is a smart contract platform for decentralized applications (a blockchain). Solana was founded by Anatoly Yakovenko, Greg Fitzgerald, Raj Gokal, etc. and launched in 2020.
How does Solana work?
Validators process transactions and receive fees from users (supply-side fees).
Who governs Solana?
SOL holders own and govern the protocol. They currently take a cut of the transaction fees paid by users (revenue). Solana’s investors include Polychain Capital, ParaFi capital, Passport capital, etc.
RevenueSolana's share of the transaction fees$50Connects Validators & UsersSupply-side feesValidators' share of the transaction fees$50ValidatorsFeesTransaction fees paid by users$100Users
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