# Solana

> Build crypto apps that scale

Solana is a blockchain network designed for fast, low-cost transactions, decentralized applications, and onchain marketplaces.

Solana is an open-source project implementing a permissionless blockchain. It utilizes a unique combination of Proof-of-History (PoH) and Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus mechanisms to enable fast, secure, and scalable decentralized apps and marketplaces. Solana aims to solve the trilemma of achieving scalability, security, and decentralization simultaneously.

- Type: Network
- Sector: Blockchain Platforms
- Status: Active
- Founded: 2018-01-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/Solana

## Products

- [Solana Mainnet](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Solana): Solana Mainnet is a Layer 1 blockchain that uses Proof of History to timestamp transactions before consensus, enabling parallel rather than sequential execution. The architecture combines Tower BFT consensus with the Sealevel runtime, reducing validator communication overhead while securing the network through Proof of Stake. The chain supports SPL tokens and high-throughput applications like order books and payments. (L1, Live, Main Product)
- [Bond](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Solana): Bond is a technology stack developed by Solana Labs that enables brands to create personalized, transparent, and engaging digital experiences to deepen customer connections and drive long-term loyalty. It leverages blockchain technology to address critical limitations in traditional loyalty programs, offering features like digital collectibles, product authentication, and cross-brand collaborations. (Customer Engagement Platform, Discontinued)
- [Solana Actions](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Solana): Solana Actions is a specification-compliant API framework that returns signable transactions on the Solana blockchain, enabling applications to deliver complex onchain interactions directly to users without requiring them to navigate away from their current context. (Developer Tooling, Live)
- [Solana Ventures](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Solana): Solana Ventures is the venture investment arm of Solana Labs that allocates capital to early-stage projects building on the Solana network. The team evaluates technical maturity, founding-team execution, and market fit before deploying funds across infrastructure, DeFi, gaming, and consumer applications. Portfolio companies receive investment alongside engineering support and ecosystem partnerships. (Venture Fund, Live)
- [Solana Incubator](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Solana): Solana Incubator is a structured accelerator program for early-stage projects building on Solana. The program runs three-month cohorts that pair technical founders with engineering, go-to-market, and fundraising support from Solana Labs. Cohort participants ship working products on Solana before graduating into a broader ecosystem network of investors and partners. (Venture Fund, Live)
- [Solana Attestation Service](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Solana): Solana Attestation Service is an on-chain credential system that attaches signed, verifiable claims to wallet addresses for identity and compliance use cases. Developers gate application access, restrict actions to KYC-verified wallets, or prove off-chain credentials without exposing the underlying data. The service supports both public and selectively disclosed claims through cryptographic proofs. (Decentralised Identity, Live)
- [Solana Pay](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Solana): Solana Pay is a merchant payment gateway that accepts SOL and SPL token payments through standardized URL schemes, QR codes, and shareable links. Merchants embed Solana Pay endpoints in checkout flows to request specific amounts and recipient addresses, while wallets prompt users to sign and broadcast the transaction. The protocol supports both interactive transaction requests and direct token transfers without requiring custodial intermediaries. (Merchant Payment Gateway, Live)
- [Breakpoint](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Solana): Breakpoint is Solana's annual conference uniting founders, developers, and creators to discuss Web3 innovations, tools, and ecosystem developments. The 2026 edition will take place November 15-17 at Olympia in London. (Events & Conferences, Live)
- [Trade on Solana](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Solana): Trade on Solana is an institutional trading program providing professional trading firms with HFT-grade onchain market data, transaction observability tools, and FIX protocol connectivity. The invite-only VIP program gives qualified participants access to liquidity pathways and incentive structures across Solana DeFi protocols. (Trading Terminal, Live)
- [pay.sh](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Solana): pay.sh is an API gateway that enables AI agents and CLI tools to access paid APIs using stablecoins on Solana without accounts, API keys, or subscriptions. A CLI wrapper detects HTTP 402 payment challenges via x402 and Machine Payments Protocol (MPP), authorizes payments through a connected wallet, and retries requests with payment proof. A searchable catalog indexes API providers across categories including AI/ML, compute, data, and communications, enabling agents to discover and call services on a per-request basis. (Developer Tooling, Live)
- [Tokens](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Solana): Tokens is an asset discovery platform that aggregates multiple onchain representations of the same underlying asset onto a single page. The interface covers crypto, stocks, ETFs, treasuries, currencies, and metals, with variant tagging by mechanism and trust tier alongside liquidity and volume data. Users compare issuers and execution venues side by side before routing to third-party exchanges and aggregators for trade execution. (Data Terminal, Live)
- [Solana Agent Registry](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Solana): Solana Agent Registry is a discovery and registration platform for AI agents that interact with the Solana blockchain. The registry enables developers to list, find, and integrate autonomous agents with standardized interfaces for on-chain operations. (AI Agent Platform, Live)
- [Solana Skills](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Solana): Solana Skills is a marketplace for packaged AI instruction sets and workflows that extend AI assistant capabilities for Solana-specific tasks. Developers publish skills that enable AI agents to perform specialized operations including protocol interaction and ecosystem analysis. (Skills, Live)

## Assets

- [Solana (SOL)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Solana): SOL is the native token of Solana. It is used for paying transaction fees, staking to secure the network through Proof of Stake validation, and participating in governance decisions. The network utilizes Proof of History to timestamp transactions before consensus, enabling parallel transaction execution that processes thousands of operations per second while maintaining security through validator consensus. (Native)

## Links

- [Blog](https://solana.com/news)
- [Documentation](https://docs.solana.com)
- [Whitepaper](https://solana.com/solana-whitepaper.pdf)
- [Main](https://solana.com)
- [Privacy policy](https://solana.com/privacy-policy)
- [Media Kit/branding](https://solana.com/branding)
- [Event Calendar](https://www.solana.com/events)
- [Terms of Service](https://solana.com/tos)
- [Forum](https://forum.solana.com)
- [Telegram](https://t.me/solana)
- [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/solana)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/solana-foundation)
- [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/kBbATFA7PW)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/solana)
- [Luma](https://luma.com/user/usr-LeXQZYBGv26yBfK)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/SolanaFndn)
- [Telegram](https://t.me/solanafndn_bot)
- [Luma](https://luma.com/breakpoint2026)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/solana-foundation/pay)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/solanalabs)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/solanalabs)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/solana)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/tokens)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/SolanaEvents)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/solana-foundation/solana-attestation-service)

## Relationships

- [Solana Mobile](https://thegrid.id/profiles/solanamobile): Subsidiary
- [Solana Policy Institute](https://thegrid.id/profiles/solanapolicyinstitute): Subsidiary

## Legal

This data is provided under two licensing models.

Model 1 - open data. The open data core is licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL) — a copyleft/share-alike license allowing free use, modification, and sharing for any purpose. Attribution is required: include "Powered by The Grid" linking to https://thegrid.id wherever the data is used. Derivative databases must be shared under ODbL terms. Trademarks, logos, and brand names (marked "Special TPIP") are not covered by the ODbL. For ML/AI use: training datasets that substantially extract ODbL data are Derivative Databases and must be shared under ODbL if publicly used; models must be attributed in documentation.

Model 2 - commercial licenses. The Grid Data Service (TGDS) is also available as a commercial license. See [Web Services Terms](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/web-services-terms) for commercial use that is not covered by the open data service.

The following applies to both licensing models.
- All data is provided AS IS with no guarantees of accuracy.
- The Grid does not provide investment, legal, or tax advice, and
- a project's presence in The Grid's data does not imply endorsement.


- [Data Licensing & Disclaimers](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/data-licensing-and-disclaimers): Licensing models and disclaimers
- [Open Data (ODbL)](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/open-data): Open Database License terms and scope for The Grid's open data service.
- [Attribution Guidelines](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/open-data-attribution-guidelines): How to attribute The Grid's data when using the open data service.
- [Web Services Terms](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/web-services-terms): commercial Terms for using data services.
- [All Legal Documents](https://about.thegrid.id/legal): Full index of terms, policies, and disclosures

## Optional

- [TGS Field Descriptions](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/tgs-field-descriptions.md): Schema field definitions for The Grid's data model
- [TGS JSON Structure](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/tgs-json-structure.md): Data model structure and relationships
- [Product Type Definitions](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/product-type-definitions.md): Definitions for each product type
- [Product Type Classification](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/product-type-classification.md): Guide for classifying products into types
- [Grid MCP Guide](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/grid-search/skills/grid-query/references/grid-mcp-guide.md): How to query The Grid programmatically via MCP