Sunday is a weekend and we anticipate nothing will occur on this present day, however this Sunday is March sixteenth, and within the cryptocurrency market this implies one thing. Block 0 was born on the Solana blockchain on this present day 5 years in the past.
This notable date has not been seen by many Solana lovers, and naturally, its founders Raj Gokal and Anatoly Yakovenko. Gokal recalled what was happening on earth 5 years in the past when everybody on this planet was locked down, particularly when encryption was cancelled one after the other.
“If we will launch it then, we will launch it now,” Gokal stated.
Yakovenko stated that besides that he celebrates all of the lovers celebrating Solana's birthday, all the pieces goes based on the plan and sees Sol's options as a blockchain.
Joyful Solana 0 Rejoice Block Day for All Individuals!
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-toly🇺🇸 (@aeyakovenko) March 16, 2025
So, as issues stand, Solana instructions over $8.5 billion in whole worth locked to the Defi protocol based mostly on this blockchain, and will likely be second after Ethereum.
Nonetheless, by way of charges and income, Solana's determine is twice as excessive, if not triple, than Ethereum, and nobody is approaching on this space. Moreover, Solana's native token, Sol, is an asset of $65.5 billion in itself, however this 12 months it has risen much more with a market capitalization of $127.5 billion.
The subsequent one after Solana (Sol) has not but been seen, however the final 5 years are undoubtedly price counting.
