Solana: Consensus at the Speed of Light (Q4 Update)
Executive Summary
Solana is a high throughput smart contract platform (SCP) engineered for user friendly and efficient decentralized applications (dApps). The platform's primary objective is to establish a unified global state chain via its unique architecture enabling the parallel processing and rapid confirmation of transactions. Osprey Funds is a digital asset manager aiming to build low-cost digital asset investment products that are simple, secure, and transparent. Osprey's Solana Trust (OSOL) offers investors exposure to Solana from their brokerage accounts with no need for custodial wallets or maintaining private keys and is currently open for private placements.
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Key Slides From this Report
The Goal: Consensus At the Speed of Light
Parallel Execution
A Head Start on Other Performant SCPs
Building a Moat
OSOL
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