Solana’s Firedancer Goes Live on Mainnet After 3 Years, Sol jumps by 6%

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Solana blockchain, known for its fast transaction speeds and low fees, has reached a major milestone as Firedancer, a new validator client built by Jump Crypto, has gone live on the Solana mainnet. 

This update followed the strong ongoing demand for Solana as its price jumped 6% today, trading around $139, backed by $11.02 million in Solana ETF inflows, while BTC and ETH saw outflows.

Solana Launches Firedancer Validator on Mainnet

According to Solana’s announcement, Firedancer is now running on its mainnet following more than 100 days of controlled testing. During this phase, a limited group of validators produced over 50,000 blocks without performance issues or downtime.

Developed independently by Jump Crypto using C and C++, Firedancer brings an alternative to the default Agave validator client. It is designed to handle heavy workloads, reduce network outages, and support rapid decentralized applications. 

BREAKING: After 3 years of development, Firedancer is now live on Solana Mainnet, and has been running on a handful of validators for 100 days, successfully producing 50,000 blocks