Solana is a highly functional open source blockchain project that supports up to 65k transactions per second and 400ms block times to provide Decentralised finance (Defi) solutions, without complex solutions like sharding or layer-two. Created by a group of networking experts, Solana launched its intial seed sales on Apr 2018, it aims to provide the blockchain infrastructure for current internet applications. As the world's first web-scale blockchain, Solana will unlock a whole new class of performant applications and facilitate larger scale blockchain adoption. To facilitate decentralised app (DApp) creation, Solana introduces a revolutionary innovation called Proof of History (PoH) consensus, which allows greater scalability and extends the usability of protocol to serve small traders and enterprise level users. Solana's hybrid protocol aspires to ensure that the users will not be affected by increased fees and taxes.