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Open-sourced Firedancer implements a second independent Solana validator and demos 1,000,000 simple transfers per second across 100+ intercontinental validators, with mainnet stake running Firedancer at about 2.5% and a security audit started March 3, 2026 (1.0 branched April 8). Supporting infra includes Double Zero fiber links (14 contributors, 30+ metros) and Shelby storage for on-chain ML data. Today Solana averages ~1,000 non‑vote TPS while Solana prop AMM volume (~$20B) beats top CEXs (~$19B).

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