Solana is an open source project deployed on a new, high-performance blockchain. Solana is also the name of a San Francisco-based company that maintains the project. It was founded by former engineers Qualcomm, Intel and Dropbox in late 2017. Solana is a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) protocol aimed at providing scalability without sacrificing decentralization or security. Solana used solution for scaling is called Proof of History (PoH). It is designed to solve the problem of time in distributed networks, where there is not a single and reliable time. Solana mission is to support all high-growth and high-frequency blockchain applications and to democratize the global financial systems.