notes from the rabbit hole
Solana internals, explained the way I wish someone had explained them to me.
- understanding Constellation
An introduction to Anza’s proposal for fairer block production on Solana, exploring transaction ordering, front-running, and censorship in the single-leader model.
- Solana’s Alpenglow Upgrade: Leap to Sub-Second Finality
A simple breakdown of Solana’s proposed consensus overhaul, its goal of 100–150 millisecond finality, and the improvements and trade-offs it brings.