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## [Proposal for Enabling the Timely Vote Credits Mechanism on Solana Mainnet](https://forum.solana.com/t/proposal-for-enabling-the-timely-vote-credits-mechanism-on-solana-mainnet/1179)

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**Author:** [@zantetsu](https://forum.solana.com/u/zantetsu)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2025, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/proposal-for-enabling-the-timely-vote-credits-mechanism-on-solana-mainnet/1179 "2025-10-04T14:58:31Z")

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Proposal for Enabling the Timely Vote Credits Mechanism on Solana Mainnet Background Validators have learned that they can maximize vote credits earned by reducing the likelihood of voting on a dead fork by delaying vote…

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## [Proposal for Enabling the Reward Full Priority Fee to Validator on Solana Mainnet-beta](https://forum.solana.com/t/proposal-for-enabling-the-reward-full-priority-fee-to-validator-on-solana-mainnet-beta/1456)

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**Author:** [@tao-stones](https://forum.solana.com/u/tao-stones)\
**Replies:** 76\
**Last updated:** [December 25, 2024, 9:45am UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/proposal-for-enabling-the-reward-full-priority-fee-to-validator-on-solana-mainnet-beta/1456 "2024-12-25T09:45:42Z")

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Background The current model of collecting priority fees, with 50% being burnt and 50% rewarded, does not fully align with validator incentives and inadvertently encourages side deals. For example, consider a scenario wh…

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## [Upcoming SFDP Changes](https://forum.solana.com/t/upcoming-sfdp-changes/772)

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**Author:** [@Ben.Hawkins](https://forum.solana.com/u/Ben.Hawkins)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [July 31, 2024, 10:28am UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/upcoming-sfdp-changes/772 "2024-07-31T10:28:44Z")

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Goal: The Solana Foundation wants to provide additional support for validators that participate in the SFDP and help them become self-reliant and sustainable, with the broader goal of maximizing decentralization, networ…

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## [sRFC 00020: RWA/Security Token Standard](https://forum.solana.com/t/srfc-00020-rwa-security-token-standard/370)

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**Author:** [@Dom](https://forum.solana.com/u/Dom)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 5:46am UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/srfc-00020-rwa-security-token-standard/370 "2024-04-30T05:46:11Z")

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Summary This sRFC proposes the development of an open-source Real World Asset (RWA) Security Token standard, specifically focused on real estate, but applicable to many other applications, to foster wider adoption of the…

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## [sRFC 00017: Token Metadata Interface](https://forum.solana.com/t/srfc-00017-token-metadata-interface/283)

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**Author:** [@joncinque](https://forum.solana.com/u/joncinque)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/srfc-00017-token-metadata-interface/283 "2024-06-26T13:42:00Z")

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Token-Metadata Interface Summary Token-metadata is a very complex space, but at its base, all creators of fungible and non-fungible tokens need a way to upload information about their token on-chain. This proposal cont…

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## [Test Validator Plugin Framework](https://forum.solana.com/t/test-validator-plugin-framework/634)

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**Author:** [@jacobcreech](https://forum.solana.com/u/jacobcreech)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [July 31, 2026, 8:52am UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/test-validator-plugin-framework/634 "2026-07-31T08:52:32Z")

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Context When developers are building locally using local-test-validator, they often want to build on top of protocols already live on mainnet-beta. They can load each individual program and required account with CLI flag…

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## [Proposal For Introducing a Programmatic, Market-Based Emission Mechanism Based on Staking Participation Rate](https://forum.solana.com/t/proposal-for-introducing-a-programmatic-market-based-emission-mechanism-based-on-staking-participation-rate/3294)

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**Author:** [@kankanivishal](https://forum.solana.com/u/kankanivishal)\
**Replies:** 63\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2025, 12:24am UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/proposal-for-introducing-a-programmatic-market-based-emission-mechanism-based-on-staking-participation-rate/3294 "2025-03-14T00:24:13Z")

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This proposal is updated in Epoch 750 to change the full rollout of emissions formula from 10 epochs to 50 epochs based on community feedback. Based on rough consensus achieved on Discord, there won’t be any change to th…

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## [SIMD-0326: Proposal for the New Alpenglow Consensus Protocol](https://forum.solana.com/t/simd-0326-proposal-for-the-new-alpenglow-consensus-protocol/4236)

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**Author:** [@Roger](https://forum.solana.com/u/Roger)\
**Replies:** 117\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2026, 6:57am UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/simd-0326-proposal-for-the-new-alpenglow-consensus-protocol/4236 "2026-06-13T06:57:49Z")

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Authors: Quentin Kniep, Kobi Sliwinski, Roger Wattenhofer Summary Alpenglow is a major overhaul of Solana’s core consensus protocol, replacing the existing Proof-of-History and TowerBFT mechanisms with a modern architec…

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## [Proposal for an In-Protocol Distribution of Block Rewards to Stakers](https://forum.solana.com/t/proposal-for-an-in-protocol-distribution-of-block-rewards-to-stakers/3295)

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**Author:** [@Ben.Hawkins](https://forum.solana.com/u/Ben.Hawkins)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2025, 12:25am UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/proposal-for-an-in-protocol-distribution-of-block-rewards-to-stakers/3295 "2025-03-14T00:25:12Z")

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Summary A new mechanism is proposed to allow validators to set a block reward commission and share part of their block revenue with their delegators and to receive their own block rewards to an account of their choice. C…

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## [sRFC 28: Blinks Chaining](https://forum.solana.com/t/srfc-28-blinks-chaining/1734)

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**Author:** [@spacemandev](https://forum.solana.com/u/spacemandev)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2024, 4:52am UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/srfc-28-blinks-chaining/1734 "2024-08-04T04:52:52Z")

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Blinks as they exist now have a single depth to interactions. You fetch the entrypoint of the blink with a GET request, then use one of the button actions to make a POST request to the server to fetch a transaction with …

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## [sRFC 33 - Sign message in Actions/blinks](https://forum.solana.com/t/srfc-33-sign-message-in-actions-blinks/2026)

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**Author:** [@nickfrosty](https://forum.solana.com/u/nickfrosty)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2025, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/srfc-33-sign-message-in-actions-blinks/2026 "2025-02-07T14:46:05Z")

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sRFC 33 - Sign message in Actions/blinks TLDR Add the ability for Actions and blinks to ask users to sign a plaintext message. This is a common and no-cost way to validate a user actually controls a given wallet address. …

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## [Who votes - three proposals](https://forum.solana.com/t/who-votes-three-proposals/485)

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**Author:** [@laine](https://forum.solana.com/u/laine)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/who-votes-three-proposals/485 "2025-04-16T20:16:53Z")

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Who votes – three options One of the key decision-making points in implementing governance is deciding who governs. With this in mind, discussions on Discord have been distilled into three possible scenarios: Validat…

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## [sRFC 00015: Interfaces](https://forum.solana.com/t/srfc-00015-interfaces/267)

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**Author:** [@toly](https://forum.solana.com/u/toly)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2023, 4:11am UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/srfc-00015-interfaces/267 "2023-06-09T04:11:10Z")

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Interfaces for programs Summary Goal is to define a simple interface specifications for programs that avoid creating additional CPIs during execution. Interfaces must be discoverable from the program elf. Discovery sh…

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## [sRFC-35 - Address/Domain Association Specification](https://forum.solana.com/t/srfc-35-address-domain-association-specification/3155)

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**Author:** [@nickfrosty](https://forum.solana.com/u/nickfrosty)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/srfc-35-address-domain-association-specification/3155 "2025-04-16T21:04:42Z")

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sRFC-35 - Address/Domain Association Specification Summary Solana addresses can be publicly linked to domain names using DNS TXT records or a well-known file. This allows for applications and services (like wallets, exch…

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## [SIMD-0550: Proposal to Double Disinflation](https://forum.solana.com/t/simd-0550-proposal-to-double-disinflation/4874)

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**Author:** [@Lostin](https://forum.solana.com/u/Lostin)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 6:07am UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/simd-0550-proposal-to-double-disinflation/4874 "2026-08-18T06:07:05Z")

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Authors: Lostin & 0xIchigo (Helius) Summary This SIMD proposes updating the inflation schedule by increasing the disinflation rate from -15% to -30%, effectively doubling the pace of inflation decline. Our modeling ind…

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## [Blinks CTA: External Linking](https://forum.solana.com/t/blinks-cta-external-linking/2018)

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**Author:** [@c4b4d4](https://forum.solana.com/u/c4b4d4)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2024, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/blinks-cta-external-linking/2018 "2024-09-25T16:08:21Z")

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CTA Links for Blinks Letting users define links to external sites We are looking forward to add CTA before or after somebody sends a transaction. For example, someone could add a “Learn more” button that sends the user t…

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## [sRFC 32: Optional Transactions in Action Chaining](https://forum.solana.com/t/srfc-32-optional-transactions-in-action-chaining/1971)

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**Author:** [@0xaryan](https://forum.solana.com/u/0xaryan)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2024, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/srfc-32-optional-transactions-in-action-chaining/1971 "2024-09-25T16:08:33Z")

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sRFC 32: Optional Transactions in Action Chaining Summary Transactions in Action Chaining are non-optional right now, therefore for each action in the chain the user need to sign completely differnet transactions which w…

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## [Indexer tooling](https://forum.solana.com/t/indexer-tooling/2059)

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**Author:** [@pkxro](https://forum.solana.com/u/pkxro)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/indexer-tooling/2059 "2024-11-04T20:52:48Z")

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Context Geyser, while a great tool, does not provide an ergonomic end-to-end solution for developers to get a full picture of the data created from their programs or desired accounts. While useful for certain use cases, …

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## [sRFC 29 - Input types of blinks and actions](https://forum.solana.com/t/srfc-29-input-types-of-blinks-and-actions/1804)

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**Author:** [@nickfrosty](https://forum.solana.com/u/nickfrosty)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2024, 1:06pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/srfc-29-input-types-of-blinks-and-actions/1804 "2024-07-24T13:06:08Z")

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sRFC 29 - Input types of blinks and actions TLDR Add new input types within blink clients to improve the user experience and unlock new use cases for Action builders. Rationale The current Solana Actions and blinks spec…

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## [sRFC 00009: Sign-In with Programmable (Smart) Wallets using Off-Chain Delegates](https://forum.solana.com/t/srfc-00009-sign-in-with-programmable-smart-wallets-using-off-chain-delegates/104)

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**Author:** [@vovacodes](https://forum.solana.com/u/vovacodes)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2023, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/srfc-00009-sign-in-with-programmable-smart-wallets-using-off-chain-delegates/104 "2023-06-30T13:23:16Z")

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Summary This SRFC proposes an application standard for authenticating users of dapps, specifically those using Programmable Wallets (a.k.a Smart Wallets or Smart Contract Wallets), through the use of off-chain delegates.…

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## [VOTE! First Governance Advisory Vote by Validators](https://forum.solana.com/t/vote-first-governance-advisory-vote-by-validators/597)

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**Author:** [@laine](https://forum.solana.com/u/laine)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 30, 2026, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/vote-first-governance-advisory-vote-by-validators/597 "2026-07-30T19:59:40Z")

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Dear Community, following discussions in community and validator calls, on this forum and on Discord, I am now initiating a first advisory vote by validators on a key question of governance: “Who should vote in a Solan…

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## [Solana Request for Comments Info READ FIRST](https://forum.solana.com/t/solana-request-for-comments-info-read-first/16)

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**Author:** [@jacobcreech](https://forum.solana.com/u/jacobcreech)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 12:22pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/solana-request-for-comments-info-read-first/16 "2025-04-22T12:22:45Z")

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What is a SRFC? Solana Request for Comments is a proposal for an application standard on Solana. The proposal should document the rationale for the standard and provide enough documentation to understand the implementati…

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## [A Framework for Governance - Introduction](https://forum.solana.com/t/a-framework-for-governance-introduction/484)

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**Author:** [@laine](https://forum.solana.com/u/laine)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/a-framework-for-governance-introduction/484 "2025-04-16T19:47:50Z")

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Solana has reached a certain level of maturity, with almost 3.5yrs of Mainnet-Beta, the development of an independent validator client (Firedancer), alternative releases of the default client (Jito), a growing distributi…

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## [Welcome to the Solana Developer Forums](https://forum.solana.com/t/welcome-to-the-solana-developer-forums/7)

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**Author:** [@system](https://forum.solana.com/u/system)\
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**Last updated:** [February 9, 2023, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/welcome-to-the-solana-developer-forums/7 "2023-02-09T20:53:25Z")

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Welcome to the Solana Developer Forums The Solana Developer forums is a place for the Solana developer community to discuss core protocol proposals(SIMDs), application standards(SRFC), and more. In other words, this foru…

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## [Aligning the "What" of Governance with the Existing SIMD Process](https://forum.solana.com/t/aligning-the-what-of-governance-with-the-existing-simd-process/1011)

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**Author:** [@cfl0ws](https://forum.solana.com/u/cfl0ws)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/aligning-the-what-of-governance-with-the-existing-simd-process/1011 "2025-04-16T20:45:45Z")

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Background and Context A group consisting mainly of Solana validators has been working to develop a governance process for the Solana network. The effort kicked off in July 2023 and is organzed by defining - Why a gov…

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## [Protocol TODOs 2024](https://forum.solana.com/t/protocol-todos-2024/927)

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**Author:** [@ripatel-jump](https://forum.solana.com/u/ripatel-jump)\
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**Last updated:** [January 9, 2024, 9:31am UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/protocol-todos-2024/927 "2024-01-09T09:31:04Z")

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Here are three protocol changes that I consider important to improve reliability and performance of the Solana network and the Firedancer client. In other words: My Solana-land New Year’s resolution for 2024. (Softwar…

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## [Deprecate X.509 certs for P2P connections](https://forum.solana.com/t/deprecate-x-509-certs-for-p2p-connections/762)

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**Author:** [@ripatel-jump](https://forum.solana.com/u/ripatel-jump)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2024, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/deprecate-x-509-certs-for-p2p-connections/762 "2024-06-21T15:24:27Z")

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In QUIC-TLS in Firedancer, I shared some specifics of the TLS setup in TPU/QUIC. I also proposed a number of protocol changes that sheds some unnecessary complexity. In this post, I wanted to share a technique to almost…

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## [sRFC 00014: Rethinking SPL Token](https://forum.solana.com/t/srfc-00014-rethinking-spl-token/246)

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**Author:** [@metaproph3t](https://forum.solana.com/u/metaproph3t)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/srfc-00014-rethinking-spl-token/246 "2023-06-07T15:34:07Z")

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sRFC 00014: Rethinking SPL Token Summary This sRFC highlights a critical issue with the current implementation of the SPL token program: the tightly coupled interface and implementation. This results in performance degra…

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## [sRFC 00007 - Encryption Standard for Solana Keypairs](https://forum.solana.com/t/srfc-00007-encryption-standard-for-solana-keypairs/65)

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**Author:** [@valentin](https://forum.solana.com/u/valentin)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2023, 11:56pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/srfc-00007-encryption-standard-for-solana-keypairs/65 "2023-06-28T23:56:45Z")

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As the Solana ecosystem evolves, the need for an encryption standard for Solana key-pairs becomes increasingly important for securing sensitive data such as account state or files on distributed file systems like IPFS an…

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## [Solana Improvement Documents Info](https://forum.solana.com/t/solana-improvement-documents-info/15)

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**Author:** [@jacobcreech](https://forum.solana.com/u/jacobcreech)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2023, 2:18am UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/solana-improvement-documents-info/15 "2023-02-23T02:18:15Z")

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General Information regarding SIMDs How to submit a SIMD Tutorial Gather feedback on your SIMD idea either here or in the Solana Tech Discord under the core-technology channel. Once you get enough discussion on the SIM…

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## [Version 1.14.17 Release Summary](https://forum.solana.com/t/version-1-14-17-release-summary/175)

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**Author:** [@ZenLlama](https://forum.solana.com/u/ZenLlama)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2023, 11:39pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/version-1-14-17-release-summary/175 "2023-05-02T23:39:37Z")

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With the recent trepidation around v1.14 of the Solana Labs validator client, the following document aims to outline the major changes landing in v1.14.17, release timelines, and testing. This release version includes si…

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## [Post-Deployment Monitoring Tooling](https://forum.solana.com/t/post-deployment-monitoring-tooling/1031)

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**Author:** [@pkxro](https://forum.solana.com/u/pkxro)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 31, 2024, 10:41am UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/post-deployment-monitoring-tooling/1031 "2024-07-31T10:41:41Z")

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Context There exists a lack of post-deployment monitoring tooling that allow for program developers to extract realtime and actionable insights. Developers should look to use continuous monitoring or observability tools …

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## [sRFC 00008: IDL Standard](https://forum.solana.com/t/srfc-00008-idl-standard/66)

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**Author:** [@joec](https://forum.solana.com/u/joec)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2023, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/srfc-00008-idl-standard/66 "2023-06-09T18:17:18Z")

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sRFC 00008: IDL Standard Summary It’s no question that the introduction of an IDL alongside a Solana program was one of the biggest value-adds provided by Anchor. With an IDL, indexers, explorers, and many other tools c…

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## [The Solana app for Ledger devices](https://forum.solana.com/t/the-solana-app-for-ledger-devices/367)

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**Author:** [@jnwng](https://forum.solana.com/u/jnwng)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2023, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/the-solana-app-for-ledger-devices/367 "2023-11-07T16:29:29Z")

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Context The Solana app on Ledger is a crucial part of the self-custody story within the Solana ecosystem. Until now, that app has been faithfully developed by contributors at Solana Labs but we are now looking for a new …

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## [QUIC-TLS in Firedancer (fd\_tls)](https://forum.solana.com/t/quic-tls-in-firedancer-fd-tls/326)

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**Author:** [@ripatel-jump](https://forum.solana.com/u/ripatel-jump)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2023, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/quic-tls-in-firedancer-fd-tls/326 "2023-08-26T22:33:35Z")

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Opportunities to simplify TLS over peer-to-peer connections I wanted to share some progress on fd\_tls and kick off general discussion about the use of TLS in the Solana protocol. Disclaimer: fd\_tls is not an officiall…

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## [BLAKE3 slower than SHA-256 for small inputs](https://forum.solana.com/t/blake3-slower-than-sha-256-for-small-inputs/829)

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**Author:** [@ripatel-jump](https://forum.solana.com/u/ripatel-jump)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 1:14am UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/blake3-slower-than-sha-256-for-small-inputs/829 "2023-12-28T01:14:58Z")

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Summary As of 2023-Dec, when comparing the fastest widely available BLAKE3 and SHA-256 implementations, BLAKE3 features worse throughput on x86\_64 for message sizes up to ~4kB. This is due to the fact that libraries for…

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## [sRFC 00004: Native Events Program](https://forum.solana.com/t/srfc-00004-native-events-program/32)

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**Author:** [@ngundotra](https://forum.solana.com/u/ngundotra)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/srfc-00004-native-events-program/32 "2023-03-25T00:00:39Z")

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Solana Events for Programs Summary This RFC proposes a native “Event” program built into the Solana runtime to address the current limitations in log storage and validation. By implementing a standardized event interface…

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## [Standard for supporting multiple SVM chains on Solana wallets](https://forum.solana.com/t/standard-for-supporting-multiple-svm-chains-on-solana-wallets/123)

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**Author:** [@PrasoonPratham](https://forum.solana.com/u/PrasoonPratham)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2023, 7:41pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/standard-for-supporting-multiple-svm-chains-on-solana-wallets/123 "2023-04-23T19:41:55Z")

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sRFC 00011: A standard for implementing multi-chain SVM support in Solana Wallets Motivation This sRFC proposes a standard for implementing multi-chain SVM(eg: Eclipse chains) support in Solana Wallets, allowing Solana a…

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## [Feedback on the SIMD-123 and SIMD-228 governance process](https://forum.solana.com/t/feedback-on-the-simd-123-and-simd-228-governance-process/3626)

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**Author:** [@ruuda-chorus](https://forum.solana.com/u/ruuda-chorus)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/feedback-on-the-simd-123-and-simd-228-governance-process/3626 "2025-04-16T19:52:01Z")

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Hi, I would like to share some feedback on the governance process surrounding SIMD-123 and SIMD-228. I focus on our engineering operations at Chorus One, and I don’t follow every community proposal closely, but because t…

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## [Solana Historical State Verification Tool](https://forum.solana.com/t/solana-historical-state-verification-tool/2249)

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**Author:** [@laura](https://forum.solana.com/u/laura)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2025, 12:10pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/solana-historical-state-verification-tool/2249 "2025-01-16T12:10:04Z")

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Solana Historical State Verification Tool Context The Solana ecosystem currently lacks a comprehensive tool for verifying historical state transitions. As we’ve evolved from the Anza Google Bucket instance to more diver…

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## [sRFC 00003: On-chain interface account resolution](https://forum.solana.com/t/srfc-00003-on-chain-interface-account-resolution/31)

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**Author:** [@joncinque](https://forum.solana.com/u/joncinque)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2023, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/srfc-00003-on-chain-interface-account-resolution/31 "2023-04-04T21:40:41Z")

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On-chain interface account resolution Summary As the Solana program ecosystem matures, program interfaces will become the main means of building the composable future. Developers will still be able to innovate with their…

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## [Pre-Deployment Program Analysis](https://forum.solana.com/t/pre-deployment-program-analysis/1030)

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**Author:** [@pkxro](https://forum.solana.com/u/pkxro)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 29, 2024, 10:01pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/pre-deployment-program-analysis/1030 "2024-02-29T22:01:35Z")

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Context There exists a lack of Open Source security tooling that allow for Solana developers to alleviate their programs from a wide range of vulnerabilities. Open Source Formal Verification and Symbolic Analysis tooling…

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## [Rustls support for raw public keys](https://forum.solana.com/t/rustls-support-for-raw-public-keys/939)

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**Author:** [@ripatel-jump](https://forum.solana.com/u/ripatel-jump)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2024, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/rustls-support-for-raw-public-keys/939 "2024-08-29T14:30:48Z")

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Proposal Sponsor the authors of rustls to add support for the RFC 7250 standard. Related GitHub issue: Support RawPublicKey (non-X509) certificates, e.g. for P2P · Issue #423 · rustls/rustls · GitHub The maintainers …

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## [What does Governance encompass?](https://forum.solana.com/t/what-does-governance-encompass/486)

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**Author:** [@laine](https://forum.solana.com/u/laine)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 5, 2023, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/what-does-governance-encompass/486 "2023-09-05T14:33:14Z")

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Governance is a broad term, and for it to be effective on Solana we must be clear on the scope of any governance system that we implement. Looking at other chains and ecosystems, we see instances where very minute detai…

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## [sRFC 00002: Off-Chain Instruction Account Resolution](https://forum.solana.com/t/srfc-00002-off-chain-instruction-account-resolution/25)

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**Author:** [@ngundotra](https://forum.solana.com/u/ngundotra)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/srfc-00002-off-chain-instruction-account-resolution/25 "2025-04-16T21:10:07Z")

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Off-Chain Accounts Resolution for Transaction Creation Summary This RFC proposes a solution for collecting all the Accounts needed for a Solana transaction before the transaction is sent to the network. By introducing a …

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## [Program Verification Tooling](https://forum.solana.com/t/program-verification-tooling/1032)

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**Author:** [@pkxro](https://forum.solana.com/u/pkxro)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 29, 2024, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/program-verification-tooling/1032 "2024-02-29T14:10:26Z")

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Context Solana users and developers should have better insights into the security posture of programs they’re using or invoking. There should exist verification tooling, program scoring and APIs that let wallets, explore…

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## [sRFC 00005: An implementation of On-chain image storage to the current metaplex nft standard](https://forum.solana.com/t/srfc-00005-an-implementation-of-on-chain-image-storage-to-the-current-metaplex-nft-standard/44)

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**Author:** [@Hamster](https://forum.solana.com/u/Hamster)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2023, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/srfc-00005-an-implementation-of-on-chain-image-storage-to-the-current-metaplex-nft-standard/44 "2023-03-21T14:58:02Z")

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An implementation of On-chain image storage to the current metaplex nft standard This standard utilizes the existing fields of the metaplex nft program to be able to store an on-chain image Implementation: Creating t…

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## [sRFC 27: Blockchain Links (Blinks)](https://forum.solana.com/t/srfc-27-blockchain-links-blinks/1721)

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**Author:** [@jnwng](https://forum.solana.com/u/jnwng)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/srfc-27-blockchain-links-blinks/1721 "2024-06-25T13:13:22Z")

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Blockchain links (”blinks”, for short) are fully-qualified URLs intended to expose Solana Actions to numerous clients. Blinks come in a few forms: actions.json published at the origin of a domain This file acts as a c…

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## [sRFC 00006: Writing SVG Images as PDAs of a Solana Program to implement On-chain images for NFTs](https://forum.solana.com/t/srfc-00006-writing-svg-images-as-pdas-of-a-solana-program-to-implement-on-chain-images-for-nfts/51)

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**Author:** [@Hamster](https://forum.solana.com/u/Hamster)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2023, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/srfc-00006-writing-svg-images-as-pdas-of-a-solana-program-to-implement-on-chain-images-for-nfts/51 "2023-04-08T16:42:08Z")

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This proposal discusses storing image data in base64 SVG format directly to a Solana address, using a data URL header to make it natively readable by browsers. The image storage account is a PDA generated with the NFT to…

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## [State of BLS signature verification on Solana](https://forum.solana.com/t/state-of-bls-signature-verification-on-solana/3643)

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**Author:** [@AntoineR](https://forum.solana.com/u/AntoineR)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 1:35pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/state-of-bls-signature-verification-on-solana/3643 "2026-05-03T13:35:22Z")

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Hi, all - I hope this is the correct section to write this in, if not - please let me know where’s the best place to have this conversation. Thanks! I know there have been discussions about BLS signature verification on…

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