Solana’s development team aims to address the recent transaction glitches and failures, which have affected the blockchain network, by implementing a solution no later than April 15.
The CEO of Helius Labs explains that the problems with the blockchain network are caused by a programming error rather than a fundamental issue with its design.
Solana Developers Set Target Date
Based on recent news, an issue in the implementation of the Solana blockchain has led to a drastic increase in transaction failures. This bug was confirmed by developers and they are working on a solution, aiming for release on April 15. The problem became particularly noticeable on April 4, when over 75% of non-vote transactions failed primarily due to the network’s heightened activity driven by the rising popularity of Solana meme coins. However, the current failure rate is now at 64.8%, which remains a significant concern.
Issue Due To Implementation Bug, Not Design Flaw
In the words of Mert Mumtaz, CEO of Helius Labs, the issues Solana is experiencing right now are attributable to a programming error in its implementation rather than a fundamental flaw in its design.
“Solana’s current issue is not a design flaw; it’s an implementation bug. It is now hitting me that some folks might not understand what we’ve been trying to say by this for the past week. I’ll simplify it (intended for non-technical people) it is important to make this distinction because implementation errors are usually trivial (they can be swapped out for other implementations) — but design errors are generally serious and more fundamental so it is important to not mix them up.”
The Helius Labs CEO mentioned that if necessary, they could postpone the solution to tackle other problems. Mumtaz explained that the problem mainly stems from how Solana’s developers integrated QUIC, a Google-designed data transfer protocol. This protocol allows all network nodes to be informed of the current network status. Mumtaz reiterated that this issue should not be considered a design flaw, using an automobile analogy for clarification.
“All cars have four tires and an engine, but “there are many implementations of the car design,” like BMW, Mercedes, Toyota, F1 and Tesla. If one BMW model is poor at steering, then “we don’t say that all cars are flawed” — instead, we say that specific model is broken and needs a fix.”
In the same vein, he highlighted that there is nothing fundamentally wrong with Solana’s design, but rather an issue with its particular implementation in this aspect, which can be addressed by making some adjustments instead of a complete overhaul.
“But just because ‘Solana’ encountered bugs in that particular aspect of its design, it doesn’t imply a fundamental flaw in its design — rather, it selected an imperfect implementation for that part.”
Based on Mumtaz’s statement, QUIC is expected to be adjusted on April 15th, and later on, another more effective alternative will take its place. The community has expressed disappointment and anxiety due to Solana’s frequent downtimes and network problems, despite its significant market value of approximately $80 billion. As per DeFiLlama’s statistics, an extra $4.6 billion is secured within the network.
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2024-04-10 11:13