The long‑awaited launch of Solana’s Firedancer triggers a 5% rally

crypthub

3 days ago

Firedancer Goes Live

Solana’s new validator client, Firedancer, entered mainnet after a 100‑day controlled test. The rollout pushed SOL up roughly 5%, trading near $140. Traders also poured $11 million into Solana ETFs as Bitcoin and Ethereum saw large outflows.

Performance Benchmarks

In testing, a small validator set produced over 50,000 blocks without downtime. Built in C/C++, Firedancer handled more than 1 million transactions per second in lab conditions, far above current mainnet capacity. These figures represent experimental limits, not everyday throughput.

Stake Adoption

Firedancer nodes currently hold under one percent of total staked SOL, but the share is expected to rise. Over 20 % of validators switched from older experimental clients during the December rollout. Running multiple clients reduces reliance on a single codebase and mirrors practices on other PoS chains.

Implications

If Firedancer maintains reliability, it could increase capacity for high‑throughput dApps and give operators a safety net. The network’s real‑world load will be the true test in the coming weeks. Market sentiment turned bullish for SOL, while Bitcoin and Ethereum experienced notable withdrawals.