Unlike traditional Proof-of-Work (PoW) mining, Solana uses a hybrid Proof-of-History (PoH) and Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus ...

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Consensus mechanism: Solana uses PoS with PoH while Ethereum is transitioning from PoW)to PoS with Ethereum 2.0. PoS and PoH are generally considered more energy-efficient than PoW.

So, what PoH does is adds an input (the timestamp) into this SHA256 record which is recognized by everyone who uses the Solana network. The result is a network where everyone is entirely in sync ...

Solana’s proposed ‘Alpenglow’ consensus overhaul seeks 100–150ms finality, replaces PoH & TowerBFT with Votor and Rotor.

Solana uses proof-of-stake in conjunction with PoH, and did so even before Ethereum did. It is a public, open-source blockchain founded by Anatoly Yakovenko in 2017.

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