Docs Research
The long version.
Sober reference documents with sources, plus one that is not sober at all.
Document 01What Solana was built on
Qualcomm engineers, a clock called Proof of History, and the four words Solana still uses to judge every change.
Document 02How the chain works todayThe path of a Solana transaction from wallet to finality as of October 2026, and the validator clients that carry it.
Document 03What changed, and what is nextSolana's upgrades of 2025 and 2026 in date order, the three slot-time cuts, and what is approved or only proposed.
Document 04Why Solana Accelerationism is a cultA belief, a price paid for it, an enemy, a ritual and a calendar. An honest inventory.