TRUMP Revelation: From Performance Crisis to Hardware Limit

The entire world has been focused on the cryptocurrency industry due to the issuance of a coin by the 47th President of the United States, Trump. TRUMP has not only brought about a wealth effect but has also subjected the entire industry to a sudden "stress test." Not only have centralized exchanges (CEX) faced frequent withdrawal suspensions due to the high demand for SOL tokens, but the Solana network itself has seen a surge in network load due to a large volume of transaction activity. This fully demonstrates that the long-standing issue of "over-performance" in the cryptocurrency sphere does not exist.

The Dual Helix of Ecosystem Prosperity and Technological Development

As user and application scale continues to expand, optimizing software-layer code alone is no longer sufficient to withstand the impact of extreme traffic. Taking Solana as an example, the network bandwidth consumption of a single validator node approaches 0.8 Gbps, which already reaches the limit of a typical household or general network environment, often leading to risks such as validators not promptly receiving new block information (propagation delay or failure), disconnections, nodes unable to maintain stable communication, and disruptions in the consensus process (thereby affecting normal block packaging and minting for the entire network). Therefore, further scaling necessarily requires a "physical-level" increase in computing power and bandwidth, rather than just writing a few more lines of efficient code.

At the same time, as long as new hotspots emerge, even the most advanced public chain networks can easily face pressure or even experience congestion — as seen in the recent TRUMP token incident, instant congestion often reveals performance bottlenecks once again. Without substantial hardware-level expansion, the ecosystem will struggle to withstand extreme traffic surges.

In response to this, Solayer proactively reserved performance redundancy at the hardware level to lay a foundation for withstanding extreme concurrency and a mass adoption surge. Not only did it enhance performance through hardware acceleration at the execution level, but it also introduced a "Hybrid Proof-of-Authority-and-Stake (PoA + PoS) consensus," allowing a Mega Leader to achieve 1MM TPS (transactions per second) in a single execution, which is then transformed into "shreds" (Solana data fragments) synchronized for validation by distributed proof nodes. For scenarios requiring extremely high throughput in a short period, this combination of hardware acceleration and the "authoritative leader" mode is undoubtedly more flexible and efficient.

How InfiniSVM Addresses a Massive Influx of New Users

When the entire cryptocurrency industry focuses on "how to make it easier for new users to get started," user experience and underlying performance are equally critical. If the front end is made simpler with fewer processes but cannot ensure smooth transactions during peak traffic or extreme scenarios, retaining new users remains challenging. To address this, Solayer, with the goal of "achieving infinite scalability while maintaining a single global state," focusing on hardware acceleration and network expansion, has carried out a series of in-depth technological innovations through InfiniSVM:

InfiniSVM

Inspired by the "nanosecond-level" processing mindset of the high-frequency trading industry, InfiniSVM sinks all core processes such as signature verification, scheduling, and duplicate data checks into programmable chips (FPGA, SmartNIC, etc.) for execution. This approach maximally reduces the computational burden at the software layer, significantly boosts throughput through parallel hardware execution, and can remain stable and efficient even under extreme pressure.

Multi-Executor Architecture

Through Infiniband high-speed network interconnection, the transaction process traditionally handled by a single machine is broken down into multiple executors for parallel processing, eliminating single points of failure. When facing sudden large influxes of traffic (e.g., hot NFT releases or a surge in blockchain gaming), the multi-executor architecture rapidly distributes transaction load, reducing latency and maintaining a low congestion rate.

Mega-Leader Design

Deployed at a data center level with 100Gbps access and in conjunction with programmable switches and FPGA NICs, transactions undergo preprocessing, sorting, and scheduling. This enables smooth packaging, block generation, and broadcasting even under high network loads, preventing significant lags or synchronization bottlenecks. When combined with a hybrid PoA + PoS mode, the Mega-Leader can process massive amounts of transactions in a single execution.

It is worth noting that while Solayer relies on a high-performance hardware environment, any node meeting the minimum hardware requirements can join the network and participate in consensus. This ensures network decentralization and censorship resistance, preventing any move toward centralization due to hardware barriers.

Wallet/Chain Agnostic

Solayer does not require users to download a new wallet but instead supports Solana ecosystem wallets such as Phantom, Solflare, Backpack, etc. Since the transaction signature does not include a chain ID, DApps can directly broadcast transactions to the Solayer network, achieving an almost "seamless switch" user experience. For new users, this means no longer needing to manually switch between multiple wallets and chains.

Jumbo Transactions

Supporting larger volumes of transaction data, enabling on-chain smart contracts or programs to have more operational space, thus achieving more complex logic or cross-protocol interactions in a single transaction. For DApp developers, this not only enhances playability but also provides more flexible possibilities for complex contracts and cross-chain interactions in the future.

In addition, Solayer has also introduced native yield assets such as sSOL, sUSD, and more, allowing new users to stake and earn rewards while using the application; supporting cross-chain and authorization methods for "one transaction, multiple instructions," providing developers with more options to build user-friendly and efficient DApps. Expanding from the starting goal of "1MM TPS," Solayer is attempting to create a blockchain ecosystem that can support a large number of users and diverse applications even in a single state, preparing fully for the next wave of new users entering the space.

Hardware and the Future: Scalability is the Starting Point, Not the End Point

The virtuous cycle between the ecosystem and technology will continue to drive the crypto industry forward, but the journey is not always smooth. As more use cases and new users join, spikes and traffic surges can occur at any time. The ability to withstand extreme high throughput often determines how far the ecosystem can thrive.

Currently, many projects are striving to optimize at the software layer, such as Solana's own clients like Agave and Helia, aiming to fine-tune performance in scheduling, execution, consensus, and other aspects. However, pure software optimization ultimately has its limits. To break through the bottleneck of up to 300,000 to 500,000 transactions per second, it is necessary to leverage hardware-based means such as programmable switches, smart network cards, FPGAs, etc., to "hardwareize" more core processing flows.

While chanting the slogan "1MM TPS is the starting point, not the end point," Solayer also envisions its ideal world with hardware solutions like InfiniSVM, where everyone can play My World on the Solayer chain, stream 8K videos, and conduct transactions at the speed of light.