### Solayer: The Next Generation High-Performance Blockchain Project in the Solana Ecosystem
Solayer is an innovative project in the Solana ecosystem, initially positioned as a Restaking Protocol, but has now expanded into high-performance blockchain infrastructure, aiming to achieve million TPS (transactions per second) and millisecond transaction confirmation through hardware acceleration and protocol optimization. Its core product, InfiniSVM, combines the efficient execution capabilities of the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM) with hardware acceleration technology, aiming to provide stronger scalability and security for the Solana ecosystem.
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## 1. Solayer's Core Technologies and Architecture
### (1) InfiniSVM: Hardware Accelerated SVM Blockchain
Solayer's InfiniSVM is a hardware-optimized SVM execution environment that uses SDN (Software Defined Networking) and RDMA (Remote Direct Memory Access) technology to achieve 100 Gbps network throughput and 1 millisecond transaction confirmation.
- Hardware Offloading: Offloads transaction sorting, execution, and storage tasks to FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) and SmartNICs (Smart Network Interface Cards), significantly enhancing processing efficiency.
- Dynamic Sharding: Supports infinite scalability while maintaining global atomic state, avoiding liquidity fragmentation issues caused by traditional sharding.
- Hybrid Consensus Mechanism: Adopts Proof-of-Authority-and-Stake (PoA+PoS), combining efficient transaction processing by authoritative nodes and decentralized verification by stakers.
### (2) Transaction Processing Workflow
Solayer's transaction processing is divided into the following stages:
1. Transaction Ingress: Signature verification and deduplication.
2. Pre-execution: Predicting transaction states in a distributed cluster to reduce the computational burden on the main chain.
3. Sorting and Scheduling:
- Simple Path (Non-Conflicting Transactions): Directly updates status via RDMA.
- Complex Path (Conflicting Transactions): Optimized execution of the sorter accelerated by FPGA.
4. State Update: Synchronized to the shard database via RDMA protocol.
5. Transaction Broadcasting: Rapid dissemination through global PoPs (Points of Presence).
### (3) Performance Metrics
- Simple Transaction Load: 16 billion TPS (theoretical peak).
- Conflicting Transaction Load: 890,000 TPS (actual test data).
- 1 millisecond transaction confirmation, suitable for high-frequency trading, GameFi, and DeFi applications.
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## 2. Solayer's Ecological Positioning and Competitive Advantages
### (1) From Restaking Protocol to High-Performance Blockchain
Initially similar to EigenLayer on Solana, Solayer provides restaking services, allowing users to stake SOL or LST (such as sSOL) to earn PoS rewards + MEV + AVS (Active Verification Service) rewards, with a comprehensive annual return of up to 10-17%.
However, Solayer does not stop there but turns to building an independent high-performance blockchain InfiniSVM, aiming to become an expansion layer of the Solana ecosystem, and may even develop into an independent Layer 1.
### (2) Relationship with Solana
- Compatibility: InfiniSVM is fully compatible with SVM, allowing developers to seamlessly migrate Solana DApps.
- Performance Supplement: Solana's current TPS is about 50,000, while Solayer targets 1 million TPS, filling Solana's shortfalls in high-frequency trading, RWA (Real World Assets), and institutional-level applications.
- Shared Security: Solayer's restaking mechanism still relies on Solana's PoS security, but may introduce an independent validator network in the future.
### (3) Comparing EigenLayer and Sonic SVM
| Features | Solayer | EigenLayer (Ethereum) | Sonic SVM (Solana) |
|------|---------|---------------------|-------------------|
| Core Function | Restaking + High-Performance Chain | Restaking Security Services | Game Customization SVM |
| TPS | 1 million+ | Limited by Ethereum | Optimized for Game Transactions |
| Hardware Acceleration | ✅ FPGA + RDMA | ❌ | ❌ |
| Target Market | General High-Performance Chain | Cross-Chain Security Services | Game-Specific Chain |
Solayer's uniqueness lies in hardware acceleration + general high-performance chain, rather than focusing solely on restaking or vertical applications.
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## 3. Solayer's Token Economics and Market Performance
### (1) LAYER Token Economics
- Maximum Supply: 1 billion tokens.
- Initial Circulation: 220 million tokens (22%).
- Allocation:
- Community & Ecosystem: 51.23%
- Core Contributors: 17.11%
- Investors: 16.66%
- Foundation: 15%.
### (2) Token Use Cases
- Governance: Voting determines protocol upgrades, asset support, etc.
- Gas Fees: Transaction fees on the InfiniSVM chain.
- Staking: May be used for node validation in the future.
### (3) Financing and Valuation
- Seed Round Financing: $12 million (valuation $80 million), led by Polychain Capital.
- Institutional Support: Binance Labs, Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko, Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal, etc.
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## 4. Future Outlook and Challenges
### (1) 2025 Roadmap
- Q3 2025: InfiniSVM testnet launch.
- Q4 2025: Mainnet launch, targeting 1 million TPS.
### (2) Potential Challenges
- Technical Risk: The stability of hardware acceleration solutions still needs verification.
- Competition: Needs to compete with Ethereum L2 (like Arbitrum) and Solana L2 (like Eclipse) for market share.
### (3) Market Expectations
- If InfiniSVM is successful, Solayer could become the Arbitrum of the Solana ecosystem or even an independent high-performance Layer 1.
- The current market valuation (~$800 million) is still lower than EigenLayer ($6 billion), indicating room for growth.
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## 5. Conclusion
Solayer is the most promising high-performance blockchain project in the Solana ecosystem, aiming to become a million TPS level infrastructure through hardware acceleration + restaking economic model. Its success depends on the actual performance of InfiniSVM and ecosystem adoption, but current institutional support and technological innovation make it one of the projects to watch in 2025.
