#solana $SOL was founded by Anatoly Yakovenko, a software developer with experience working at Qualcomm. Yakovenko started working on Solana in 2017, and the project's mainnet beta was launched in March 2020

*Founders:*

- *Anatoly Yakovenko*: CEO and co-founder of Solana Labs

- *Raj Gokal*: COO and co-founder of Solana Labs

*Early Development:*

- Solana's whitepaper was published in 2017, outlining the project's vision and technical details.

- The Solana team conducted a token sale in 2018 to fund further development.

- In 2020, Solana's mainnet beta was launched, marking a significant milestone for the project [12].Solana's price history for the last ten years isn't readily available in a single chart. However, I can provide some key price metrics and trends.

*Recent Price Trends:*

- Current price: $150.85-$156.18 USD

- 24-hour trading volume: $2.95-$3.64 billion USD

- Market capitalization: $79.9-$81.45 billion .