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Yesterday marked the five-year anniversary of Solana’s genesis block. To celebrate, we’re taking a look back at half a decade’s worth of accomplishments within our ecosystem.​

The beginning

You’ve heard all about the ups and downs of Solana’s early days from us already — its architectural breakthroughs, the major downturn post-FTX, and its return to form as a comeback king. You can read more about it in our recent three part series here, here, and here. We also recently wrote about the technical innovations behind the network’s proof-of-history mechanism here.

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