So Firedancer is finally live on the Solana mainnet. I just saw this news, it’s been running stably for 100 days with 50,000 blocks successfully produced. Pretty impressive when you think about it, after three years of development, they’ve reached this stage.

What’s interesting is that Solana tested it on several validator nodes first before the full rollout. This is a sensible approach to ensure stability before everyone starts using it. Firedancer is basically a major upgrade for Solana’s validator client, so it’s understandable they’re careful with the implementation.

If this runs smoothly, it could be a game changer for Solana’s performance moving forward. A more stable and faster network is what everyone wants to see. I’m curious how the adoption rate will progress in the coming months, because validator adoption is really crucial for the success of such an upgrade.

Anyway, worth keeping an eye on if you’re interested in the Solana ecosystem. You can check the latest progress on Gate if you want to monitor the token’s performance.