Solana Co-founder Responds to Node Resource Controversy: Full Nodes Can Run with Minimal Computing Power

Odaily reports that Solana co-founder Toly today posted a response to Bankless co-founder David Hoffman's earlier discussion on blockchain resource requirements, stating that Solana has already achieved the relevant goals and demonstrating a running test: a Solana mainnet full node, using less computing power than a single CPU core of a tablet and connected via a 5G network, took only 10 seconds to go from scratch to catching up with the latest on-chain block and participating in voting, a process that also included parallel compilation (make -j) and initial snapshot synchronization.

Previously, in 2023, Toly stated that the cost of running Solana would be lower than the sum of all EVM chains, and that it would process more transactions than all EVM chains combined. At the time, David Hoffman responded by pointing out that Solana had not yet made sufficient efforts to lower the barrier to running nodes, and emphasized that reducing resource requirements is an important cultural requirement for the long-term operation of blockchain systems, arguing that blockchains with lower resource requirements are more sustainable.