Solana co-founder Toly said a full node on mainnet took 10 seconds to catch up to the latest block and enter voting, adding to debate over the network’s computing demands.
Toly said the setup ran over 5G and needed less processing capacity than a single CPU core in a tablet. He also said it combined parallel compilation with an initial synchronization from a snapshot.
The test revisits a 2023 debate between Toly and Bankless co-founder David Hoffman over Solana’s node requirements. Toly argued that Solana’s operating costs could be lower than the total expense of running every Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) chain, while its transaction volume exceeded theirs combined.
Hoffman said hardware requirements on Solana remained too high. He linked lower computing needs with the long-term viability of blockchain networks.
Together, the debate connected transaction volume and operating expenses with the demands of running nodes and sustaining blockchain networks.
