Why We Chose Solana
Solana's combination of speed, affordability, and sustainability makes it the ideal infrastructure for scaling content authenticity verification to billions of users worldwide.
The Three Pillars
Solana excels where other blockchains fall short, making it the only practical choice for large-scale verification.
Speed
- ✓65,000+ transactions per second
- ✓~400ms block times
- ✓~6.4 second finality
- ✓Verification completes in seconds
Affordability
- ✓Transactions cost fractions of a cent
- ✓No minimum balance requirements
- ✓Bulk operations remain economical
- ✓Accessible to individuals and enterprises
Sustainability
- ✓Energy-efficient Proof-of-History
- ✓Carbon neutral since 2022
- ✓Environmentally responsible blockchain
- ✓Growing, not shrinking energy footprint
On-Chain Programmability for Zero-Knowledge Proofs
Unlike many high-speed blockchains, Solana supports advanced on-chain programs with high computational flexibility, enabling Certana to deploy custom verification logic and zero-knowledge proof contracts directly on-chain.
Concurrent Verification
Multiple authenticity checks can run in parallel without contention.
ZKP-Enabled Privacy
Proofs of authenticity are recorded without exposing underlying image data.
Upgradable Smart Contracts
Certana can evolve its verification protocol as AI-generated media grows more complex.
⚡Solana's Sealevel Runtime
By leveraging Solana's Sealevel runtime for parallel processing, Certana's verification layer can scale horizontally. This ensures that verification remains instantaneous even as millions of assets are verified simultaneously.
How It Works
- ✓ Custom programs run independently
- ✓ No shared state bottlenecks
- ✓ Native parallel execution
- ✓ Predictable performance
Certana's Advantage
- ✓ Scales with network demand
- ✓ No gas price volatility
- ✓ Deterministic verification costs
- ✓ Future-proof architecture
Solana Powers Certana
Every feature that makes Certana unique is built on Solana's infrastructure.
Blazing Fast
Process verification certificates in milliseconds, not minutes.
Pennies, Not Dollars
Transaction costs of fractions of a cent enable mass adoption.
Green & Sustainable
Energy-efficient proof-of-history consensus—no wasteful mining.
Developer Friendly
Rich ecosystem, Rust/JS SDKs, and thriving developer community.
Scalable Infrastructure
Built to handle billions of daily transactions without compromise.
Web3 Native
Seamless integration with wallets, NFTs, and DeFi protocols.
How Solana Compares
Solana outperforms other blockchains across the metrics that matter most for content verification.
| Metric | Solana | Ethereum | Bitcoin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transaction Throughput | 65,000+ TPS | ~12-15 TPS | ~7 TPS |
| Average Transaction Cost | $0.00025 | $2-50+ | $1-10+ |
| Block Time | ~400ms | ~12 seconds | ~10 minutes |
| Finality Time | ~6.4 seconds | ~15 minutes | ~60 minutes |
| Annual Energy Usage | ~12,000 MWh | ~13,600 MWh | ~120,000+ MWh |
| Ecosystem Maturity | Rapidly Growing | Well Established | Value Store |
Solana Enables New Use Cases
Without Solana's speed and affordability, many of these applications wouldn't be practical.
Bulk Verification at Scale
Media organizations can verify thousands of assets per day without breaking the bank. Solana's throughput makes batch verification practical.
Real-Time Minting
Once an image is verified, it's immediately minted as an NFT and anchored to the blockchain—all in under a minute.
Enterprise Integration
News outlets, content platforms, and creators can embed verification directly in their workflows with minimal cost overhead.
Mobile-First Verification
Solana's fast finality and low fees make mobile verification apps practical, enabling instant authenticity checks on smartphones.
Why Not Other Blockchains?
Ethereum
- ✗Layer 1 transactions cost $2-50+ per operation
- ✗12-15 TPS throughput creates bottlenecks
- ✗15-minute finality doesn't enable instant verification
- ✗Gas price volatility makes cost planning impossible
Bitcoin
- ✗7 TPS is impractical for scale
- ✗10-minute block times incompatible with real-time verification
- ✗High transaction costs ($1-10+) per operation
- ✗Not designed for frequent, small-value transactions
Layer 2 Solutions (Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon)
- ✗Still dependent on Ethereum Layer 1, inheriting its limitations
- ✗Bridge delays and complexity add operational overhead
- ✗Trade-off between decentralization and speed
- ✗Higher latency than native Solana transactions
Solana's Developer Ecosystem
Languages & Tools
- ✓ Rust (native language)
- ✓ JavaScript/TypeScript (web3.js, anchor.js)
- ✓ Python (solders, anchor)
- ✓ Go, C#, and more
Frameworks & Libraries
- ✓ Anchor (Rust framework)
- ✓ Magic-eden NFT standards
- ✓ Metaplex Program Library
- ✓ Web3.js and web3.py
Solana's tooling and documentation enable rapid development and deployment. Certana benefits from a mature, thriving ecosystem with strong community support and regular updates.
Solana Scales With Certana
As Certana grows to verify billions of pieces of content, Solana's roadmap ensures the infrastructure keeps pace.
Firedancer Client
Jito's jump-firedancer will increase throughput to 1M+ TPS
State Compression
Off-chain data enables even more efficient on-chain anchoring
Token Extensions
Custom token programs for native certificate issuance
Experience Certana on Solana
Start verifying content authenticity with the speed and affordability that only Solana can provide.