TL;DR
- Solana unveiled a roadmap to become the base layer for decentralized capital markets, offering precise control over transaction execution.
- Jito will launch a Block Assembly Marketplace to support CLOB creation; DoubleZero will deploy fiber infrastructure, and Anza will optimize transaction inclusion.
- The long-term plan includes Multiple Concurrent Leaders and Alpenglow.
The Solana ecosystem introduced a plan to transform the network into a high-speed foundation for decentralized capital markets.
Roadmap in Detail
The roadmap proposes giving applications fine-grained control over transaction ordering, allowing smart contracts to decide—within milliseconds—how and when to include trades. The authors, including members of the Solana Foundation, Jito Labs, and DoubleZero, aim to address structural bottlenecks in market design rather than simply increasing throughput.
Jito Labs’ Block Assembly Marketplace is set to go live in the coming days. This platform will offer validators and developers the tools to build on-chain central limit order books (CLOBs), striking a balance between privacy and transparency. At the same time, Anza is working on improving transaction reliability, ensuring they land in the same block more consistently and reducing the chances of being dropped due to sync failures.
In the medium term, DoubleZero will deploy a fiber-optic network dedicated to Solana. This infrastructure is designed to cut latency to the minimum while supporting high data throughput. Also set to launch is Alpenglow, a consensus protocol that will slash block finality from 12.8 seconds to under 150 milliseconds. Together, these upgrades will enhance how quickly users see definitive confirmations.
Looking further ahead, the roadmap includes the rollout of Multiple Concurrent Leaders. This approach will let multiple validators propose transactions in parallel, removing the single-leader bottleneck. Each proposal will include priority fees, giving apps full control over how transactions are ordered—such as favoring cancels or running auctions inside each block. This will allow for real-time responses to global market signals, from New York to Tokyo, no matter where the user is located.
Solana Proposes a System Centralized Entities Can’t Replicate
The concept of internet-native capital markets arises from combining three elements: millisecond-level execution control, parallel block processing, and per-application configuration options. This toolkit doesn’t exist in centralized systems—and only a decentralized network can offer a globally synchronized financial infrastructure. With this roadmap, Solana aims to attract financial projects that demand extreme speed and flexible execution—without giving up the decentralization and security of the network.
