Solana parameters
13 rules in 5 groups, as the chain itself states them, read every hour
Network
What identifies the cluster.
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Genesis hash
The hash of the cluster's first block, which names it: mainnet-beta, testnet and devnet each have their own.
- 5eykt4UsFv8P8NJdTREpY1vzqKqZKvdpKuc147dw2N9d
Epochs
How Solana's slots are grouped into epochs, which set who leads each slot.
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Slots an epoch
How many slots make an epoch. Stake changes and rewards take effect at epoch boundaries.
- 432,000 slots
- About 2 days at 400 ms a slot
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Leader schedule ahead
How many slots before an epoch its leader schedule is fixed, from the stake at that point.
- 432,000 slots
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Short first epochs
Whether the cluster began with short epochs that grew to full length.
- No
Staking
What it takes to stake.
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Minimum delegation
The least SOL one stake account may delegate.
- 1 SOL
Inflation
Solana mints new SOL on a fixed schedule: it starts high and falls each year to a floor.
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Inflation now
The yearly rate at which new SOL is minted in the current epoch.
- 3.57%
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Paid to stakers now
The part of the current inflation paid to validators and their delegators.
- 3.57%
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Starting inflation
The yearly rate inflation started at.
- 8%
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Yearly decline
How much inflation falls each year, as a share of the year before's rate.
- 15%
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Long-term inflation
The floor inflation falls to and then stays at.
- 1.5%
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Foundation share
The share of inflation paid to the Solana Foundation.
- None
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Foundation term
How many years the foundation's share lasts.
- None
Rent
Solana charges for the space accounts take on every node, unless they hold enough to be exempt.
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Rent-exempt minimum
The least SOL an account with no data must hold to be exempt from rent; accounts below it can't be created. More data needs more.
- 0.00065024 SOL
Recent changes
Values that changed since BitBasic began reading them on Nov 7, 2026, by a governance vote or an upgrade. Each is dated when it was first read, and counted once a second reading agrees.
No value has changed since Nov 7, 2026.