# Solana parameters

The rules Solana runs by, as the chain itself states them: staking, slashing, governance, inflation and the rest. BitBasic reads them from the chain every hour and records each change.

Facts as of 2026-11-07 19:40 UTC, read from the chain by BitBasic.

- Network: Genesis hash: 5eykt4UsFv8P8NJdTREpY1vzqKqZKvdpKuc147dw2N9d
- Epochs: Slots an epoch: 432,000 slots (About 2 days at 400 ms a slot)
- Epochs: Leader schedule ahead: 432,000 slots
- Epochs: Short first epochs: No
- Staking: Minimum delegation: 1 SOL
- Inflation: Inflation now: 3.57%
- Inflation: Paid to stakers now: 3.57%
- Inflation: Starting inflation: 8%
- Inflation: Yearly decline: 15%
- Inflation: Long-term inflation: 1.5%
- Inflation: Foundation share: None
- Inflation: Foundation term: None
- Rent: Rent-exempt minimum: 0.00065024 SOL

## Links

- [Web page](https://bitbasic.com/solana/parameters): the same facts, with charts and history
- [Solana network](https://bitbasic.com/solana)
- [JSON API](https://bitbasic.com/api/v1/chains/solana/parameters): the same data, free and without a key
- By: BitBasic (https://bitbasic.com), live staking-network dashboards run by BitNordic