No, as a proof of stake coin Solana cannot be mined , no matter how powerful your hardware or deep your pockets. However Solana does offer two key ways you can help out the network in exchange for rewards: Staking , where you can stake Solana you already own with a validator to earn rewards.
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Solana claims to be able to support 50,000 transactions per second without sacrificing decentralization with a block time of 400ms. SOL is the native token that can be used for staking on the network.
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