BitGo & Solana: Ensuring Blockchain Scalability

The world saw a financial shift in January when President Trump and Melania Trump launched their meme coins on Solana. Overnight, Solana experienced an unprecedented surge in transaction volume, pushing infrastructure across the ecosystem to its limits.

Every company using Solana in the industry felt the pressure—transaction delays were rampant, frustrating clients. This surge in volume became a defining moment for the ecosystem, forcing rapid technical improvements to enhance transaction throughput, reduce delays, and fortify the system against future spikes in activity. 

What started as an industry-wide bottleneck became an opportunity to push the limits of scalability. This wasn’t just a fix—it was a foundational improvement that will allow institutions to scale their digital asset operations on Solana moving forward. BitGo’s Solana infrastructure continued operating normally as the network got put through one of the most extensive stress tests ever.

As Solana continues expanding its DeFi ecosystem—powering lending protocols, decentralized exchanges, and automated market makers—BitGo ensures that institutions can securely hold, transact, and confidently stake SOL.BitGo is the go-to choice for institutions seeking a robust infrastructure for their Solana holdings.

Solana’s rapid growth has been extraordinary. It rebounded from single-digit prices in the depths of the 2022 bear market to become one of the most dominant blockchain networks. With a 4611% increase in total value locked (TVL) since 2022, Solana has cemented its status as a high-performance blockchain, attracting developers, traders, and institutions. Its fast transactions, low fees, and thriving ecosystem make it a key player in the future of DeFi and onchain finance.

A Blockchain Built For Speed 

Solana’s architecture prioritizes throughput and efficiency, making it one of the fastest-growing blockchain ecosystems. With major DeFi protocols like Raydium, Orca, Jupiter, and Drift Protocol, NFT marketplaces such as Magic Eden and Tensor, and Web3 apps Phantom, building on the network, Solana consistently ranks among the top blockchains by active users, transaction volume, and developer activity.

Solana has undergone performance upgrades, including QUIC packet prioritization, stake-weighted transaction processing, and local fee markets to mitigate congestion. While these improvements have reduced downtime, network reliability remains a critical concern for institutions, exchanges, and retail users—which is why BitGo’s Solana custody and transaction infrastructure stands out.

Institutional and Retail Adoption of Solana

Retail and institutions have embraced Solana for its low fees and lightning-fast transaction speed. Solana provides an efficient environment for onchain traders with near-instant settlements, eliminating the bottlenecks seen on other networks. On the institutional side, hedge funds, liquidity providers, and exchanges demand a robust, scalable, and secure infrastructure capable of processing high transaction volumes without delays or failures—something Solana continues to deliver.

Institutional confidence in Solana has been further validated by major players like Visa, which now uses Solana for USDC settlements, and Shopify, which has integrated Solana Pay to enable seamless crypto payments for merchants. These partnerships highlight the network’s growing role in mainstream finance and commerce. 

Beyond trading, staking has been a key driver of adoption, with Solana offering attractive rewards. However, many custodial solutions restrict staking flexibility, requiring users to fully unstake before reallocating assets. Solana’s expanding ecosystem of liquid staking solutions addresses this limitation, allowing users to earn rewards while maintaining asset mobility for DeFi strategies and onchain opportunities.

Solana Without the Stress: The Fix for Institutional Headaches

BitGo was founded to listen to institutional clients and anticipate their needs. We offer an industry-leading Solana custody solution built to address reliability and scalability challenges when transacting and staking on the network.

Why BitGo’s Solana Wallets Are More Reliable

One of the largest pain points in Solana transactions is failure during periods of high congestion. Most custodians rely on regular Solana transactions, which expire if they sit in the mempool for over 100 seconds. This approach forces users to overpay for fees or risk transaction failures.

BitGo solves this with durable nonce accounts, which allow transactions to remain valid for extended periods. This means:

• Near-100% transaction success rate even in times of network congestion.

• Institutions and exchanges can scale their Solana operations without constant transaction failures.

Partial Unstaking as a Feature 

Most custodial staking solutions require users to fully unstake their complete Solana stack before making any withdrawals or reallocations. This leads to inefficiencies and lost rewards as adjustments are made. BitGo offers partial unstaking, giving clients more flexibility in managing their staked assets while maintaining exposure to staking rewards.

Additionally, our infrastructure provides a broad selection of validators, ensuring stakers maximize rewards with minimal downtime or slashing risks. Our array of validator options provides a modest reward boost by optimizing Maximal Extracted Value (MEV) via Jito.

Enterprise-Grade Solana Infrastructure

Exchanges and large institutions executing mass transactions on Solana need a solution that can scale with their demands. BitGo’s use of durable nonce accounts enables seamless handling of large transaction volumes, making it the preferred choice for major crypto exchanges and institutional traders.

The BitGo Advantage for Solana Users

• Durable nonce transactions → Near-100% success rate, eliminating failed transactions during periods of high network use. 

• Partial unstaking support → Greater flexibility compared to other custodial staking solutions.

• Choose your validator → Up to 10% APY in staking rewards depending on the network and validator choice.

• Reliable validator infrastructure → Ensuring minimal downtime and maximum staking efficiency.

• Enterprise-ready scalability → Optimized for high-volume Solana transactions.

With Solana’s continued growth, having robust custody and staking solutions is more critical than ever. Whether you’re an institution handling high-frequency transactions or an investor looking to maximize your rewards, BitGo provides the infrastructure to transact and stake confidently.

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