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Sablier is a leading money-streaming protocol deployed on major EVM chains like Ethereum, Arbitrum, and Avalanche, with over $1.5 billion in streaming value at its peak. Its expansion to Solana seems inevitable, considering Solana’s significant developer and user communities and its $5.5 billion in total value locked (TVL).
While EVM chains share enough similarities to make expansion relatively straightforward, Solana's underlying architecture—particularly its parallel processing of transactions and distinct account model—poses a unique challenge. This proof of concept, codenamed Solstice, aims to evaluate whether these differences are worth the effort of overcoming in order to expand Sablier’s reach to the Solana ecosystem.
Solana’s rapid growth makes it a prime target for Sablier’s expansion. Its high transaction throughput and low fees create potential for an even more powerful streaming experience. However, the shift from the EVM's single-threaded model to Solana’s parallel execution and unique account structure significantly complicates development. The POC will focus on solving these challenges and determining whether this expansion could match the reliability and performance Sablier users expect.
The goal is to explore whether Solana’s capabilities can be leveraged to deliver a meaningful and efficient money-streaming service, while also determining the time and effort required to fully replicate the core Sablier features. In other words, is expanding to Solana worth it?