Solana Devs Aim for April 15 Fix to Address Failed TX Issue

Developers of the Solana blockchain are working on fixing an “implementation bug” that has caused a high rate of transaction failures on the network. Mert Mumtaz, CEO of blockchain infrastructure firm Helius Labs, clarified that this issue is not a design flaw but a bug in the implementation process. Mumtaz explained that implementation errors are typically less serious than design errors. On April 4, the failure rate for non-vote transactions on Solana reached over 75%, but it has since dropped to 64.8%. Mumtaz attributed the issue to the way Solana developers implemented the Google-developed data transfer protocol called QUIC.

Mumtaz used a car design analogy to explain the situation. Just as there are different car models with varying implementations, Solana’s QUIC implementation has deficiencies and bugs that need to be fixed. This does not mean that Solana as a whole has a design flaw; it simply means that the specific implementation of QUIC needs improvement. In other words, Solana needs to change a tire rather than create an entirely new car model.

Mumtaz also mentioned a comment by Solana researcher Richard Patel, who believes that Firedancer’s implementation does not suffer from the same issues. The fix for the implementation bug is scheduled for April 15, provided that there are no additional issues during testing. Mumtaz did not provide detailed information about the fix, and ‘s attempts to reach out for more information were unsuccessful.

The high rate of transaction failures on Solana’s network has raised concerns within the community. Solana’s native token, SOL, has a market cap of $79.9 billion, and there is an additional $4.6 billion locked in the network, according to DefiLlama. The upcoming fix aims to address these issues and improve the network’s performance.