What does it mean to start a blockchain? What is the blockchain?

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Solana popular clients

  1. Agave - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave
  2. Jito client - https://github.com/jito-foundation/jito-solana
  3. Firedancer - https://github.com/firedancer-io/firedancer

The client itself, is incredibly difficult to understand.

The solana client has a few parts -

  1. Tower BFT
  2. Turbine (might get removed soon)
  3. Gulf stream
  4. Sealevel
  5. Proof of history

From a users perspective

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