Dec 16, 2025
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Solana Endures 6 Tbps DDoS Attack Without Downtime, Co-Founder Reports
Solana faced a sustained DDoS attack peaking at 6 terabits per second over several weeks without network degradation.
- Anatoly Yakovenko, Solana's co-founder, disclosed the attack as the worst active threat against the network.
- The network's timing remained unaffected, with zero slot latency during the attack.
- Infrastructure provider Pipe Network confirmed consistent transaction confirmation times of around 450 milliseconds.
- This contrasts with past DDoS attacks in 2021-2022 that resulted in network outages.
Improvements in engineering have allowed Solana to withstand recent attacks without user awareness.
- The network has not experienced an outage since May 2023.
- Upgrades include Firedancer, a validator client from Jump Crypto.
Despite the attack, Solana’s activity and performance metrics remain strong, with no significant impact on SOL's price.
- Solana achieved a record high in daily x402 payment volume, showing significant growth.