{"id":55799,"date":"2025-10-30T16:04:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T16:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=55799"},"modified":"2025-10-30T16:04:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T16:04:06","slug":"will-this-helius-rpc-update-change-solana-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=55799","title":{"rendered":"Will This Helius RPC Update Change Solana Forever?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For every immutable transaction moved across any public chain like Bitcoin or Litecoin, there is a node somewhere storing crucial, identifying data. As crypto finds adoption and stablecoins explode in popularity, nodes are stretched, demanding more computing resources.<\/span><\/p>\n

This trend is expected to continue. It won\u2019t stop today or tomorrow. As such, developers have to get back to work and enhance the backend. Meanwhile, node operators have to buy even more expensive gear to ensure all data is available every day of the week.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Blockchain.com, the total size of the Bitcoin blockchain is over 690GB, which has been growing steadily over the years. The respective sizes of smart contract platforms like Ethereum and Solana are expected to grow even faster because each transaction is larger than an ordinary transaction in non-smart contract platforms like <\/span>Litecoin or Monero<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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(Source: <\/span>Blockchain<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

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More Transactions, More Challenges<\/span><\/h2>\n

It is easy to see why.<\/span><\/p>\n

Whenever data is written, it becomes immutable and stays there forever. On Solana, every <\/span>compressed transaction<\/span><\/a> ranges from 100 to 400 bytes. And whenever they are added, there must be a state change, such as changes in token balances or program data. <\/span><\/p>\n

Because of this, every block in Solana adds about 50 to 100MB of data per epoch, even if it is empty due to vote transactions. <\/span><\/p>\n

At an average throughput<\/a> of 3,100 TPS, Solana processes around 300M transactions daily, meaning it grows at around 2TB daily. <\/span><\/p>\n

With more users finding themselves on Solana, trading some of the <\/span>top meme coins<\/span><\/a>, more data had to be stored. <\/span><\/p>\n

Until recently, it was tough to search historical data since there was no built-in data indexing for Solana validators. They only had to store a recent state generated at most one week ago. What\u2019s more? The reliance on Google BigTable translated to more costs since the system was not only slow but also had no filtering.<\/span><\/p>\n