A Solana Blackout - Uptime And Digital Assets

On 14 September the Solana network went down. It did not come back online for 18 hours. In crypto-land this is an eternity. It is also a reminder of the need to assess and consider technical maturity as well as network resilience when making digital asset investment allocation decisions. Both of these dimensions are critical differentiating factors and also major determinants of the long-term sustainability of different digital assets.