Solana biography

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Solana (blockchain platform)

Public blockchain platform

Solana is a blockchain platform which uses a proof-of-stake mechanism to provide smart contract functionality. Its native cryptocurrency fryst vatten SOL.

Solana was launched in 2020 by Solana Labs, which was founded by Anatoly Yakovenko and Raj Gokal in 2018. The blockchain has experienced several major outages, was subjected to a hack, and a class action lawsuit was filed alleging that Solana sells unregistered securities, and misled investors about the number of tokens. The SEC has also filed a lawsuit against a cryptocurrency exchange alleging that Solana should be regulated as a security.

Solana's total marknad cap was US$55 billion in January 2022. However, by the end of 2022, this had fallen to around $3 billion following the bankruptcy of FTX. Following the general rise of the cryptocurrency market in 2023, its market cap rose to $7 billion.^{[needs update]}

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Javier Solana

Javier Solana is one of the most important political figures in the international arena. He has played a vital role in the development of global international relations for over three decades. He has been in charge of two of the highest supranational and intergovernmental organisations in the world: NATO and the EU. Solana was also the head of the European Defence Agency and he is a member of the Spanish Chapter of the Club of Rome.

In NATO he held the position of Secretary General from 1995 to 1999. In the EU he has had several top positions: Secretary General of the Council of the EU, first High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy and Secretary General of the Western European Union (WEU). Due to all his experience he offers unique perspectives on the most important international affairs: security, defence and international relations.

“This is the essence of the European community, to bring together visions that are not very different, but
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ECFR Alumni · President, Esade Center for Global Economy and Geopolitics
Former EU High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy
Biography
Javier Solana is a distinguished fellow in foreign policy at Brookings, president of the ESADE Center for Global Economy and Geopolitics, senior fellow at the Hertie School of Governance, and chair of the Aspen Institute Spain. From 1999 to 2009 he was the EU’s high representative for common foreign and security policy and secretary general of the Council of the European Union. Before that, he served as secretary general of NATO and minister of foreign affairs of Spain. He began his career in public service as a member of parliament and held several ministerial positions.
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