Solana: What you need to know about the skyrocketing cryptocurrency

Solana, a cryptocurrency that launched to relatively little fanfare in April 2020, has recently been on a tear. Its price rose from roughly $1.50 in January 2021 to more than $208 at writing time, making it the sixth largest cryptocurrency in the world with a market cap of $61 billion.

So what is Solana? And is its outstanding...