Solana’s Silent Revolution: Reshaping Internet Capital Markets From the Ground Up

Solana introduces ACE and BAM to improve transaction control and market efficiency.

DoubleZero boosts speed and privacy with 100+ validators already in testnet.

Solana’s revenue and volume surge as fees drop below a penny per transaction.

Solana Network is rewriting the script. While most blockchains battle for spotlight moments, Solana has taken a quieter route, steadily constructing the groundwork for a new financial reality. Its newly released 2027 roadmap reveals an ambitious plan: to serve as the core infrastructure for Internet Capital Markets (ICMs). This idea, introduced by former contributor Akshay BD, envisions a global system where assets, identities, and ideas live on-chain, available to anyone with an internet connection. Solana’s mission goes far beyond blockchain—it aims to replace outdated financial structures with something faster, cheaper, and fully decentralized.

Changing the Rules of Market Design

Solana's recent focus isn’t just on scaling speed. The real game-changer lies in improving market microstructure—the often overlooked mechanics that determine how trades are executed. In this area, Solana is tackling long-standing inefficiencies that still plague both traditional and blockchain systems. To address this, the network is introducing a new system called Application-Controlled Execution. This tool allows smart contracts to dictate the order and timing of their transactions with millisecond-level precision.

This transition pushes the power of decision-making directly into the hands of builders and traders. Solana’s approach removes the need for trusted middlemen by letting code drive the flow of capital. In the coming months, Jito’s Block Assembly Marketplace will also go live on testnet. This system offers even more control to validators and traders by enabling fine-tuned transaction management. It lays the foundation for real-time, high-efficiency capital markets.

Scaling Up While Slashing Costs

Solana isn’t just building—it's growing fast. In the final quarter of 2024, the network generated over $800 million in revenue, a massive leap from the prior year. What’s even more surprising is that this growth happened without major adoption from traditional banks or institutions. Solana is proving that native crypto ecosystems can scale revenue without leaning on legacy systems.

Analysts believe the platform could reduce financial service fees by up to 99%. That type of disruption would reshape how people send, spend, and invest money across borders. Wire transfers still cost around $25, and credit card networks charge over 2%. Solana offers the same service for less than a penny.

The network has already surpassed Ethereum in trading volume and now processes thousands of transactions per second. To prepare for more growth, Solana recently increased block capacity by 20%, now supporting up to 60 million compute units. Additional scalability upgrades are expected in 2025 as Solana sets its sights on the $1.4 trillion global payments market.

Solana’s 2027 roadmap introduces market microstructure upgrades with ACE and Jito BAM. DoubleZero promises faster, safer transaction routing with 100+ validators already involved. Revenue skyrocketed as the network processed more volume than Ethereum. Solana continues to quietly build the financial system of the future.