How Solana's Account Model Enables Parallel Transactions Unlike Ethereum

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Solana processes over 1,000 transactions per second at minimal cost by separating execution logic from data, unlike Ethereum where smart contracts store both together. On Ethereum, this bundled design causes state contention, forcing transactions that touch the same contract to be processed sequentially rather than simultaneously. Solana addresses this through its account model, where executable Programs handle logic while separate non-executable accounts store data. Because each Solana transaction must declare upfront which data accounts it will read or write, the runtime can identify non-overlapping transactions and process them in parallel. This architectural difference is a key reason Solana has gained traction in DeFi and real-world asset tokenization.

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