- Solana launches roadmap to build fast, app-driven on-chain capital markets by 2027.
- Near-term upgrades include Jito’s BAM and Anza tools to reduce transaction latency sharply.
- Long-term plans include multi-leader block production and protocol-level execution control.
Solana has revealed a major roadmap to transform global trading. The “Internet Capital Markets Roadmap” outlines a strategy to build low-latency, app-driven, fully on-chain markets. The roadmap aims to make Solana the infrastructure backbone for internet capital markets (ICMs) by 2027.
The plan focuses on three areas: increasing bandwidth, reducing latency, and solving market microstructure. Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko and others called microstructure “the most important problem in Solana today.” The goal is to give decentralized applications control over trade execution, similar to how centralized exchanges operate.
Application-Controlled Execution Takes Center Stage
The centerpiece of Solana’s roadmap is Application-Controlled Execution (ACE). ACE gives apps millisecond-level control over their transaction ordering. Developers believe this will allow smart contracts to create faster, fairer markets on-chain. This marks a shift from simply improving speed to optimizing execution logic. The idea is to allow apps to sequence trades and settle orders directly, minimizing latency and slippage.
In the next three months, Solana plans to roll out Jito’s Block Assembly Marketplace (BAM). BAM is a decentralized CLOB engine with custom transaction sequencing. It gives traders and validators tools to improve on-chain trade execution. BAM will enter testnet within days. Solana’s infrastructure firm, Anza, also plans to reduce transaction latency to “p95 0-slot,” meaning most trades confirm within a single slot time. This would bring Solana’s speed closer to real-time execution.
Mid- to Long-Term Upgrades Push Speed and Fairness
By late 2025, several mid-term upgrades will follow. The DoubleZero network, a private fiber line for Solana transactions, will replace parts of the public internet. DoubleZero already runs on testnet with 100+ validators and 3% of mainnet stake. Full deployment is expected by September.
Another system called Alpenglow will cut block finality time to 150 milliseconds. This would rival the speed of centralized trading platforms. APE, another protocol update, will also eliminate execution replay from the transaction path. Together, these efforts aim to cut network noise and accelerate trade completion.
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Looking ahead, Solana targets 2027 for long-term milestones. One of these is the introduction of Multi-Concurrent Leaders. This feature will allow multiple leaders to process transactions at once, unlocking greater liquidity and throughput. At that point, ACE will also become protocol-enforced. This means all apps on Solana will have the option to control their transaction order natively, without needing custom implementations.
These developments follow a recent block capacity increase. In June, Solana raised capacity by 20% to 60 million compute units. More upgrades are scheduled before the end of 2025 to support rising activity. The roadmap also aligns with Solana’s original mission. From the start, the project aimed to become a decentralized foundation for internet-based capital markets. Now, that vision appears closer to reality.
ICMs, a term coined by former Solana Foundation member Akshay, refer to tokenized markets accessible by anyone with internet access. These markets allow currencies, assets, and even cultural tokens to trade freely. By solving technical bottlenecks like latency and execution fairness, Solana hopes to give decentralized finance the tools to compete with traditional capital markets.
