Helium Community Votes In Favor Of HIP 70 Solana Migration Proposal. Summary:.
23 Sep 2022, 08:00
Helium Community Votes In Favor Of HIP 70 Solana Migration Proposal
Summary:
The Helium Foundation will move its custom-built layer 1 blockchain network to Solana.Migration to Solana’s chain comes after a network improvement proposal passed a community vote on Thursday.Foundation COO Scott Sigel said the move would power plans to scale the wireless network service among other operations.The news comes shortly after Nova Labs, the startup behind Helium, announced a partnership with cellular service provider T-Mobile to broaden 5G coverage in the U.S.On Thursday, a proposal to migrate Helium’s custom-built layer 1 blockchain operation to Solana’s network passed a community vote.
The proposal dubbed Helium Improvement Proposal (HIP 70) drew support from a majority of the community, with over 6,177 out of 7,447 votes in favor of the move. 81.41% of votes want the Solana migration to happen.