Solana is working tirelessly to address the current issues it's facing, particularly the increasing number of failed transactions on the network.

In a tweet on April 4, Raj Gokal, one of the co-founders of Solana, shared that their world-class engineering teams are working around the clock to fix these issues and enhance the transaction experience for users. Raj personally stays in touch with the teams multiple times a day to contribute to the solution.

Anatoly Yakovenko, another co-founder of Solana, acknowledged the challenges in dealing with congestion issues on a network. He mentioned that resolving congestion bugs is more complex than addressing total liveness failure. While the latter can be quickly identified and patched, congestion bugs require going through a thorough release and testing process, making it difficult to ship fixes rapidly.

Over the past few weeks, the Solana network has seen a significant increase in failed transactions. Data from Dune Analytics, as curated by Scarn_eth, reveals that more than 70% of non-voting transactions since the beginning of this month have failed. This marks a notable rise from the approximately 54% failure rate observed around the same time last month.

It's important for Solana to address these issues, and I hope they can overcome these challenges soon. Let me know anymore questions or if there's anything else you'd like to know!

Regular Solana users initiate non-voting transactions for their everyday activities, while validators who stake their assets carry out voting transactions to secure the network.

Many Solana users have expressed their dissatisfaction with the growing number of failed transactions and the declining quality of their experience on the blockchain network.

Mert Mumtaz, the CEO of Helius Labs and a strong supporter of Solana, believes that trading bots are responsible for the recent surge in failed non-voting transactions. He suggests that around 95% of these failures can be attributed to trading bots, as most users' transactions are dropped before they even reach the blockchain. Mert cautions against relying solely on the failed transactions chart, as it doesn't accurately reflect the user experience. He points out that the system allows for too much spam with minimal economic activity. Fixing this issue would not only increase current revenue numbers and throughput but also greatly improve the overall user experience.

It's unfortunate that trading bots are causing these issues, but it's good to see people like Mert Mumtaz raising awareness about it. Let me know if you have any more questions or if there's anything else you'd like to discuss!