Helium network founder Amir Haleem tweeted his support late Wednesday for the decentralized wireless network’s migration to Solana, the blockchain ecosystem perhaps hardest-hit by FTX’s sudden implosion.
“None of the criteria we used to evaluate the various L1 blockchains has changed from when we proposed HIP70 and now,” he said, referring to the community vote that saw Helium abandon its own blockchain in favor of Solana’s in late September.
i still believe that those of us who went through those times understand what it takes to make it. this cycle feels just as bad, or worse. but i have absolute conviction that the team is going to stay strong and focused, even when things feel impossibly hard
— amir.hnt (??,??) (@amirhaleem) November 10, 2022
Helium is a crypto-powered wireless hotspot network that until recently operated atop its own blockchain. The move to Solana will see it integrate with that far larger network’s big tech gambits, including Solana’s crypto-centric cellphone.
The project has been plagued by accusations of lying about key partnerships and its actual profitability.