ChainCatcher news, Kuleen Nimkar, the DePIN lead at the Solana Foundation, stated that Solana plans to release the full version of the Firedancer upgrade in 2025, with a "streamlined version" set to launch beforehand. As network activity for decentralized infrastructure protocols continues to grow, this upgrade aims to enhance Solana's overall reliability and scalability. Kuleen mentioned during the DePIN discussion at DEFICON on May 23, "We are seeing a lot of emerging deep projects doing everything." DePIN, or Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks, refers to the use of blockchain to manage and operate physical infrastructure systems.