Whistleblower Edward Snowden criticized the Solana blockchain for alleged centralization and lack of adherence to Web3 principles.A Solana advocate challenged Snowden to provide evidence of how a small group of node operators could disrupt the network.The Solana community defended the project's level of decentralization and announced the upcoming introduction of Firedancer, a validator client.Solana, launched in 2020, has gained popularity among Web3 developers and currently has a market cap of $70 billion.