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The CAP theorem is critical concern in distributed systems, as it dictates the trade-offs between consistency, availability, and partition tolerance. Solana prioritizes consistency in the event of a partition. If more than two-thirds of nodes remain operational, they can quickly finalize blocks, ensuring better network health and quicker responses to failures.
However, if the network witnesses extensive downtimes, Solana has protocols in place that allow the system to wait for nodes to recover rather than immediately altering the validator pool, further strengthening its resilience against potential attacks.