Traditional Database vs Solana Accounts — Same Energy, Different Universe

Concept Traditional Database Solana Accounts The Basic Unit A row in a table An account — a fixed chunk of on-chain storage tied to a public key Who Owns It The company running the database The keypair holder. Period. No admin override. No "forgot password." How You Prove Identity Username + password (stored and verified by the server) Cryptographic signature with your private key — math proves you, not a middleman How Data is Stored Flexible schemas, columns, data types — ALTER TABLE whenever y