PANews reported on September 20 that Jump Trading's transitional validator client "Frankendancer" has gone live on the Solana mainnet, serving as a precursor to Jump's highly anticipated Firedancer software. According to Kevin Bowers, Chief Scientist at Jump, speaking at the Solana Breakpoint conference, Frankendancer integrates existing validation techniques with Jump's innovative technology and has already contributed to the performance of the Solana blockchain. Firedancer, as Solana's second independent validation client, is expected to enhance the network's redundancy and performance. Currently, Firedancer is running on the testnet, indicating its nearing minimum viability and a potential for launch soon.