Tag
solana
50 articles

Solana Cuts Transaction Finality to 150ms With Oct. 21 Alpenglow Upgrade
Network replaces TowerBFT voting system to guarantee payment irreversibility in one or two validator rounds, slashing perceived latency for merchants and cross-chain bridges.
Tokenized Equities Hit $3.3B as 70% of Trading Moves Off-Hours
On-chain stock trading on BNB Chain, Solana and Base surges 15% in 30 days, with investors executing trades around the clock outside traditional U.S. market hours.
SkyAI Dumps 1.57M SOL in October, Faces $160M Unrealized Loss
The AI-focused entity sold 78 percent of its 2M SOL holdings at $107–$111 per token, well below its $194 average cost basis.

Trader 0xdd6a Opens $26.5M Short Across Five Cryptos on Aster DEX
A single on-chain entity deployed $26.5M in 20x leveraged shorts across Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP and Dogecoin on Aster DEX, with all five positions currently profitable.
DeFi Development Authorizes CHAD Buyback Below $10 Par
The Solana treasury firm greenlighted an open-ended repurchase program for its preferred stock to establish liquidity and defend the $10 face value.

AI Chatbots Flag UNI, SOL, ETH as October Gainers on Futures, Upgrades
OpenAI and Google's AI platforms cite CME UNI futures, Solana's Alpenglow upgrade, and institutional ETF inflows as drivers of altcoin momentum heading into Q4

Pump.fun Q1 DEX Volume Tops $2B as Solana Memecoins Thrive
The Solana launchpad has generated nearly $800 million in total revenue since launching in January 2024, cementing its role in the chain's token creation ecosystem.

Tokenized Stocks Hit $3.8B as BNB Chain Claims 31 Percent Share
Market capitalization surged from under $20 million in late 2024, with unique holders up 60 percent in 30 days.

Open Standard's OUSD Hits $666.3M Market Cap, Tempo Chain Captures 71% Supply
The newly launched stablecoin, backed by Stripe, Visa, and Coinbase, processed $2.6B in cumulative transfer volume with Tempo chain accounting for $1.19B
Tokenized RWA Market Hits $46.7B as DeFi Deposits Surge to $3.6B
Ethereum dominates with 49 percent of the $46.7 billion market as tokenized credit funds and gold assets drive growth across multiple chains.

Fiserv Launches Live Stablecoin Platform With 90+ ND Banks on Solana
Bank of North Dakota's Roughrider Coin goes live on Fiserv's digital asset infrastructure, enabling real-time interbank settlements across Solana.
Fomo's Daily Revenue Tops Pump.fun on Solana
The social trading platform generated $1.76 million in daily revenue Friday, exceeding the memecoin launchpad's $1.1 million, according to DefiLlama

Crypto Liquidity Fractures: Solana Leads Spot DEX, Hyperliquid Dominates Perps
On-chain data shows stablecoin reserves concentrate on Ethereum and Tron, while trading activity shifts to specialized ecosystems like Solana and Hyperliquid.
Solana Foundation Hires Binance, Polygon Execs to Push Institutional Adoption
Rachel Conlan joins as Chief Strategy Officer and Jamal Raees takes payments role, signaling Solana's pivot toward banking partnerships and tokenized asset settlement.

Fomo's Daily Revenue Tops Pump.fun on Solana, Hyperliquid Perps Drive Growth
The social trading platform generated $1.76 million on Friday, Sept. 4, exceeding Pump.fun's $1.1 million, though the memecoin launchpad maintains a 30-day revenue lead.
Bitcoin ETFs Capture $433M as Institutional Demand Absorbs Profit-Taking
On Sept. 18, digital asset ETFs recorded $660 million in net inflows, with Bitcoin funds leading as on-chain metrics show sustained institutional accumulation despite profit-taking.

Solana Cuts Slot Time to 250 Milliseconds, Prioritizing Latency Over Throughput
The network's third scheduled upgrade compresses block production frequency and epoch lengths, benefiting price-sensitive applications like oracles and AMMs.
Fomo Overtakes Pump.fun in Daily Revenue on Solana
The social trading platform generated $1.76 million on Sept. 4, exceeding Pump.fun's $1.1 million, though the memecoin launchpad still leads on a 30-day basis.
Solana Cuts Slot Time to 250ms, Shrinking Validator Windows and MEV Windows
Faster clock reduces transaction-ordering power concentration and slippage windows for swaps, but leaves raw throughput unchanged.

Solana Governance Votes on Emissions Cut, Fee Mechanism During Meme Coin Competition
Validators are deciding on a constitution, an 18.9 million SOL emissions reduction, and a fee mechanism targeting 9,000 daily SOL burns as Robinhood Chain and Base gain market share.
Grayscale's Bitcoin-Free Portfolio Loads 26% XRP, 42% Ether
New Digital Assets Next Gen model portfolio positions XRP as second-largest holding, but six of seven underlying funds trade below launch prices
Bitcoin Spot ETFs Reverse Course With $160M Inflow
Bitcoin spot ETFs logged $160.04 million in net inflows on Sept. 14, snapping weeks of outflows as Ethereum, Solana and XRP funds also turned positive.
Pump.fun Shifts to Holder Rewards, Deprecates Cashback for New Launches
The Solana memecoin launchpad rerouted trading fee distribution on Sept. 12, directing proceeds to token holders multiple times hourly instead of traders or creators.
Bitcoin ETF Outflows Hit $462.73M as Institutions Rotate to Ethereum, Solana, XRP
Ethereum spot ETFs led inflows with $197.11 million as institutional capital shifts away from Bitcoin products.
Bitcoin ETFs Post $463M Outflow, Ending Three-Week Rally
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded their first net outflows in four weeks, with $463 million heading for the exits as institutional accumulation momentum stalls

Fomo's Daily Revenue Surpasses Pump.fun on Solana
Fomo generated $1.76 million in daily revenue on Friday, September 4, overtaking Pump.fun's $1.1 million on Solana

Tokenized Stock Holders Surge 619% to 3.6M, BNB Chain Leads
On-chain equity tokenization added 928,000 holders in August alone, with BNB Chain and Robinhood Chain driving adoption across multiple L1s and L2s.
Solana Tokenized Equities Hit $684M as GRND Volume Doubles NYSE Trading
Solana's tokenized equity market reached a record $684 million, with the GRND token trading nearly twice the volume of its underlying stock on its first day.
Pump.fun iOS App Pulled From US and India Stores
The Solana memecoin launchpad was temporarily removed from major app markets, with leadership signaling a quick return.
Fomo's Daily Revenue Surpasses Pump.fun as Solana Trading Grows
The social trading app generated $1.76 million on Sept. 4, exceeding Pump.fun's $1.1 million, though the memecoin launchpad leads over 30 days with $57 million in revenue.

Fomo Daily Revenue Surpasses Pump.fun on Solana
The social trading platform generated $1.76 million in daily revenue Friday, outpacing the memecoin launchpad, though Pump.fun leads over 30 days.
ZCAT Memecoin Distributes $2.8M in Zcash as ZEC Breaks $1,200
Solana-based Anonymous Cat token funnels 3 percent transaction tax to holders in established privacy coin, betting on ZEC price strength

Backpack Tokenized Stocks Hit $1.7M Market Cap on Solana
Token Terminal added five Backpack-issued tokenized equities to its dashboard on Sept. 4, including MSTR and MRNA, as on-chain equity volume accelerates.

BNB Chain Leads Tokenized Stocks to $3.1B On-Chain Market Cap
BNB Chain controls 32.7 percent of $3.1 billion in tokenized equity capitalization as weekly trading volume peaks near $3 billion
Backpack US Taps Multicoin's Kyle Samani for Board, Pushes Tokenized Equity Trading
Solana-backed investor Kyle Samani joins Backpack's board as the regulated platform expands tokenized US stock trading on-chain.
Robinhood Chain Tops Ethereum in Daily App Revenue at Two Months Old
The Ethereum L2 generated $2.66M in application fees in 24 hours, second only to Solana, despite built-in incentives favoring tokenized equities over memecoins.
Neuberger Berman's HINC Joins Loopscale as Collateral on Solana
Securitize's tokenized high-yield credit fund lets accredited investors borrow USDG at fixed rates without selling their position, marking the first sub-investment-grade credit product to enter an on-chain lending market.
Robinhood Chain Posts $2.66M Daily App Revenue, Topping Ethereum
Two months after launch, Robinhood's L1 ranked second globally in 24-hour app revenue behind Solana, driven almost entirely by memecoin trading rather than its intended tokenized-equity use case.

Bitwise Solana Staking ETF Crosses $1B AUM in Less Than 10 Months
BSOL became the first individual Solana ETF to reach the milestone, capturing 81 percent of category assets amid retail inflows.

Solana Staking ETF Hits $1B AUM as Yield Cushions Price Risk
Bitwise's BSOL became the first single U.S. spot Solana ETF to reach $1 billion in assets, driven by consistent 7% staking yields that offset volatility.

Solana Validators Pass Disinflation Vote After Last-Minute Flip
SGP-0002 secured 67 percent support in Solana's first network-wide governance vote after a major validator switched sides in the final hour
Schwab Adds Solana, Avalanche, Chainlink to $12.6T Crypto Platform
Charles Schwab expands direct trading access to three major altcoins months after launching Bitcoin and Ethereum on its platform.
Bitcoin Holds $79K as 23% Rally Hits 50-Week Resistance at $81K
Bitcoin pulled back from $81,265 as the 50-week moving average capped gains; XRP surged 45% in seven days while spot Bitcoin ETFs drew $337.56 million in a single day.
Stablecoin Supply Hits $321B All-Time High as USDC Leads Weekly Inflows
Total supply added $2.45B in seven days, with USDC reaching $2B weekly growth and USDC capturing 90% of Base's $5B stablecoin liquidity
Bitcoin Clears $80K as Solana Validators Vote on Supply Cuts
BTC trades at $80,677 after Treasury bond-buyback expansion fuels 25% weekly rally; SOL validators debate proposals to slow issuance and boost burns as overbought signals flash.
Trump Team Extracts $3.39M USDC via Solana DEX as Token Crashes 33%
On-chain data shows the TRUMP token team used single-sided liquidity provision on Meteora to convert holdings to stablecoin, following $39M+ in prior exchange transfers.
altFINS Adds 200 Tokenized Stocks, ETFs as RWA Market Doubles to $1.48B
The crypto analytics platform now supports tokenized equities across its full suite of tools as the segment grew 114 percent in market cap during H1 2026.
SEC Crypto Reg Could Unlock $75M Annual Token Offerings for ETH, SOL, BNB
Grayscale research identifies Ethereum, Solana, and BNB Chain as prime beneficiaries from new SEC rules enabling token-based fundraising in the U.S.

Pump.fun Co-Founder Noah Tweedale: 'I Am a Massive Bear on Decentralization'
Tweedale told Crypto Insider on Aug. 8 that user experience beats decentralization every time — and Solana's rise over Ethereum proves it.
PUMP Token Rises 9% as Golden Cross Forms on Buyback Revenue
Pump.fun's native token hits $0.003000 intraday as its first 50/200-day EMA crossover since its mid-2025 launch is backed by $11.52M in weekly protocol revenue.