Key Highlights Solana reduced its target slot time from 300 milliseconds to 250 milliseconds, accelerating the network clock by approximately 17% without expanding total transaction throughput. The change increases slot frequency to four per second from roughly 3.3, shortening each validator’s leader window from 1.2 seconds to one second and rotating transaction-ordering authority faster. DeFi ...
Key Highlights Raydium ($RAY) surged 12% as protocol earnings reached a yearly high of approximately $3.87 million in September, bringing total earnings to $23.26 million. LaunchLab infrastructure drove 25% of the $2.64 million allocated to $RAY buybacks, with Stonk.fun emerging as a major launch platform. Despite spot net selling of $311,530 in 24 hours, rising ...
Peaq Integrates with Solana via Sunrise to Boost Blockchain Performance Peaq has officially launched on Solana through Sunrise, a strategic initiative designed to enhance blockchain capabilities across industrial applications. The integration marks a significant milestone in the altcoin sector, underscoring the growing synergy between emerging blockchain technologies and traditional industries. How the Peaq–Solana Partnership Works ...
Solana Price Analysis: $SOL Holds $100 as Momentum Fades Despite Bullish Structure As of September 17, 2026, Solana ($SOL) trades near $100.08, a level that has become a genuine battleground between an intact daily uptrend and momentum that is clearly losing steam. The broader cryptocurrency market offers little directional clarity, with total crypto market capitalization ...
Solana DeFi Growth Accelerates as Tokenized Stock TVL Hits $87.4 Million Solana is making significant strides in the decentralized finance sector, with its total value locked (TVL) in tokenized stocks reaching $87.4 million, according to data highlighted by CryptoTwitter commentator @tokenterminal. This marks a substantial increase from previous levels and signals burgeoning interest in tokenized ...
On Tuesday, Kamino appointed Michael Weisz as chief executive and announced the formation of an institutional team in New York City. The move signals a strategic shift toward unlocking lending demand for the approximately $4 billion in real‑world assets (RWAs) now residing on Solana, rather than simply tokenizing them. Solana’s RWA Milestone and Kamino’s Next Step ...
Solana activated the txv1 feature gate on mainnet at the start of epoch 1035 on September 15, 2026, at approximately 01:00 UTC, raising the network’s maximum transaction size from 1,232 bytes to 4,096 bytes, according to an official upgrade note published by the Solana Foundation. The change is defined in SIMD-0296 and delivered through the ...
Solana blockchain co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko reacted with pointed sarcasm after three of the most prominent figures in artificial intelligence simultaneously called for a slowdown in advanced model development. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and xAI founder Elon Musk each warned of safety risks, yet Yakovenko framed the coordinated messaging as a strategic ...
Solana Whale Accumulates 11,487 SOL Worth $1.14 Million, Signaling Bullish Sentiment A major Solana whale identified as 7GP6Bz has purchased 11,487 SOL tokens valued at approximately $1.14 million, according to on-chain data highlighted by crypto analyst @lookonchain. The transaction has drawn immediate market attention, underscoring growing confidence in Solana’s ecosystem despite mixed broader crypto market ...
Bitwise Accumulates $107.4 Million in SOL as Solana ETF Inflows Persist Leading asset management firm Bitwise has significantly increased its Solana position, acquiring $107.4 million worth of SOL tokens despite sluggish momentum in the broader Solana ETF market. The substantial purchase, identified through on-chain analytics platform Arkham Intelligence, coincides with a month of consistent capital ...
World, a prediction market protocol built on Solana, has formally launched its standalone platform to more than one million users from its waitlist. The rollout moves the service out of its preliminary phase inside the Phantom wallet, where it had operated since July 2026, and onto a dedicated web interface. Market Catalog Exceeds 150,000 Contracts ...
Pump.fun, the Solana-based platform known for streamlined token creation and memecoin trading, appears to be broadening its scope. On-chain data reveals the emergence of new trading pairs linked to traditional equities, signaling a potential pivot toward tokenized stock exposure. Stock-Linked Pairs Surface on Pump.fun Blockchain analytics indicate that currency pairs referencing stock prices have begun ...