Tagged: solana

April 13, 2026 @ 4:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coin Metrics State of the Network update noted that as blockspace scales and transaction costs keep falling, differentiation between various blockchains is gradually shifting from cost to more use-case specialization. Coin Metrics also touched on Bitcoin’s 20 millionth coin being mined in the past month,… Read More

April 8, 2026 @ 1:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As part of a seemingly decisive step toward elevating protection standards in the blockchain space, the Solana Foundation has launched STRIDE, a new comprehensive security framework designed to enhance safeguards for decentralized finance applications built on its network. Unveiled on April 6, 2026, in collaboration… Read More

April 2, 2026 @ 7:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Solana-based perpetual futures exchange Drift Protocol fell victim to a large-scale security breach on April 1, 2026. On-chain monitoring firms reported that attackers siphoned roughly $285 million in various cryptocurrencies from the platform’s primary vault, marking one of the most substantial DeFi incidents of the… Read More

March 24, 2026 @ 6:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

The banks are at it again. Instead of competing on a level playing field with digital asset firms, they want to put their hand on the regulatory scale to ensure they maintain a moat that helps them, but not consumers. Spewing FUD regarding deposit flight,… Read More

March 24, 2026 @ 2:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In the fast-growing ecosystem of cryptocurrency trading, particularly on the Solana blockchain, product development continues to reshape how users interact with markets. A notable development comes from Trojan, which has progressed from its initial phase as a popular Telegram trading assistant to launching a full-fledged… Read More

March 8, 2026 @ 11:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain networks depend on carefully designed transaction pricing systems to balance performance, fairness, and protection against abuse. On February 27, 2026, security experts at CertiK revealed how their analysis helped eliminate a serious flaw in Solana’s architecture that could have let attackers overwhelm validators with… Read More

February 24, 2026 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cryptocurrency investors are navigating one of the most anxious periods in recent memory, with Bitcoin slipping beneath the $63,000 level and broader risk assets showing clear signs of strain. As of early Tuesday, February 24, 2026, the leading digital asset had touched intraday lows near… Read More

February 15, 2026 @ 11:41 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Hex Trust, a digital assets financial service provider specializing in markets services, custody, and staking, this week announced its official partnership with Jito Foundation, a Solana-focused protocol building network infrastructure. As part of the partnership, Hex Trust has integrated JitoSOL, a liquid staking token on… Read More

February 13, 2026 @ 10:28 am By JD Alois  |  

In what is being described as a first-of-its-kind tri-party custody model, Anchorage Digital, Kamino, and Solana Company are collaborating to enable institutions to stake SOL. According to a release, the service will support institutions to access onchain borrowing without moving assets out of regulated custody,… Read More

February 13, 2026 @ 8:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, once positioned himself as a visionary in the crypto and tech worlds. Before his empire crumbled amid allegations of massive fraud, SBF made several shrewd early investments that have since exploded in worth. These… Read More

February 1, 2026 @ 1:27 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

WisdomTree (NYSE: WT) has added Solana as an available blockchain, enabling both retail and institutional investors to access WisdomTree’s tokenized funds through the WisdomTree Connect and WisdomTree Prime platforms. The integration extends WisdomTree’s full suite of regulated tokenized funds to Solana as part of the… Read More

January 7, 2026 @ 2:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a yet another move signaling the ongoing convergence of traditional finance and digital assets, Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) has submitted applications to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) focused on Bitcoin (BTC) and Solana (SOL). This development represents an expansion… Read More

December 27, 2025 @ 5:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinGecko noted that the Solana (SOL) ecosystem has recorded its second consecutive year as the most popular blockchain ecosystem, capturing 26.79% of global interest in “chain-specific crypto narratives” in 2025. However, the report from CoinGecko also mentioned that the Solana ecosystem’s mindshare has shrunk significantly… Read More

December 19, 2025 @ 12:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Forward Industries (NASDAQ: FWDI), a Solana digital asset treasury company, announced that its SEC-registered shares are now live on the Solana blockchain through Superstate’s Opening Bell platform marking the first time a public company’s equity can be used directly within decentralized finance (DeFi). Via this… Read More

December 17, 2025 @ 10:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ), a global provider of exchange-traded products (ETPs), in partnership with Galaxy Asset Management (Nasdaq: GLXY), a global enabler of digital assets and data center infrastructure, announced the launch of the Invesco Galaxy Solana ETP (QSOL). QSOL offers investors direct exposure to… Read More

December 17, 2025 @ 7:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As institutions adopt on-chain credit, FalconX’s lending desk has integrated Kamino, a “decentralized” lending protocol on Solana, into its lending and structured product offerings. By utilizing Kamino’s non-custodial infrastructure and fixed-rate lending design, FalconX can access liquidity, maximize capital efficiency, and support the institutional demand… Read More

December 12, 2025 @ 1:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

R3 says it will launch a Corda protocol to support a Solana, curated yield vault offering managed RWA yield. The protocol is expected to be available in the first half of 2026. R3 explains the mission as supporting their vision of connecting TradFi and DeFi… Read More

December 8, 2025 @ 7:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Galaxy Digital Inc. (NASDAQ: GLXY), a global firm focused on digital assets and data center infrastructure, announced that it is now the Development Company for Liquid Collective, which is described as the enterprise-grade liquid staking protocol, via its acquisition of Alluvial Finance, a staking software… Read More

December 4, 2025 @ 8:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The crypto ETF ecosystem has grown considerably in size and scope during this past year. VanEck has also added to this activity this last month when it launched the VanEck Solana ETF (VSOL), which is now reportedly the third SOL ETF in the United States… Read More

November 26, 2025 @ 9:33 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

RateX, a Solana-based yield trading protocol, has raised $10.4 million across three funding rounds over the past two years, including a recently completed $7 million strategic round. The latest raise includes participation from Animoca Ventures, ECHO, GSR, Crypto.com Capital, Gate, Rzong Capital, BGX Capital, and… Read More