Solana (SOL) is positioned as a strong buy in 2026 at its current price of $84, with a projected short-term target of $100, offering a 19.05% upside. This optimism is driven by the upcoming Alpenglow consensus upgrade, which will drastically reduce transaction finality times, and significant institutional inflows, including over $1 billion in Solana ETFs. Compared to other major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Ripple, Solana offers a unique blend of high throughput, low fees, and growing real-world utility, making it a compelling addition to digital asset portfolios despite some short-term risks if it fails to break key resistance levels.
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse confirmed that Wall Street and crypto firms are increasingly embracing the institutional finance approach that XRP and Ripple promoted from the start. This shift follows years of criticism labeling XRP as a "banker coin,"...
Kalshi has introduced Solana (SOL) perpetual futures trading, adding to its lineup of CFTC-regulated crypto derivatives in the United States. This move is part of Kalshi's "American Perpetuals" initiative, allowing traders to hold positions indefinit...
Helius has acquired Light Protocol to enhance privacy features on the Solana blockchain by combining cryptographic innovation with infrastructure expertise. This acquisition refocuses Light Protocol on its original zero-knowledge privacy mission, ena...
Kalshi has introduced Solana perpetual futures to its CFTC-regulated crypto derivatives lineup, expanding its American Perpetuals product suite. This addition follows Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP contracts, with Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, Stellar, and Hedera...
Raydium's Legacy AMM V3 program was exploited due to a validation flaw allowing an attacker to bypass proportion checks and drain $1.34 million from five inactive liquidity pools. The attack did not affect current Raydium programs, SDK, or user inter...
