Circle minted $3.5 billion worth of USDC stablecoins on the Solana blockchain in one week, including a single $1 billion transaction on June 16. This surge pushes total USDC issuance on Solana past $64 billion for 2026, highlighting growing institutional interest and demand for Solana's low-fee, high-speed stablecoin infrastructure. Partnerships with custodial banks like BNY Mellon support this institutional activity, suggesting Solana is becoming a key network for large-scale stablecoin operations. Increased USDC liquidity benefits Solana holders by boosting transaction fees and DeFi activity, marking a shift toward real economic use cases over speculative trading.
Solana is considering a proposal to reduce future SOL issuance by 18.9 million tokens over six years, potentially increasing its value by slowing supply growth. The network recently set a new record with over 1.5 million agentic (automated) transacti...
Bitcoin options with a notional value of about $6.4 billion are set to expire on August 28, 2026. This large expiry could influence market positioning and volatility, though the actual impact on Bitcoin's price depends on factors like strike distribu...
Solana has implemented its first rent reduction on the testnet, lowering on-chain storage fees by 90% from 6,960 to 696 lamports per byte. This change makes maintaining token accounts about ten times cheaper, reducing costs from roughly $0.16 to $0.0...
Solana's token (SOL) surged past $109 on August 27, 2026, reaching its highest level in eight months and gaining 45% against Bitcoin over the past month. This rise occurred despite Bitcoin testing near $80,000, showing strong trader interest in Solan...
Solana (SOL) surged to $109.41 on 27 August, its highest level this year, outperforming Bitcoin which hovered just below $80,000. The price jump followed Solana's first on-chain governance vote, which approved proposals to tighten SOL supply and rest...
