Solana's U.S. spot ETFs have attracted $1.22 billion in inflows over five sessions, driven mainly by Bitwise's BSOL fund, even as the SOL price remains well below its all-time high. The Solana blockchain recorded a record 4.2 billion transactions in July, boosted by a 66% increase in block capacity and rising tokenized real-world assets totaling $3.73 billion. Meme coin trading on Solana also surged, reaching $5.2 billion in weekly volume in mid-August. Despite these strong fundamentals and growing institutional interest, SOL's price is still about 67% below its peak, with investors awaiting the upcoming Alpenglow upgrade to potentially improve transaction finality and support price recovery.
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...
