Solana's engineering firm Anza plans to reduce the network's slot times from 400 milliseconds to 200 milliseconds with the upcoming Agave v4.2 client upgrade, doubling transaction processing speed. This upgrade is part of a broader effort to enhance network performance, including infrastructure optimizations like reducing Turbine retransmit latency. Additionally, the Alpenglow consensus initiative aims to further improve finality times and remove on-chain vote transactions, which currently inflate Solana's transaction counts. These changes are expected to make the network more efficient and provide more accurate performance metrics, which is significant for investors monitoring Solana's economic model.
Bitcoin and Ethereum experienced combined outflows exceeding $59 million as traders moved funds into stablecoins like USDT and fiat currencies, signaling a cautious stance in the crypto market. This rotation reflects a short-term defensive strategy, ...
Solana (SOL) maintains its price in the mid-$70 range, supported by several key developments. These include Circle's recent issuance of $500 million in USDC on the Solana network, increasing liquidity and transactional demand. Additionally, instituti...
Solana's number of wallets holding tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) has exceeded 300,000, surpassing Ethereum's roughly 200,000 holders. While Solana's RWA value doubled in 2026 to $3.45 billion, Ethereum still leads with $16.3 billion in tokenized...
Ethereum has strengthened its position as the top staking network with a 12.13% weekly increase in staked market cap, reaching $78.08 billion. This growth highlights a shift of investor interest back to large-cap, liquid networks despite mixed result...
Solana (SOL) has gained about 30% from its June low, trading around $78 and surpassing its 50-day EMA. The token's upward momentum is supported by increased speculative trading and a new SuperTrend buy signal, the first since October 2025. However, i...
