Solana's blockchain network reached its 1,000th epoch on July 10, 2026, marking over five years of continuous, stable operation since its launch in March 2020. An epoch is a time period of about 2-3 days used for network processes like validator rewards. In June 2026, Solana processed a record 3.77 billion non-vote transactions, reflecting strong real user activity. Despite this milestone, Solana's market price remained stable, as the network focuses on expanding decentralized finance, asset tokenization, and technical upgrades like the Firedancer validator client and Alpenglow consensus update.
Solana's futures trading volume has surged over 100% on major exchanges like Binance and OKX, yet its price remains steady near $75.30. This disconnect suggests increased speculative activity without strong buying demand, while a high ratio of long p...
Bitcoin stabilized above $63,000, gaining 0.8% amid a rebound in U.S. equities, with Nasdaq futures hitting a high since early July. However, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $390 million in net outflows last week, marking the largest withdrawal in six wee...
Solana (SOL) is trading near $75, maintaining support above the crucial $60-$62 zone after a significant decline from its $253 peak. The recent Alpenglow upgrade, which drastically reduces transaction finality times, has been approved by over 98% of ...
Solana (SOL) saw its futures trading volume more than double across major exchanges, including Binance and OKX, yet its price remained nearly unchanged around $75.30. This surge in trading activity, combined with a strong long bias in positions, sugg...
Michael Egorov, founder of Curve Finance, harshly criticized Solana's Pump.fun platform, calling it a "casino of scams" due to its memecoin culture. He also pointed out that Phantom wallet's hardware wallet integration is inferior to Ethereum's Metam...
