Solana has achieved over $7.1 billion in weekly spot trading volume from June 12 to June 18, 2026, surpassing major centralized exchanges like Coinbase and Kraken. This surge places Solana third after Binance and Bybit in spot trading volume, highlighting its growing adoption due to fast transaction speeds and low costs. The increased on-chain activity and new token launches have attracted more retail traders, positioning Solana as a strong competitor in the crypto market.
A large trader on Hyperliquid increased leveraged long positions by nearly $12 million during a market decline on September 28. Over 60% of this new capital was allocated to Ethereum, with 2,750 ETH purchased at an average price of $2,684, totaling a...
Solana's Real Economic Value (REV), which measures network revenue from transaction fees, reached its highest weekly level since January 2026. This rebound follows months of decline after the memecoin craze cooled, driven by surging transaction volum...
Solana has reduced its target slot time from 400 milliseconds to 250 milliseconds, aiming to improve network efficiency while maintaining stable skipped-slot rates. This change has decreased inactivity periods caused by consecutive skipped slots but ...
A large transfer of 500,000 SOL worth about $60.5 million to Binance did not significantly impact Solana's price, which remained stable around $120. Meanwhile, whale long positions and Solana ETFs have surged, indicating growing bullish interest. Inc...
Solana has achieved a new weekly record by processing over 800 million non-vote transactions, reflecting real user activity like trades and DeFi interactions. This surge follows a July 29 upgrade that increased the compute limit per block by 66%, boo...
