Solana has overtaken Base in daily x402 micropayment transactions for the first time in six months, recording 518,400 payments on January 20, 2026, compared to Base's 505,000. This shift highlights Solana's growing dominance in the AI-driven micropayment space, with Solana capturing about 70% of monthly x402 volume by mid-August 2026. The rise is partly due to Ramp's integration of x402 AI agent wallet capabilities on Solana, targeting over 70,000 businesses and boosting stablecoin transactions, mainly in USDC. This development marks a significant change in how blockchains compete for automated, scalable payment infrastructure.
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...
