Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko announced at Consensus Miami 2026 that the Alpenglow upgrade, aimed at significantly improving transaction finality, speed, and network reliability, could deploy as early as next quarter. This upgrade targets the network's consensus mechanism to reduce latency and enhance confirmation speed, approaching near light-speed performance. It is especially important for financial applications like trading and payments that require rapid execution. While no exact release date is set, Alpenglow marks a key step in Solana's evolution toward more consistent and dependable blockchain operations.
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...
Ethereum rose 3.17% to $1,923.53, outperforming Bitcoin's modest 0.18% gain to $64,588.87, signaling an early rotation toward large-cap altcoins. Despite this, overall market activity slowed, with declines in DeFi, stablecoin, and derivatives trading...
Ethereum futures long positions among top traders increased by over 3 percentage points across both USDT- and coin-margined markets, indicating a broad-based shift in short-term sentiment. This rise suggests heightened attention on ETH compared to ot...
