Solana

Solana is an open source project implementing a new, high-performance, permissionless blockchain. Solana is a general purpose blockchain similar to Ethereum. End user applications as of now include decentralized finance (DeFi), non-fungible tokens (NFT), marketplaces, games, and more. It aims to improve scalability by introducing a proof-of-history (PoH) consensus combined with the underlying proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus of the blockchain.

Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko published a whitepaper describing Proof of History, a technique that would become critical to Solana's blockchain infrastructure, in Nov. 2017. 

Co-founder Greg Fitzgerald, who had worked with Yakovenko at Qualcomm, began prototyping the open source implementation of the whitepaper. It was published under the name Silk in 2018. 

After starting the company under the name Loom, Yakovenko, Fitzgerald, and other co-founders rebranded to Solana. Solana launched on Mainnet Beta in March 2020.

Solana was built to facilitate the development of scalable, user-friendly decentralized apps with low costs and high speeds for transactions.

Solana believes its unique blockchain architecture that combines the proof-of-stake consensus mechanism and its own proof of history mechanism is the key to achieving these goals.

Proof of history works almost like a cryptographic timestamp that proves that an event has occurred at a specific time. It enables the blockchain to work fast while maintaining security and decentralization.

There are about 304 million SOL in circulation as of November 2021. Solana has an initial inflation rate of 8%, which will decrease by 15% a year until it reaches a long-term inflation rate of 1.5%. SOL is Solana’s native token.

Solana competes with other blockchain platforms such as Ethereum and Avalanche to host crypto projects such as NFTs, decentralized exchanges, and gaming. 

Developers and users flocked from Ethereum to Solana due to high transaction costs, but many could gravitate back towards Ethereum if it manages to lower costs, which could happen as a result of the Ethereum 2.0 upgrade and layer 2 rollups. 

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Ondo Finance expands Ondo Global Markets to Solana, adding 200+ tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs. Ondo Finance announced on January 21, 2026 that Ondo Global Markets is launching on Solana, bringing over 200 tokenized U.S. stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs)—backed by liquidity from NASDAQ and NYSE—to Solana's ecosystem and its 3.2 million daily active users.

Ondo Expands to Solana, Adding Hundreds of Tokenized US Stocks and ETFs

Real-world assets tokenization platform Ondo Finance (CRYPTO: ONDO) launched hundreds of blockchain-based stocks, exchange-traded funds, bonds, and commodities on Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) on Wednesday. Solana Goes TradFi Ondo Finance said in an X post that it's bringing the “full TradFi portfolio” to Solana, one of the most popular networks for decentralized finance.

Nvidia, Microsoft Trading On Solana? Ondo Finance Launches 'Full TradFi Portfolio' Of Stocks, ETFs, Gold On The Blockchain

Network activity has risen, driven by speculation around AI tokens, with active addresses increasing from 14.7 million to 18.9 million in a week.

Solana outpaces crypto market as Claude Code-linked token frenzy lifts network activity

The explosive growth stems from the virality of Anthropic's Claude Code, creating a feedback loop where speculators launched tokens for trending AI repositories.

Solana activity jumps as Claude Code virality fuels a new token launch frenzy

The expansion comes as tokenized real-world assets continue to gain traction across crypto markets.

Ondo Finance Brings 200+ Tokenized U.S. Stocks and ETFs to Solana

The Solana Policy Institute pressed for stronger legal protections for software developers following the guilty verdict against Roman Storm.

Roman Storm's case is ‘not an isolated dispute,' Solana Policy Institute says as it pushes for software developer protections

Nansen has launched integrated AI-driven trading, enabling onchain execution across Solana and Base via its web and mobile apps.

Nansen rolls out AI-powered trading solution on Solana and Base in a shift from pure analytics

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Ethereum

A global risk-off wave tied to Trump's tariff threats, tensions with Europe and a shock selloff in Japanese bonds pushed investors out of risky trades.

ETH, SOL, ADA drop 5% as Trump trade threats and bond selloff spark crypto risk-off

SKR serves as the native asset designed to power control, economics, incentives, and ownership across the Solana Mobile ecosystem.

Solana Mobile launches SKR token airdrop for Seeker phone users and developers

The token will play a central role in governance and staking, allowing holders to delegate tokens to help secure and scale the mobile ecosystem.

Solana Mobile begins SKR token airdrop to Seeker phone users

Bitcoin

Bitcoin and Solana have both fallen out of what traders call a "golden cross"—and hard. Prediction market traders are shifting their bets, with bullish sentiment fading fast.

Bitcoin, Solana Break Below Key Price Support: Here's What the Charts Are Saying

Coinbase just updated its official asset listing roadmap to include two digital assets from the Solana (SOL) ecosystem that the exchange says may be listed in the near future. According to an update, the assets newly added to the Coinbase roadmap include Seeker (SKR) and FIGHT (FIGHT).

Top Crypto Exchange Coinbase Adds Two Solana (SOL) Ecosystem Altcoins to Listing Roadmap

The founders of Solstice and BonkX argue that stablecoins are DeFi's gateway drug, and lifestyle payments will onboard the next wave of users.

Accelerating retail payments on Solana with BonkX and Solstice

Solana ecosystem tokens fell this week amid heightened geopolitical turbulence and uneven sentiment across the network's most prominent market segments.

Solana News: KAITO Plummets, ZORA Goes Cross-Chain, RWAs Top $1B, and More

Despite strong fundamentals including $15 billion in stablecoins and $1 billion in tokenized real-world assets, technical signals suggest growing uncertainty.

Solana falls, rebounds from $145 as crypto market liquidations near $350 million 

SOL Strategies has launched STKESOL, staking over 500,000 SOL to expand its Solana-focused infrastructure operations.

SOL Strategies deepens Solana footprint with STKESOL liquid staking token

Forward Industries reported holding nearly 7 million SOL as it expands its solana-focused treasury strategy. The company is also advancing tokenized equity and decentralized finance ( DeFi) initiatives on the network. Nasdaq-Listed Forward Expands Solana Strategy and Tokenized Shares Forward Industries, Inc.

Forward Industries Grows Solana Treasury to Nearly 7 Million SOL

Tuesday's crypto tape was steadier after Monday's tariff-driven wobble, but sentiment remains cautious with altcoins still weaker than bitcoin.

Bitcoin steady above $91,500 as solana, xrp and cardano nurse weekly losses

Anthony Scaramucci, CEO of investment firm SkyBridge Capital, highlighted on Monday inefficiencies in the existing financial system and its “resistance” to blockchain-based technologies such as tokenization. Scaramucci Says Tokenization Facing Resistance In an X post, Scaramucci shared a clip from last month's Solana Breakpoint Conference, where he spotlighted the $4 trillion annual global cost of transaction verification, including credit card and wire fees.

Anthony Scaramucci Says 'Big Ideas Always Meet Resistance' As He Makes Case For Solana To Bring Transaction Verification Costs Down

Bitcoin funds took in $1.55 billion while ethereum and solana added $496 million and $45.5 million, respectively.

Bitcoin, ether, solana and XRP extend ETF inflow streak before reversal

A week after raising $11.5 million to build a perp DEX on Hyperliquid, Trove said it will build on Solana instead, blaming a liquidity partner for the move.

Trove Markets announces sudden pivot to Solana, hours before token is set to go live

U.S. spot Solana ETFs notched their highest netflow in four weeks, but experts say it's not enough to warrant a trend shift.

Solana ETFs Draw in $23.6M, Hitting a Four-Week High

Bitcoin, ether, solana and XRP spot ETFs all posted net inflows on Wednesday, led by the strongest day for bitcoin funds in months.

Bitcoin ETFs take in $830 million amid positive inflows across ether, solana and XRP

The crypto asset of a decentralized exchange on the Solana (SOL) network is seeing significant price gains after receiving trading support from Coinbase. Raydium (RAY) is currently trading for $1.25, up by 6.8% over the past 24 hours, following Coinbase's announcement that the altcoin can now be traded on its platform.

Solana Altcoin Jumps As Crypto Giant Coinbase Announces Trading Support

Oobit's DePay solution will enable Phantom users to make one-tap payments from their non-custodial wallets using Visa rails.

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