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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Orca and Loopscale unite as Formation, targeting financing for AI, energy, robotics and defense.

Solana's Orca merges with Loopscale in push to finance AI, robotics and defense

Solana's stablecoin footprint has expanded to more than 14 million holder addresses, alongside over $15 billion in supply and $1 billion in cumulative stablecoin card volume. Solana Stablecoin Use Sees Massive Growth in Two Years Solana's stablecoin economy is reaching a new scale just as the blockchain makes a bigger push into institutional settlement.

Solana Hits 14M Stablecoin Holders as Card Volume Tops $1B

USDC

Solana has rolled out batch payments for the x402 standard with PayAI Network and BlockRunAI, allowing AI agents to make many USDC payments before settling them in a single onchain transaction.

Solana x402 Lets AI Agents Batch USDC Payments, Slashing Fees

Joseph Chee, CEO and Chairman of Solana Company (NASDAQ:HSDT), said on Tuesday that China is “very closely” monitoring cryptocurrency and blockchains, while continuing to have reservations about how the technology is used. China Can't Ignore Crypto, Says Chee During an interview with CNBC, Chee said that there are Chinese think tanks, academics and other groups who are familiar with the technology.

China vs. Crypto Isn't Over Yet: Solana CEO Says Beijing Is Studying the Technology ‘Very Closely' — 'They Know That's Not the Technology They Can Ignore'

On Tuesday, the Solana Foundation revealed an open-source escrow program called Solana DvP, calling it an “atomic settlement program built for financial institutions.” The foundation explained that the largest bank in the United States, JPMorgan, provided the organization with “input on institutional settlement practices and requirements.

JPMorgan Lends Its Expertise to Solana's Atomic Settlement Program

Solana treasury firm DeFi Development approved an open-ended program to repurchase CHAD preferred stock if it trades below its $10 par value.

Solana treasury DeFi Development authorizes CHAD preferred stock buyback program

Solana Foundation launched an open-source program that lets institutions settle trades in seconds, not days. JPMorgan provided key inputs.

Solana Foundation unveils a program to settle institutional trades in seconds. JPMorgan gave input

Built with input from J.P. Morgan, the open-source "DvP" program lets institutions settle trades atomically on Solana with finality in seconds instead of days.

Solana Debuts Institutional Settlement Standard With J.P. Morgan Input

Nasdaq-listed DeFi Development Corp's latest SEC filing shows its Solana stash grew 1%, to about 2.56 million SOL and SOL equivalents—roughly half the prior week's gain and well below mid-September's pace.

DeFi Development Corp Adds $3 Million in Solana as SOL Buys Slow

Bitcoin

Ethereum

Real Vision founder Raoul Pal remains bullish on crypto's long-term trajectory, arguing that improving liquidity could lift Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), Solana (CRYPTO: SOL), Sui (CRYPTO: SUI) and other digital assets. Pal argues Wall Street's tokenization push and AI adoption strengthen the sector's underlying growth story.

How Raoul Pal Built His Crypto Portfolio: BTC, ETH, SOL and 1 Surprise Coin

DFDV says preliminary Q3 estimates show NAV per share more than doubled as its Solana treasury grew to 2.56 million SOL.

DeFi Development sees NAV per share more than doubling, holds 2.56 million SOL

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) and Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) are flashing short-term sell signals as one prominent analyst points to a recent "Sunday pump, Monday dump" pattern. Sunday Pump, Monday Dump?

Will Bitcoin, ETH, SOL See a 'Sunday Pump, Monday Dump?' One Analyst's Indicators Say Yes

Solana ETFs have overtaken XRP products in total net assets after an eight-day inflow streak brought in nearly $254 million. The shift is notable because SOL still has a smaller market capitalization than XRP, yet its ETF complex now represents a much larger share of the underlying token's value.

Solana ETFs Overtake XRP Funds With $1.91 Billion in Assets

Decrypt is the destination, Myriad is the infrastructure and MYR is the token for a connected media ecosystem.

Introducing The Information Exchange on Solana, Powered by Decrypt and MYR

Avalanche

Tokenized stocks now represent a $3.6 billion market across 4,555 assets, but the latest growth is dividing sharply between institutional capital and retail activity. Avalanche Leads Tokenized Stock Growth as Solana Wins New Users Tokenized equities are starting to reveal two very different growth stories.

Tokenized Stocks Hit $3.6B as Avalanche and Solana Split the Market

XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) ETF net assets grew 80% throughout Q3 to an all-time high of $1.77 billion, and Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says the appeal behind that growth comes down to two simple factors. Why Hougan Says XRP Wins Over Advisers Hougan on Monday told Token Relations that XRP appeals to financial advisers for straightforward reasons.

XRP or Solana: Which ETF Is Really Winning? The Answer Is 'Very Simple,' Bitwise CIO Says

U.S. spot Solana ETFs recorded a record $188 million in net inflows for the week of September 21-25, 2026, with every fund attracting new money and Bitwise's BSOL taking the majority share. The post Solana ETFs Smash Record, With $188,100,000 In Weekly Inflows appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

Solana ETFs Smash Record, With $188,100,000 In Weekly Inflows

All seven funds attracted money, while Friday's $87 million intake set a daily record.

Solana ETFs draw record $188 million in a week as Bitwise takes two-thirds of inflows

Solana's biggest consensus overhaul since launch has crossed a major hurdle. Alpenglow activated on testnet Sept. 24 and devnet Sept. 25, replacing TowerBFT with Votor and targeting transaction finality in just 100 to 150 milliseconds. Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko declared, “You are not ready for this.

Solana's Alpenglow Hits Second Testnet, 100ms Finality in Sight

Zcash

Three cryptocurrencies, three very different bets and millions of dollars riding on what happens before New Year's Day. Prediction markets on Polymarket and Kalshi are pricing a 69% chance that ethereum touches $3,000, a 60% chance that solana reaches $140 and a 41% chance that zcash hits $2,000.

Ethereum, Solana and Zcash Face Wild Year-End Price Predictions

Alpenglow is running on both public test networks, giving application teams a place to check their software before the live blockchain switches.

Solana's 150-millisecond settlement upgrade reaches second public test network

Pullback or reversal? Here's what the charts suggest for BTC.

Bitcoin Rally Slows as $15.6 Billion Options Expiry Hits—XRP and Solana Keep Climbing

Cryptocurrency markets staged a broad rally in the week following the Clarity Act's failure to advance in the U.S. Senate. Several major tokens and crypto-linked stocks posted double-digit gains as regulators moved ahead with industry rules despite the legislative setback.

XRP, Solana Surge 22% After Clarity Act Failure as Regulatory Moves Lifts Coinbase, Robinhood

SkyAI's board survived a shareholder protest, but its proposed equity pay plan fell by a wide margin.

Solana treasury firm SkyAI keeps board after shareholder protest, loses equity plan vote

Rachel Conlan arrives as chief strategy officer and Polygon Labs' Jamal Raees takes over payments, both recruited from elsewhere in crypto.

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