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Solana Compass is an independent Solana analytics and staking platform. We have operated a validator on Solana mainnet since September 2021, and the data it produces powers the network statistics, staking and validator analytics, and ecosystem news published across this site.
Everything we publish — from staking statistics and network analytics to Solana ecosystem news — is grounded in on-chain data we collect and verify against our own infrastructure. Read more about how our articles are produced in our editorial standards, or see where our data has been cited in the press.
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Castle Labs Report Ranks Solana First for App Revenue as RWA Value Holds at $4.4 Billion
Castle Labs ranks Solana first for app revenue at $193.1M. DefiLlama confirms the order, and rwa.xyz puts Solana RWAs at $4.39B, flat over the last 30 days.
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SIMD-0675 Analysis Recommends a 10% Stake Floor and a Run Length of 3 to 7 for Solana's Geo-Aware Leader Schedule
A solana.com analysis of SIMD-0675's geo-aware leader schedule recommends a 10% stake floor and a run length of 3 to 7, weighing faster handoffs against risk.
Solana Mobile Names Ledger Its First Hardware Expansion Partner, Preinstalling the Seeker App on Ledger Atom
Solana Mobile named Ledger its first hardware expansion partner on Oct 15. Ledger Atom will ship with the Seeker app and dApp Store, targeting summer 2027.
NEAR Launches Confidential SOL Yield on Kamino via Gauntlet Vault as NEAR Token Lists on Solana Through Sunrise
NEAR launched confidential SOL yield on near.com via a Gauntlet-curated Kamino vault on Oct 15, the same day NEAR began trading on Solana through Sunrise.
Bitso Lists Western Union's Solana Stablecoin USDPT in Mexico
Bitso listed Western Union's Solana-based USDPT stablecoin in Mexico on 13 October 2026. Reports say it adds peso trading and a conversion route for agents.
Bastion Trading Won't Tender Into SkyAI's $3.00 Offer, Demands Disclosure of SOL Sales
Bastion Trading, a 9.99% SkyAI (SKYA) holder, won't tender into the $3.00 offer and wants SOL sale details after its SOL holdings fell from 2M+ to 600K.
ckSOL Goes Live as DFINITY Says the Internet Computer Now Speaks Solana
ckSOL, a 1:1 SOL-backed token on the Internet Computer, went live after an NNS vote on 12 October. How DFINITY's minter, signing and SOL RPC canister work.
Collector Crypt Posts Record $433.5M Q3 Pack Sales as 548 Wallets Supply 83%, Pine Analytics Finds
Pine Analytics'' Q3 2026 report on Collector Crypt: record $433.5M in pack sales and doubled buyers, but $25.4M gross profit and 548 wallets supplying 83%.
Jito Announces BAM Direct Bundle Ingest, Routing Solana Bundles Past the Block Engine's 50ms Hop
Jito's BAM now takes Solana bundles straight from searchers, skipping the Block Engine. Jito reports 16.9% more landed bundles; access is by whitelist only.
Helium Moves Mobile Network Data to Apache Iceberg Tables Anyone Can Query With SQL, Switch-Over Due November 1
Helium is moving Mobile network data from gzipped protobuf files in S3 to Apache Iceberg tables anyone can query with SQL. Switch-over is due Nov 1, 2026.
Squads Builder Says Falcon-512 Post-Quantum Multisig Voting Has Been Tested on Solana Mainnet
A Squads builder says Falcon-512 post-quantum signing for multisig voters has been tested on Solana mainnet using Blueshift's Vector. No release date is set.
Pando Solana ETF (2831) Starts Trading in Hong Kong With 268,300 Units Changing Hands on Day One
Pando Finance's spot Solana ETF (2831) began trading in Hong Kong on 13 October 2026. It charges a 0.60% management fee and does not stake the SOL it holds.
Building Financial Software on Solana: Quicknode's Free Book Builds Ten Finance Programs, From Escrow to Perps
Quicknode has published Building Financial Software on Solana by Mike MacCana: ten programs from escrow to perpetual futures, free by email or in paperback.
Anza Sets Alpenglow Mainnet Date: Solana's Consensus Switch Is Scheduled for October 21 at About 14:50 UTC
Anza says Alpenglow goes live on Solana mainnet-beta on October 21, 2026 at about 14:50 UTC. How the one-slot migration works and what validators need.
SkyAI Sells About 1M SOL to Fund Planned Tender Offer of Up to $201M, Rejects Forward Industries' Proposal
SkyAI (SKYA) says it sold about 1M SOL, half its treasury, and plans a $3.00 cash tender offer for up to 95% of its stock after rejecting Forward's proposal.
USDGO Goes Live on Jupiter Lend's AMM on Solana in Anchorage-Issued Stablecoin's 'DeFi Debut'
USDGO, the dollar stablecoin issued by Anchorage Digital Bank and distributed by Hong Kong's OSL, went live on Jupiter Lend's AMM on Solana on Oct. 12, 2026.
ASTER on Solana: Sunrise Lists Aster''s Token and Names a Contract Address, With No Word Yet From Aster
Sunrise listed Aster's ASTER token on Solana on 11 October 2026 and named a contract address. Aster has not confirmed it. Here is what on-chain data shows.
Solana's First Full Epoch at the 200ms Slot Time Target Averaged 218.3ms and Lasted 26.2 Hours
Solana's first full epoch at the 200ms slot time target, epoch 1053, averaged 218.3ms per slot and lasted 26.2 hours, according to Solana Compass epoch data.
US Spot Solana ETFs Shed About $25M in a Week as Outflows Hit All Five Sessions
US spot Solana ETFs lost about $25M in the week of Oct 5-9, 2026, with outflows in all five sessions. Bitwise's BSOL accounted for roughly $21M of the total.
Jito Details BAM's Alpenglow Plan: Maintenance Mode for All Mainnet Nodes, No FireBAM During the Transition
Jito plans to put all mainnet BAM nodes in Maintenance Mode before Alpenglow and tells FireBAM validators to switch clients. BAM carries 37% of Solana stake.
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