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Kamino's Share of Onchain RWA Lending Has Climbed from 2% to 18% Since October
Blockworks Research shows Kamino Finance's share of onchain RWA lending rose from 2% to 18% since October 2025, with vaults now at 25% of all deposits.
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Solflare Launches Merchant Cashback, Earning USDC at Nike, Best Buy, and 4,000+
Solflare's Merchant Cashback pays USDC to your self-custody wallet at Nike, Best Buy, Sephora, and 4,000+ retailers, with no points, no tiers, and no expiry.
Jupiter Portfolio v2 Adds Active DeFi Position Management to Solana's Most-Used Dashboard
Jupiter Portfolio v2 upgrades Solana's DeFi dashboard from read-only tracker to active management with borrowing, lending, swapping, and weekly PnL reports.
Raydium LaunchLab Mandates CPMM-Only Graduation and Locks Creator LP at Token Migration
Raydium's LaunchLab upgrade mandates CPMM for new launches, locks creator LP alongside the platform share at graduation, and adds configurable quote assets.
Backpack Securities Captured 87% of Tokenized SpaceX Trading Volume in Q2, Leading on Six of Nine Shared Stocks
Backpack Securities captured 87% of SPCX (SpaceX) and 95% of MU (Micron) DEX volume in Q2 2026, while holding just 5% of Solana's tokenized stock supply.
Dominion Market's SILV Draws $3M in First-Day Volume, Claims 60% of Solana's Tokenized Commodity Market
Dominion Market's SILV tokenized silver token launched on Solana via Sunrise on August 14, drawing $3M in first-day DEX volume and 60% of commodity trading.
Solana Leads All Blockchains in 30-Day Tokenized Treasury Inflows as RWA Ecosystem Hits $3.9B
Solana recorded $378M in tokenized U.S. Treasury net inflows over 30 days, the most of any blockchain, as the Solana RWA ecosystem hit a $3.9B all-time high.
Solana's Native Token Is Now Tradable on the XRP Ledger's Built-In DEX
Axelar bridged SOL to the XRP Ledger native DEX. Three frontends support
Grayscale Models SOL Supply Growth Below Gold by 2031 if SIMD-0550 and SIMD-0553 Pass
Grayscale models SOL supply growth falling to 1.1%/yr by 2031, below gold's 1.8%, if SIMD-0550 and SIMD-0553 pass their August 18 Solana governance vote.
FOMO Tops Hyperliquid in 24-Hour Protocol Revenue as Solana Copy-Trading App Extends Its Run
DeFiLlama data shows Solana-based FOMO copy-trading app surpassing Hyperliquid in 24-hour protocol revenue on Aug 16, continuing a pattern first seen Aug 8-9.
Bank Leumi Becomes First Israeli Bank to Offer Bitcoin, Ether, and Solana Trading
'Bank Leumi becomes the first Israeli bank to offer regulated Bitcoin,
Solana Tokenized Stock DEX Volume Hits $5.8B in Q2 as xStocks Commands 58% of DeFi Deposits
Solana recorded $5.8B in tokenized stock DEX volume in Q2 2026, a 114% quarterly jump. xStocks holds 58% of all tokenized equity DeFi deposits across 15 apps.
Solana Company (HSDT) Launches Tokyo Validator Cluster, Reports $2.5M Q2 Staking Revenue
Solana Company (NASDAQ: HSDT) posted $2.5M in Q2 2026 staking revenue, up 58x year-over-year, and launched its first institutional validator cluster in Tokyo.
Helium CEO Says SpaceX's Mobile Strategy Validates Helium's DePIN Approach
Helium CEO Mario Di Dio says SpaceX's femtocell strategy mirrors Helium's
SIMD-0296 Raises Solana's Maximum Transaction Size to 4,096 Bytes with New
"SIMD-0296 raises Solana's transaction size limit from 1,232 to 4,096
Pyth Pro Reaches $7.49M ARR in July With 22% Monthly Growth and 3,501 Market Feeds
Pyth Pro posted $7.49M ARR in July 2026, up 22% month-over-month, as 122 enterprise accounts pay for real-time access to 3,501 financial instrument feeds.
Solana Processed $23M in 2026 WSOP Payments, Roughly 6% of All Buy-Ins, Vibhu Norby Says
Vibhu Norby tells PokerNews Solana processed $23M in 2026 WSOP buy-ins — roughly 6% of the entire series and more than double the Main Event winner's prize.
Kamino's Institutional Commodity Yield Vault Fills $25M Opening Capacity
Kamino's Commodity Yield Vault hit $25M USDC capacity on Aug 14, 11 days after launch, with 7-8% yield from institutional commodity trade financing on Solana.
Coinbase Deploys First Solana Smart Contract, Vector Team Cuts DEX Quote Errors 80%
Coinbase's first production Solana smart contract is live: a Vector-team DEX aggregator cutting quote errors 80% and achieving 99.9% token routeability.
Meteora Reports $140M in LP Fees and $32B in H1 2026 Trading Volume
Meteora disclosed $140M in LP fees and $32B in trading volume for H1 2026 at its August 13 community call, with 75% of fees from external token pools.
Jupiter Adds Loop USD* to Offerbook, Offering Leveraged Yield on Perena's Stablecoin
Jupiter Loop USD* on Offerbook converts USDC into a leveraged Perena stablecoin position with fixed-rate borrowing, no price liquidations, up to 16.6% APY.
Multicoin Capital Exits Forward Industries Eight Months After Co-Founding the Largest Solana Treasury
Multicoin Capital's Q2 2026 13F shows zero Forward Industries shares, completing an exit from the Solana treasury company it co-founded in September 2025.
Solana Foundation Opens Applications for Solana School: Fall Class, a Free 7-Week Developer Program Starting August 31
Solana School: Fall Class runs August 31 to October 16, Mon/Wed/Fri for 90 minutes, covering Anchor, Token 2022, Pinocchio, and Geyser indexing on Solana.
Sanctum's CLOUD-7 Passes on MetaDAO, Triggering 15M Token Final ASR Distribution
MetaDAO decision markets approved Sanctum's CLOUD-7 on August 14, distributing 15 million CLOUD to stakers in the Active Staking Rewards program's final round.
Solana Testnet Achieves 250ms Slot Times Alongside 10,000 TPS Under Synthetic Load
Anza CEO Brennan Watt reports 250ms slots and 10,000 TPS at 236ms on Solana testnet under synthetic load, step four of five under SIMD-0525 toward 200ms.
