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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.
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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.
Anza Publishes Agave 4.3 Release Schedule: Alpenglow Consensus Targets September 28 Mainnet Activation
Anza published the Agave 4.3 release schedule on Aug 12, targeting September 28 for mainnet activation, when Alpenglow raises fault tolerance from 33% to 40%.
BitRobot Launches Access ID System, Opening Its Robotics Lab Publicly on Solana
BitRobot launched public applications for its Open Robotics Lab on August
Solana Mobile Allocates 29M SKR for Seeker Summer Round 3, Claimable August 13
Solana Mobile allocated 29M SKR for Seeker Summer Round 3, claimable August 13 at 4PM UTC in the Seed Vault Wallet. The largest allocation in the series.
Jupiter Lend v2 Lets Deposits and Borrowed Positions Earn DEX Swap Fees
Jupiter Lend v2 launches Smart Collateral and Smart Debt, letting deposits and borrowed positions earn lending yield and DEX swap fees simultaneously on Solana.
Perena Launches SOL*, Targeting 3–5% More Yield Than Liquid Staking Tokens
Perena and Kestrel Finance introduce SOL*, targeting 3–5% extra yield above Solana LSTs via delta-neutral carry strategy while keeping full SOL price exposure.
Galaxy Research: Solana Held DEX #1 for Seven Consecutive Quarters as RWAs Crossed $3 Billion
Galaxy Research's Q2 2026 Solana report: DEX #1 for seven quarters at 30% share, RWAs crossed $3B, fees fell 44%, and GMTrade farming distorted perps volume.
Lily Liu Defends Solana Foundation Against Perps Kingmaking Claims as Flash Trade Exits
Solana Foundation president Lily Liu rejected kingmaking claims and outlined an open meritocracy stance after Flash Trade's exit sparked a governance debate.
Jito Q2 2026: Protocol Revenue Falls 45% to $1.28M as BAM Reaches 33% of Solana Stake
Blockworks Advisory's Q2 2026 Jito report shows protocol revenue fell 45% to $1.28M. BAM hit 33% of Solana stake while JTX launched with JIP-38 JTO buybacks.
Clustly Launches GenOS Agent Network and Lists USDC Tipping Endpoint on Solana Foundation's pay.sh
Clustly launched GenOS, its AI agent orchestration network, on August 10, and listed a USDC tipping endpoint on Solana Foundation's pay.sh service directory.
Solana Foundation Open-Sources tokens.xyz: Asset Registry and ~20-Endpoint API Now on GitHub
The Solana Foundation open-sourced tokens.xyz on GitHub, including a ~20-endpoint Assets API and the canonical asset registry used by 90+ integrators.
What Solana's Alpenglow Upgrade Changes: Validator Costs, Finality, and 96% Fast-Path Finalization from the Test Cluster
Alpenglow replaces Proof of History and Tower BFT with Votor and Rotor, cutting Solana finality to 150ms. Live cluster shows 96% fast-path blocks at 214ms.
Solana Summit Nigeria 2026: Zynta Reveals $300M Processed, Timon Hands Free Cards to Every Attendee
Zynta disclosed $300M+ processed for the first time; Timon gave every attendee a free card; Panta debuted its prediction market at Solana Summit Nigeria, Uyo.
FOMO Posts $2.64M Weekly Revenue All-Time High on Solana, Outpacing Phantom and Jupiter
FOMO's social trading app hit a new $2.64M weekly revenue ATH per DeFiLlama, up 68% from the $1.57M record set July 27, now outpacing Phantom and Jupiter.
Raydium's RAY Buyback Pace Hits Its Highest Level Since Early 2026, With $150K Acquired in Three Days
Raydium's fee-funded buyback program acquired roughly $150K in RAY over three days, the highest rate since early 2026, per Messari data confirmed by Raydium.
Helius CEO Reveals Rings, Solana's First Onchain Privacy Protocol, Now in Private Beta
Helius CEO Mert Mumtaz details Rings, a Solana privacy protocol with confidential and anonymous modes and configurable compliance controls, now in private beta.
Solana Testnet Queues 300ms Slot Time for Monday Activation
Anza CEO Brennan Watt has queued 300ms slot times on Solana's testnet, expected to activate Monday August 10, while 350ms still targets mainnet August 17.
Flash Trade Winds Down Solana Perpetuals Exchange After Three Years, Seeks Acquirer
Flash Trade, a bootstrapped Solana perpetuals exchange, is winding down after three years. The team seeks an acquirer while withdrawals remain open for users.
Seeker Summer Round 3 Goes Live With Titan Exchange, LootGO, Game Terminal,
Solana Mobile opened Seeker Summer Round 3 on August 7 with Titan Exchange,
Rarible's Solana Marketplace Goes Live with Claynosaurz as First Featured Collection
Rarible launched on Solana August 6 with Claynosaurz as the first featured collection, bringing royalty enforcement to the Tensor and Magic Eden market.
Lucas Jumalon Wins 2026 WSOP Main Event as Raj Gokal Presents Bracelet on Behalf of Solana
Lucas Jumalon, 22, wins the 2026 WSOP Main Event for $10M. Raj Gokal presented the bracelet for Solana, closing a season that processed $23M in crypto buy-ins.
Solana Perpetuals Open Interest Hits $500M Nine-Month High as Phoenix Trade's Flight Club Pays Out $420K
Solana perpetual futures OI reached $500M on August 7, a nine-month high, as Phoenix Trade's Flight Club paid out $420K and drove a $67.1M daily volume spike.
Fomo Overtakes Axiom as Solana's Top Daily Trading Terminal by Volume
Fomo's social-first trading app overtook Axiom as Solana's top daily trading terminal by volume, closing a gap that looked insurmountable weeks earlier.
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