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SOL Strategies Closes $18M Acquisition of HoudiniSwap, Adding Cross-Chain Swap Aggregator as Fifth Revenue Stream
SOL Strategies closes its $18M purchase of HoudiniSwap, a cross-chain swap aggregator with $2.5B in cumulative volume and $13M in 2025 revenue on Solana.
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Dartmouth Endowment Adds Bitwise Solana ETF, Bringing Total Crypto Exposure to $14M
Dartmouth's $9B endowment disclosed a $3.3M position in the Bitwise Solana Staking ETF in its Q1 2026 Form 13F, expanding crypto exposure to $14M across BTC, ETH, and SOL ETFs.
Kalshi Files for CFTC-Regulated Perpetual Futures on SOL and 11 Other Altcoins
Kalshi filed June 1 with the CFTC to self-certify perpetual futures on 12 altcoins including Solana, XRP, and Dogecoin, a day after Bitcoin perps cleared.
Solana ETFs Post Best Month Since Launch as Bitcoin and Ethereum Funds Bleed
US spot Solana ETFs pulled in $115M in May 2026, the strongest month since launch, while Bitcoin ETFs shed $2.3B and Ethereum funds saw continued outflows.
Robinhood, MetaMask, and Solana Back New On-Chain Finance Standard to Break Crypto Silos
Fireblocks launches the Open Transaction Layer with 30+ partners including Robinhood, MetaMask, and the Solana Foundation to standardize on-chain transaction coordination.
Solana Surpasses Ethereum in Monthly DEX Volume for the First Time
Solana processed $36.87B in DEX volume in May 2026, beating Ethereum's $31.59B for the full month and capturing 32.6% of global stablecoin transfers.
Phoenix Trade Brings On-Chain Perpetuals to Mobile Browsers—No App Required
Phoenix Trade now works in mobile browsers with no app download. Limit orders, on-chain settlement, and instant withdrawals with 0.5-second finality on Solana.
Helium Mobile Crosses $20M Revenue Mark as Solana DePIN Sector Proves It Can Scale
Helium Mobile crossed $20M in cumulative revenue since January 2025. Solana's DePIN sector hit $9.1M in Q1 2026, up 28% QoQ, as data offload surged 17x year-over-year.
Orca Launches Permissioned Pools to Bring Compliant RWA Trading to Solana
Orca's new permissioned pool infrastructure enforces KYC on-chain, giving regulated tokenized assets their first compliant secondary market on a Solana DEX.
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