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Agave 4.1 Ships Alpenglow Readiness Components and Lays Groundwork for 200ms Slots
Anza releases Agave v4.1.0 with BLS pubkeys, VAT, p-memo and p-ATA Pinocchio rewrites, XDP over two-thirds of validators, and a staged plan toward 200ms slots.
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Flash Trade V2 Launches Out of Beta with Sub-50ms Execution via MagicBlock
Flash Trade V2 exits beta with MagicBlock-powered sub-50ms trade execution, 500x leverage on 100+ assets, 2bp fees, and a unified liquidity pool that removes market listing limits.
Colosseum Admits 21 Startups to Its 5th Accelerator Cohort, Drawn from the Frontier Hackathon and Eternal Sprint
Colosseum has admitted 21 startups to its 5th accelerator cohort, investing in teams from the Frontier Hackathon and its rolling Eternal Sprint program.
JTX Begins Rolling Out to First Users as Jito's Self-Custody Trading Platform Enters Early Access
Jito's self-custody trading platform JTX began rolling out to its first users on June 26, ahead of its planned full July 2026 public launch on Solana.
Solflare's June 2026 Update Brings 134 xStocks, Google Pay Onramp, and Cards Borrow to Solana's Largest Self-Custody Wallet
Solflare's June 2026 bundle adds 134 tokenized stocks via xStocks and Kraken, Google Pay buying for US users, Cards Borrow backed by Kamino, and Solflare Packs.
Arcium Launches Blackthorn: Encrypted AI Inference on Any NVIDIA GPU via MPC
Arcium's Blackthorn uses MPC to run encrypted AI inference on NVIDIA H100, H200, and B200 GPUs — no specialized hardware required, now in early access.
Colosseum Announces 26 Winners of the Solana Frontier Hackathon, the Largest Crypto Hackathon Ever
Colosseum names 26 winners of the Solana Frontier Hackathon, including Grand Champion CrowdBrain, after a record 2,857 submissions from 10,000+ builders across 150 countries.
Kled AI Signs $12M Data Deal, Calls Marketplace Officially Profitable
Kled AI signed a $12M non-exclusive data licensing deal on June 26, making the marketplace officially profitable. Contributor rewards distribute on Solana.
Solana Mobile dApp Store Surpasses 1,561 Apps as Catalog More Than Doubles in Three Months
The Solana Mobile dApp Store reached 1,561 apps by June 25, adding 96 in a single week. The zero-fee platform has more than doubled its catalog since March 2026.
xStocks Officially Endorses NestUSD, the First DeFi Borrowing Protocol for Tokenized Equities on Solana
xStocks officially endorsed NestUSD on June 26, the first DeFi protocol letting holders of tokenized US equities borrow nUSD at 3% APR or stake for 6% APY.
Backpack Ships Dividends Tab, USDT0 Deposits via Tempo, and Light Mode in Single-Day Product Sprint
Backpack shipped dividend tracking for tokenized stocks, USDT0 deposits via Tempo, and light mode across web, mobile, and extension on June 26.
Exponent Finance Brings Risk-Tranching to Solana, Launching with OnRe's ONyc Reinsurance Yield
Exponent Finance launches risk-tranching on Solana, splitting ONyc reinsurance yield into a 6.4% protected senior tranche and a 31.4% amplified junior tranche.
Jupiter Wallet Adds Gasless Swaps, Mobile App Ships Redesigned Home Screen
Jupiter Wallet launches gasless swaps so users can trade without holding SOL for fees. Jupiter Mobile ships a redesigned home screen built from community feedback.
Helium Opens 7-Day Vote on HIP-149, Its Biggest Governance Decision Since Moving to Solana
Helium's HIP-149 bundles four governance decisions — revenue-linked deployer pay, 141M HNT supplement, PoC retirement, Advisory Council — in one veHNT vote.
Metaplex DAS Now Indexes On-Chain AI Agents Across All Major Solana RPC Providers
Metaplex DAS indexes on-chain AI agents with three new fields: is_agent, agent_token, asset_signer. Triton One, Helius, QuickNode, and Alchemy all support it.
Pyth Network Powered $110 Billion, 52%, of Global RWA Perpetual Volume in May 2026
CoinDesk Markets data shows the global RWA perpetual market hit $211B in May 2026. Pyth Network's feeds powered $110B of it, more than half the total.
Grayscale Cuts GSOL Sponsor Fee to 0.19% and Staking Fee to 7% in SEC Filing
Grayscale reduced GSOL's annual sponsor fee from 0.35% to 0.19% and its staking fee from 23% to 7% of gross rewards, effective June 25, 2026, via SEC 8-K filing.
GetBlock Raises Solana RPC Compute Unit Limits by Up to 75%, Same Price
GetBlock has raised Compute Unit limits by up to 75% across all Solana Shared Node plans with no price increases. Premium plan now clears 1.6B CUs.
Solana Hits ESPN Broadcast TV for the First Time on July 2 as WSOP Presenting Sponsor
ESPN confirmed 100+ hours of WSOP 2026 coverage starting July 2, with prime time finals August 3-5 on ESPN, marking Solana's broadcast TV debut as presenting sponsor.
Mithril Produces Blocks on Alpenglow Test Cluster, Making Solana's Fourth Validator Client a Reality
Overclock Validator's Mithril, a Go-based Solana full-node client targeting consumer hardware, produced blocks on the Alpenglow community test cluster on June 24, 2026.
Helius Launches balance-at API: Query Any Solana Wallet's Historical Balance in One Call
Helius launches the balance-at API endpoint, letting developers query any wallet's exact SOL or SPL token balance at any past timestamp, datetime, or slot.
Jupiter Offerbook Enters Public Beta With Fixed-Rate Lending Against Tokens, NFTs, and TCG Cards
Jupiter Offerbook enters public beta on Solana with fixed-rate, fixed-term P2P lending against tokens, NFTs, and graded TCG cards. No price-based liquidations.
Helium Network Ends Redondo Beach Pier's Years-Long Connectivity Dead Zone
Talus Communications activated Helium Network coverage at Redondo Beach
Solflare Launches Fresh Mints, Letting Users Apply NFT Portfolio Backgrounds Inside Their Wallet
Solflare Fresh Mints lets users mint NFT collections and apply them as portfolio backgrounds inside the wallet. MonkeDAO's SMB collection is the first drop.
JupUSD Goes Live on Lulo Protected and Direct, Expanding Yield Options for Jupiter's Stablecoin
JupUSD is now supported on Lulo Protected and Lulo Direct, giving Jupiter's Solana-native stablecoin access to automated multi-protocol yield for the first time.
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