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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.
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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.
Solana's July App Revenue Hits $82.9M and Network Revenue Share Passes Ethereum for the First Time
Solana's 16.5% network revenue share topped Ethereum for the first time in July 2026, as monthly app revenue reached $82.9M and stablecoins hit a $15.7B ATH.
Solana dApps Generate $4.44M in a Single Day, a Six-Month High for Application Revenue
"Solana dApps posted $4.44M in daily revenue on August 4, a six-month
Solana Sets Daily Non-Vote Transaction Record at 169.9 Million, Six Days After
Solana hit 169.9M non-vote transactions on August 4, 2026, a new daily record per Blockworks, six days after SIMD-0286 expanded block compute capacity by 66%.
All Six US Solana ETFs Recorded Zero Net Flows for Five Consecutive Sessions
All six US Solana spot ETFs posted zero primary-market flow for five
Crypto Trader rasmr Wins Inaugural WSOP Solana Showdown as Season Closes With $23M in Payments
Crypto trader rasmr won the WSOP Solana Showdown for $50,000 and a custom bracelet. Solana's first season at the WSOP closed with $23M in crypto payments.
Agave 4.2 Ships 90% Rent Reduction, 3.3x Larger Transactions, 200ms Slots, and a 50,000 SOL Bug Bounty
Anza ships Agave 4.2 with three upgrades (90% rent cut, 3.3x larger transactions, 200ms slots), the complete Alpenglow codebase, and a 50,000 SOL bug bounty.
Solana Mobile Opens Seeker Summer Round 2 With 27M SKR as Round 1 Staking Tops 50%
Solana Mobile activated Round 2 SKR claims on July 30 at 4PM UTC, allocating 27M tokens, 2M more than Round 1, as over half of Round 1 SKR was staked.
Bitwise Rebrands Ledger Wallet Validators From Chorus One to 'Ledger by Bitwise' on Solana, Cosmos, and Injective
Bitwise rebranded its Ledger Live validators from 'Ledger by Chorus One' to 'Ledger by Bitwise' on Solana, Cosmos, and Injective. Fees and rewards unchanged.
Community Vote Sends Rarible Back to Solana: Development and Audits Begin
Rarible is returning to Solana after a RARI DAO governance vote. Development, integrations, and security audits are underway with a four-week launch target.
Solana Foundation Rebuilds Its Developer Docs With CI-Tested Code, Ecosystem Bot Scanning, and an MCP Server
The Solana Foundation is overhauling its developer docs with CI-tested code samples, ecosystem bot scanning, and a new MCP server for Cursor and Windsurf.
Vybe Network Goes Live on pay.sh With 46 Solana Analytics Endpoints for AI Agents
Vybe Network is now live on pay.sh, bringing 46 Solana on-chain analytics endpoints to AI agents at $0.01–$0.03 per call in USDC, no API key required.
MoonPay Launches PayBox, a Non-Custodial Payment Vault That Embeds Solana Wallet Access in ChatGPT and Claude
MoonPay's PayBox gives ChatGPT and Claude users a non-custodial payment vault on Solana and 7 EVM chains, secured by Sodot MPC/TEE cryptography. Live July 29.
KSNet Signs MOU With Solana Foundation to Pilot Solana Pay and x402 AI Payments for Korean Merchants
KSNet, a 26-year Korean merchant payment operator, signed a Solana Foundation MOU on July 30 to pilot Solana Pay for Korean merchants and x402 AI micropayments.
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