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Kamino Finance Launches PAXG Market, Enabling Gold-Backed Lending on Solana
Kamino Finance opened its PAXG Market on July 27, letting users supply Paxos-issued PAX Gold as collateral and borrow USDG, curated by Steakhouse Financial.
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Coinbase Opens 'Launches' Tab for Instant DEX Trading of New Base and Solana Tokens
Coinbase's Launches tab lets users trade freshly minted tokens on Base and Solana via built-in DEX moments after launch, with Jupiter routing Solana trades.
Overclock Validator's narya-ed25519 Cuts Solana Signature-Verify Tile Count
Overclock Validator's narya-ed25519 uses AVX-512 IFMA to verify Ed25519 sigs 5.8x faster than Go stdlib, cutting Solana verify tiles from 72 to ~8 at 1M TPS.
Exponent Finance Launches srONyc Yield Trading as Kamino's OnRe Market Passes $200M
Exponent Finance adds PT-srONyc and YT-srONyc yield trading for OnRe's reinsurance tranche as Kamino's OnRe Market hits $200M and Exponent TVL crosses $120M.
Coinbase Now Accepts jitoSOL as USDC Loan Collateral, Up to $100,000
Coinbase added jitoSOL as collateral for USDC loans up to $100,000, powered by Morpho on Base. Borrowers keep earning Jito staking rewards throughout the loan.
Meteora's Referral Staking Program Draws 65 Million MET in Its First Four Days
Meteora launched Referral Staking on July 20, 2026, drawing 65 million MET tokens in its first four days as LPs earn real DLMM protocol fees paid in USDC.
Morgan Stanley MSOL and MSSE ETF Registrations Go Auto-Effective on NYSE Arca
Morgan Stanley's MSOL Solana ETF and MSSE Ethereum ETF went auto-effective on NYSE Arca July 24. A CERT filing is the only remaining step before trading begins.
Flint Trade Launches On-Chain Prop AMM for Solana Spot Market Makers
Flint Trade's on-chain prop AMM lets market makers provide Solana spot liquidity without rebuilding their stack. OKX DEX and Titan integrations are live.
Phantom Adds Robinhood Chain Support, Bringing Tokenized Stock DeFi to Solana's Biggest Wallet
Phantom added Robinhood Chain support on July 23, 2026, giving its Solana-rooted users direct access to tokenized stocks and DeFi on the new Ethereum L2.
Jito's JTX Trading Platform Opens to All Users With Limit Orders and Tokenized Asset Support
Jito's JTX trading platform opened to all Solana users July 21, adding limit orders, conditional orders, and tokenized equity support after a one-week beta.
MetaMask Covers Gas Fees on Solana Swaps Above $200
MetaMask has extended its Gas Station fee coverage to Solana swaps above $200, removing the SOL-holding requirement for its large EVM-native user base.
Huma Finance's PST Crosses $200M Market Cap, a Top-3 Yield-Bearing Asset on Solana
Huma Finance's PST crossed $200M market cap July 21, ranking among Solana's top three yield-bearing assets, backed by real-world payment financing receivables.
Ramp Opens Stablecoin Accounts to All 70,000+ Business Customers, with Solana Among Seven Supported Networks
Ramp brings stablecoin accounts and payments to all 70,000+ business customers, adding USDC and USDT settlement across seven networks, Solana among them.
Solana Mobile Launches Seeker Summer Round 2 with Moonwalk Fitness Step-to-Earn
Solana Mobile's Seeker Summer enters Round 2 with Moonwalk Fitness. Seeker
Solana Q2 2026 Tokenized Asset Trading Hits $5.8B, Sixth Consecutive Quarterly Record
Blockworks' Q2 2026 Solana report shows tokenized asset trading hit $5.8B, up 114% QoQ and the sixth consecutive quarterly ATH, as network revenue fell 43%.
Helium and GEODNET Lead Solana's DePIN Sector in Fee Generation
Token Terminal data shows Helium holds 93.7% of tracked DePIN fees at $21.3M. DeFiLlama shows GEODNET generating $905K in 30-day fees, mostly on Solana.
Solana Validators Must Register BLS Pubkey Before VAT Feature Gate Activates This Week
VAT (SIMD-0357) activates on Solana mainnet this week. Validators without a registered BLS pubkey will stop voting and stop earning inflation rewards.
Solana Stablecoin Market Cap Crosses $15 Billion as Alternative Supply Hits All-Time High
Solana's total stablecoin market cap crossed $15 billion on July 20 as non-USDC/USDT supply hit a new $4.81 billion all-time high, led by USD1 and USDG.
Solana Reclaims Top Blockchain Ranking by Daily Network Revenue for First Time Since February
Solana reclaimed the #1 spot among all blockchains by daily network revenue on July 18, 2026, per DeFiLlama data, for the first time since February 2026.
FOMO Overtakes GMGN to Lead All Trading Apps in 7-Day Revenue Across Blockchains
FOMO surpassed GMGN to top all trading apps by 7-day revenue per DeFiLlama, and posted a $1.39M weekly all-time high for the seven days ending July 16.
Solana Non-USDC/USDT Stablecoin Supply Hits $4.81 Billion All-Time High, Led by USD1 and USDG
Solana's non-USDC/USDT stablecoin supply hit a new all-time high of $4.81B on July 20, led by World Liberty Financial's USD1 at $1.02B and USDGO at $1B.
Solana Reclaims #1 Spot in Daily Network Revenue Among All Blockchains
Solana topped every blockchain in daily network revenue on July 18, per DeFiLlama data, the first time it has held that position in nearly five months.
Jupiter Gacha Hits $9M and 60,000 Packs in Five Days as Whale Spending Holds
Jupiter Gacha hit $9M in total volume with 60,000 packs opened in five days, with whale spending on grail-tier cards sustaining momentum past the launch.
Frontier Traders Opens $25K SPCX Reward Claims for Its Inaugural Campaign
Frontier Traders' inaugural SPCX campaign has opened reward claims. The $25K pool covers 100 ranked wallets, with claims closing August 18 at 12 PM ET.
Grayscale GSOL Solana Staking ETF to Pay Quarterly Cash Distributions Starting
"Grayscale's GSOL Solana Staking ETF adds quarterly cash distributions
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