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DeFi Development Corp. Prices CHAD Preferred Stock at $9 Per Share, Raising $19.8M
DeFi Development Corp.'s CHAD preferred stock priced at $9/share raises $19.8M with a 13% initial dividend and proceeds targeting more SOL acquisitions.
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Raydium Has Bought Back Over 30% of RAY's Circulating Supply Using Protocol
Raydium announced August 31 it has bought back more than 30% of RAY circulating
Solana Closes August With First Monthly Gain in 10 Months as Institutions and Governance Converge
SOL closed August 2026 up roughly 46%, its first monthly green close after 10 consecutive declines, as cumulative ETF inflows hit $1.34B and SGP-0002 passed.
SIMD-0607 Must Merge Before Solana's Disinflation Rate Can Activate, Anza Says
SIMD-0607 must merge before SIMD-0550 activates. Anza explains why deterministic integer math must replace floating-point staking rewards in Agave v4.4 first.
Serbia's Finance Minister Meets Solana Foundation to Discuss Belgrade Stock Exchange Tokenization
Finance Minister SiniΕ‘a Mali met Solana Foundation on Aug 27 to discuss Belgrade Stock Exchange tokenization, Serbia's Digital Assets Law reform, and EXPO 2027.
ARK Invest Adds 9,755 Units of 3iQ Solana Staking ETF on August 28, the Month's Largest Single-Day Purchase
ARK Invest bought 9,755 units of 3iQ Solana Staking ETF on August 28, the month's largest single-day purchase, split 5,841 across ARKW and 3,914 across ARKF.
SGP-0002 Passes: Solana's Disinflation Vote Decided by 0.334 Points After Kraken Reversal
Solana's SGP-0002 passed at 67.001%, 0.334 pts above the bar, after Kraken reversed and JitoSOL stakers overrode validators. Cuts ~18.9M SOL from issuance.
Anza Activates SIMD-0437 Step 1 on Testnet, Beginning Phased 90% Cut to Solana
Anza activated Step 1 of SIMD-0437 on Solana testnet on August 27, starting
Kraken Votes No on Both Supply Proposals, Pushing SGP-0002 Below the Threshold
Kraken voted against both Solana supply proposals at 12:33 UTC, dropping SGP-0002 below the 66.67% supermajority with under three hours until epoch 1024 closes.
Solana's First Binding Governance Vote Closes: Supply Cut Passes, Fee Burn Plan Falls Short
As epoch 1024 closes, Solana's SGP-0002 narrowly passes the two-thirds bar while the $800K daily fee burn proposal falls short of the required threshold.
DeFi Development Corp Launches State of Solana, a Free Public Network Intelligence
DFDV launched stateofsol.com on Aug 26, a free Solana data platform
First SGP-0003 Simulation Quantifies Protocol Costs: DeFi Routers and CLOB Market Makers Most Exposed
Mostly Data's SGP-0003 simulation quantifies protocol costs: Jupiter, Titan, and DFlow face higher fees, CLOB market makers most exposed, burns up 14-fold.
Solana's First On-Chain Governance Vote Is Live as Epoch 1021 Opens
Solana's first on-chain governance vote is live at epoch 1021. Validators can cast ballots on three proposals through epoch 1024, closing around August 26.
Solana Governance Frontend Hardcodes 60% Quorum, Contradicting the One-Third Rule in SGP-0001
governance.solana.com shows a 60% quorum for Solana's first vote, when SGP-0001 specifies one-third of snapshot stake. A fix is pending before epoch 1021.
Helium Publishes HIP-150 Draft: Location Multipliers Up to 5x and an 80% Pay Floor for Mobile Deployers
Helium HIP-150 proposes 1xβ5x earnings multipliers and an 80% deployer pay floor, with Nova Labs redirecting its revenue to cover the gap through July 2027.
Solana Company (HSDT) Backs Solana Constitution, Votes Against Disinflation
Nasdaq-listed Solana Company (HSDT) votes for the Solana Constitution
Flowra Launches Open Orderflow Auction for Competitive Solana Block Building
Seoul startup Flowra has launched an Open Orderflow Auction on Solana, letting registered searchers bid transparently for block inclusion in 200ms cycles.
Solana's First On-Chain Governance Vote Opens Sunday With Three Proposals
Solana holds its first on-chain governance vote August 22 on three proposals: the Solana Constitution, SOL disinflation acceleration, and resource-based fees.
Grayscale Models SOL Supply Growth Below Gold by 2031 if SIMD-0550 and SIMD-0553 Pass
Grayscale models SOL supply growth falling to 1.1%/yr by 2031, below gold's 1.8%, if SIMD-0550 and SIMD-0553 pass their August 18 Solana governance vote.
Multicoin Capital Exits Forward Industries Eight Months After Co-Founding the Largest Solana Treasury
Multicoin Capital's Q2 2026 13F shows zero Forward Industries shares, completing an exit from the Solana treasury company it co-founded in September 2025.
Sanctum's CLOUD-7 Passes on MetaDAO, Triggering 15M Token Final ASR Distribution
MetaDAO decision markets approved Sanctum's CLOUD-7 on August 14, distributing 15 million CLOUD to stakers in the Active Staking Rewards program's final round.
DeFi Development Corp Reports $27.3M Q2 and $110.7M First-Half Loss as SOL Trades Below Cost Basis
DeFi Development Corp (DFDV) booked a $110.7M H1 2026 loss as SOL fell below cost basis; staking revenue rose 369% and SOL per share grew 24% year-over-year.
Solana Validators Debate SIMD-0550 and SIMD-0553 as SOL Issuance Cuts Near
SIMD-0550 would cut 18.9M SOL in emissions by doubling Solana's disinflation
Solana Formal Vote on SIMD-0553 and SIMD-0550 Has 10 Days Left
Solana's SIMD-0553 and SIMD-0550 governance vote closes August 18. The proposals would lift daily SOL burns 14x and double the annual disinflation rate to 30%.
SGP-0003 Crosses Solana's Validator Stake Threshold, Locks In Formal Governance Vote
SGP-0003 passed Solana's 65.16M SOL threshold on August 5, triggering an 11-epoch window before validators formally vote on the 14x SOL burn and disinflation.
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