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Forward Industries Files Q3 10-Q: $937.7M Nine-Month Loss From SOL Writedowns, SOL-Per-Share Grew 36% Annualized
Forward Industries filed its fiscal Q3 10-Q on August 12. Nine-month GAAP loss hit $937.7M on SOL writedowns, but SOL-per-share grew 36% annualized to 0.0730.
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Solana Mobile Allocates 29M SKR for Seeker Summer Round 3, Claimable August 13
Solana Mobile allocated 29M SKR for Seeker Summer Round 3, claimable August 13 at 4PM UTC in the Seed Vault Wallet. The largest allocation in the series.
Five Brazilian Soccer Club Fan Tokens Go Live on Solana via Chiliz and LayerZero
Chiliz has brought five major Brazilian football fan tokens to Solana via LayerZero's OFT standard, maintaining a single unified supply across three chains.
Kalshi Becomes First Prediction Market to Stream Live Order Books on DoubleZero Edge
Kalshi is now streaming real-time Level 1 and Level 2 order book data on DoubleZero Edge, the dedicated-fiber multicast network used by NYSE, NASDAQ, and CME.
Teraswitch Routing Failure Brought Solana Within 4.5 Points of a Finality Halt
A Teraswitch routing failure sent 28.83% of staked SOL delinquent for 33 minutes on August 12 — 4.5 percentage points from Solana's finality halt threshold.
Jupiter Lend v2 Lets Deposits and Borrowed Positions Earn DEX Swap Fees
Jupiter Lend v2 launches Smart Collateral and Smart Debt, letting deposits and borrowed positions earn lending yield and DEX swap fees simultaneously on Solana.
Solana Validators Debate SIMD-0550 and SIMD-0553 as SOL Issuance Cuts Near
SIMD-0550 would cut 18.9M SOL in emissions by doubling Solana's disinflation
Solana Hits 171.9 Million Daily Non-Vote Transactions, Its First Billion-Transaction Week
Solana processed 171.9 million non-vote transactions on August 10, 2026, its highest single-day total, breaking its own record set just six days earlier.
Nebius ($NBIS) Tokenized Stock Goes Live on Solana Ahead of Tomorrow's Earnings
Backpack Securities listed $NBIS, tokenized Nebius Group stock, on Solana via Sunrise hours before the $48B AI infrastructure company's Q2 earnings August 12.
Perena Launches SOL*, Targeting 3–5% More Yield Than Liquid Staking Tokens
Perena and Kestrel Finance introduce SOL*, targeting 3–5% extra yield above Solana LSTs via delta-neutral carry strategy while keeping full SOL price exposure.
Re Protocol Launches reUSD on Solana, Backed by $510.5M Reinsurance Portfolio
reUSD is now live on Solana via Chainlink CCIP, with markets on Kamino and Jupiter Lend, backed by a $510.5M reinsurance portfolio across 49 US states.
Kamino Lend Holds 82.6% of Solana's Tokenized Stock Lending Market at $53M
Kamino Lend controls 82.6% of tokenized stock lending TVL on Solana at
BSOL Captures All $8.8M in US Spot Solana ETF Inflows on August 10
Bitwise BSOL recorded $8.8M in net inflows on August 10, accounting
MoneyGram Ramps Comes to Solana, Opening Cash Access in 170+ Countries
MoneyGram Ramps is live on Solana, giving wallets, exchanges, and developers
Solana Testnet Hits 300ms Slot Times as Agave 4.2 Feature Activations Begin August 17
Anza CEO Brennan Watt observed 300ms blocks on Solana testnet August 10, one week before Agave 4.2 feature activations start on mainnet-beta August 17.
Galaxy Research: Solana Held DEX #1 for Seven Consecutive Quarters as RWAs Crossed $3 Billion
Galaxy Research's Q2 2026 Solana report: DEX #1 for seven quarters at 30% share, RWAs crossed $3B, fees fell 44%, and GMTrade farming distorted perps volume.
Lily Liu Defends Solana Foundation Against Perps Kingmaking Claims as Flash Trade Exits
Solana Foundation president Lily Liu rejected kingmaking claims and outlined an open meritocracy stance after Flash Trade's exit sparked a governance debate.
Jito Q2 2026: Protocol Revenue Falls 45% to $1.28M as BAM Reaches 33% of Solana Stake
Blockworks Advisory's Q2 2026 Jito report shows protocol revenue fell 45% to $1.28M. BAM hit 33% of Solana stake while JTX launched with JIP-38 JTO buybacks.
Solana Marks 30 Consecutive Months Without a Network-Wide Outage
Solana's mainnet hit 30 consecutive months without a cluster halt in August 2026. Firedancer, QUIC, and priority fees drove the unbroken 913-day streak.
Solstice Finance Launches strcUSX, First STRC Preferred Stock Product on Solana
Solstice Finance launches strcUSX on Solana, splitting Strategy's 12% STRC preferred stock dividend into a 7% APY senior tranche and 20%+ APY junior tranche.
Clustly Launches GenOS Agent Network and Lists USDC Tipping Endpoint on Solana Foundation's pay.sh
Clustly launched GenOS, its AI agent orchestration network, on August 10, and listed a USDC tipping endpoint on Solana Foundation's pay.sh service directory.
Solana Foundation Open-Sources tokens.xyz: Asset Registry and ~20-Endpoint API Now on GitHub
The Solana Foundation open-sourced tokens.xyz on GitHub, including a ~20-endpoint Assets API and the canonical asset registry used by 90+ integrators.
Bitwise BSOL Drew $267M in H1 2026 and Left Smaller as SOL Fell 40%
Bitwise BSOL attracted $267.1M in H1 2026 but posted -38.85% NAV return as SOL fell 40.6%, generating $17.7M in staking income. SEC 10-Q filed August 7.
Solana Stablecoin Supply Reaches $16.7B, Growing 11x in Three Years to Rank Third Globally
Solana's stablecoin supply grew from $1.5B to $16.7B over three years, an 11x expansion versus the global market's 2.5x, making it the third-largest chain.
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.
