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GMTrade Opens Gold, Silver, and WTI Crude Oil Perpetuals on Solana With 24/7 Trading
GMTrade added gold, silver, and WTI crude oil perpetuals to Solana on September 1, 2026, with Chainlink Data Streams pull-oracle pricing and 24/7 market access.
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London Stock Exchange Partners with Payward to Tokenize Top 100 UK Equities as xStocks
Payward and the London Stock Exchange agreed to tokenize the 100 largest UK-listed companies as xStocks. Trading on LSE 24 is subject to regulatory approval.
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.
OpenSea Restores Solana NFT Trading After Four Years, Adding Mad Lads and Claynosaurz to OS2
OpenSea restored full Solana NFT trading on OS2 on August 31, 2026, adding Claynosaurz, Mad Lads, Collector Crypt, and Phygitals as Solana joins 25+ chains.
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
MoonPay PayBox Launches in Grok, Bringing Solana Swaps and Kamino Earn to X Users
MoonPay's PayBox is now live in Grok, giving all X users access to Solana swaps, Kamino Earn yield, and multi-chain DeFi through natural-language chat.
Fomo Acquires Mobula's On-Chain Data Technology for $17M, Three Engineers Joining the Team
Fomo has acquired Mobula's on-chain data IP and three engineers for $17M, bringing security-enriched token feeds and scam detection infrastructure in-house.
Jupiter Exchange Hits $822K in Single-Day Protocol Revenue, Highest in Seven Months
Jupiter Exchange hit $822,000 in single-day protocol revenue on August 30, its highest in seven months. About half goes to JUP buybacks via the Litterbox Trust.
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.
US Spot Solana ETFs Pull $153M in Their Strongest Week Since Launch
US spot Solana ETFs recorded $153M in net inflows the week ending August 31, the best single week since their October 2025 launch, with total AUM at $1.49B.
DoubleZero's Fiber Network Carries Kalshi L1 and L2 Feeds for US Open Prediction Markets
DoubleZero's DZ Edge × Kalshi delivers L1/L2 Kalshi order book feeds over dedicated fiber, timed as Kalshi wins exclusive US Open prediction-market rights.
Helium Plus Connects Waimea Valley: 14 Access Points, 1,206 Daily Devices at Oahu Conservation Area
Helium Plus now covers Waimea Valley, an 1,800-acre Oahu conservation area, with 14 access points connecting 1,206 devices per day where no carrier would go.
Solflare Perps Hits $15M in Six Days as Phoenix Trade's Wallet Channel Gains Traction
Solflare Perps crossed $15M in cumulative volume in its first six days, with $13M added in the final three days, powered by Phoenix Trade's on-chain CLOB.
Nolus Protocol Goes Live on Solana With Fixed-Rate Leverage and No Margin Calls
Nolus Protocol launched on Solana on August 28, bringing fixed-rate, asset-backed leverage without margin calls. Osmosis positions wind down by September 5.
CARDS Token Marks One Year With 22.5M Token Burn and $1.1B in Raydium DEX Volume
Collector Crypt burned 22.5M CARDS tokens on its one-year anniversary as Raydium confirmed $1.1B in cumulative DEX trading volume for the governance token.
Anza Developer Sets Mainnet Dates: Transaction V1 September 9, Rent Reduction This Week, Alpenglow in October
Anza developer Jacob Creech confirms Transaction V1 hits Solana mainnet September 9, SIMD-0437 rent reduction arrives next week, and Alpenglow targets October.
Breakpoint 2026 London Speaker Lineup Revealed: MoneyGram CEO, Balaji Srinivasan, and Raoul Pal Headline First Wave
The Solana Foundation named the first speaker wave for Breakpoint 2026 London, headlined by MoneyGram CEO Anthony Soohoo, Balaji Srinivasan, and Raoul Pal.
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.
'Helius Launches preprocessedSubscribe: Stream Pre-Execution Solana Transactions
'Helius launches preprocessedSubscribe in public beta: a WebSocket method
xStocks Arrives in Kraken Wallet With 700+ Tokenized Stocks and ETFs for 24/7 On-Chain Trading
xStocks is now live in Kraken Wallet with 700+ tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs, giving eligible global users 24/7 on-chain trading access. Not available to US persons.
Serbia's Finance Minister Meets Solana Foundation to Discuss Belgrade Stock Exchange Tokenization
Finance Minister Siniša 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.
Bitwise BSOL Crosses $1 Billion in AUM, Goldman Sachs Top Institutional Holder at $88.1M
Bitwise BSOL crossed $1 billion in AUM on August 26, the first US Solana ETF to do so. Goldman Sachs holds $88.1M per its Q2 2026 13F, the top known position.
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
