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Charles Schwab Adds 24/7 SOL Futures to thinkorswim
Charles Schwab has added 24/7 Solana and Micro Solana futures to thinkorswim, the first Schwab product to trade around the clock across its $12.6T client base.
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Raiku Launches rkuSOL, a Solana Liquid Staking Token Backed by Blockspace Auction Revenue
Raiku's rkuSOL gives Solana stakers exposure to AOT and JIT blockspace auction revenue on top of standard staking rewards, a new yield layer for LSTs.
Backpack Securities Launches Tokenized US Equity and ETF Trading on Solana
Backpack Securities launches June 2026, letting users buy real US stocks and convert them into tokenized equities on Solana via the Sunrise protocol.
Solana Led All Blockchains in App Revenue in May 2026
Solana apps generated roughly $91M in revenue in May 2026, more than any other blockchain, led by Pump.fun, Jupiter, Jito, and Raydium, per DefiLlama data.
Fitell Launches What It Calls Australia's First Solana Corporate Treasury With $100M Convertible Note Facility
Fitell Corporation secured a $100M convertible note facility to build a Solana digital asset treasury, deploying $10M in SOL immediately and planning an ASX dual listing.
Galaxy Research: Solana Held Its DEX Lead in Q1 While RWAs Grew 58% and Stablecoins Diversified
Galaxy's Q1 2026 Solana report: DEX leadership held at 31% share despite a volume drop, RWAs grew 58% to $2.5B, and stablecoins diversified well beyond USDC.
SOL Strategies Closes $18M Acquisition of HoudiniSwap, Adding Cross-Chain Swap Aggregator as Fifth Revenue Stream
SOL Strategies closes its $18M purchase of HoudiniSwap, a cross-chain swap aggregator with $2.5B in cumulative volume and $13M in 2025 revenue on Solana.
Dartmouth Endowment Adds Bitwise Solana ETF, Bringing Total Crypto Exposure to $14M
Dartmouth's $9B endowment disclosed a $3.3M position in the Bitwise Solana Staking ETF in its Q1 2026 Form 13F, expanding crypto exposure to $14M across BTC, ETH, and SOL ETFs.
Kalshi Files for CFTC-Regulated Perpetual Futures on SOL and 11 Other Altcoins
Kalshi filed June 1 with the CFTC to self-certify perpetual futures on 12 altcoins including Solana, XRP, and Dogecoin, a day after Bitcoin perps cleared.
Solana ETFs Post Best Month Since Launch as Bitcoin and Ethereum Funds Bleed
US spot Solana ETFs pulled in $115M in May 2026, the strongest month since launch, while Bitcoin ETFs shed $2.3B and Ethereum funds saw continued outflows.
Robinhood, MetaMask, and Solana Back New On-Chain Finance Standard to Break Crypto Silos
Fireblocks launches the Open Transaction Layer with 30+ partners including Robinhood, MetaMask, and the Solana Foundation to standardize on-chain transaction coordination.
Solana Surpasses Ethereum in Monthly DEX Volume for the First Time
Solana processed $36.87B in DEX volume in May 2026, beating Ethereum's $31.59B for the full month and capturing 32.6% of global stablecoin transfers.
Phoenix Trade Brings On-Chain Perpetuals to Mobile Browsers—No App Required
Phoenix Trade now works in mobile browsers with no app download. Limit orders, on-chain settlement, and instant withdrawals with 0.5-second finality on Solana.
Helium Mobile Crosses $20M Revenue Mark as Solana DePIN Sector Proves It Can Scale
Helium Mobile crossed $20M in cumulative revenue since January 2025. Solana's DePIN sector hit $9.1M in Q1 2026, up 28% QoQ, as data offload surged 17x year-over-year.
Orca Launches Permissioned Pools to Bring Compliant RWA Trading to Solana
Orca's new permissioned pool infrastructure enforces KYC on-chain, giving regulated tokenized assets their first compliant secondary market on a Solana DEX.
Solana's Tokenomics Fork in the Road: SIMD-547 Burns Fees, SIMD-0411 Cuts Inflation
Two competing Solana governance proposals — SIMD-547's resource-based burn and SIMD-0411's faster disinflation — could reshape SOL's monetary policy. Here's what each proposes.
