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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
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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.
Solana Tokenized Equities Hit $1.45B in July Volume, Capturing 82% Global Market Share
Solana's July newsletter confirms $1.45B in tokenized equity volume and 82% global market share; Backpack leads at $1.06B and xStocks reaches 190K holders.
Solana Summit Nigeria 2026: Zynta Reveals $300M Processed, Timon Hands Free Cards to Every Attendee
Zynta disclosed $300M+ processed for the first time; Timon gave every attendee a free card; Panta debuted its prediction market at Solana Summit Nigeria, Uyo.
FOMO Posts $2.64M Weekly Revenue All-Time High on Solana, Outpacing Phantom and Jupiter
FOMO's social trading app hit a new $2.64M weekly revenue ATH per DeFiLlama, up 68% from the $1.57M record set July 27, now outpacing Phantom and Jupiter.
Raydium's RAY Buyback Pace Hits Its Highest Level Since Early 2026, With $150K Acquired in Three Days
Raydium's fee-funded buyback program acquired roughly $150K in RAY over three days, the highest rate since early 2026, per Messari data confirmed by Raydium.
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%.
Helius CEO Reveals Rings, Solana's First Onchain Privacy Protocol, Now in Private Beta
Helius CEO Mert Mumtaz details Rings, a Solana privacy protocol with confidential and anonymous modes and configurable compliance controls, now in private beta.
Solana Testnet Queues 300ms Slot Time for Monday Activation
Anza CEO Brennan Watt has queued 300ms slot times on Solana's testnet, expected to activate Monday August 10, while 350ms still targets mainnet August 17.
Flash Trade Winds Down Solana Perpetuals Exchange After Three Years, Seeks Acquirer
Flash Trade, a bootstrapped Solana perpetuals exchange, is winding down after three years. The team seeks an acquirer while withdrawals remain open for users.
Seeker Summer Round 3 Goes Live With Titan Exchange, LootGO, Game Terminal,
Solana Mobile opened Seeker Summer Round 3 on August 7 with Titan Exchange,
Eight Hours of 350ms Slots Hold on Solana Testnet, Mainnet Targeted for August 17
Anza CEO Brennan Watt confirmed 8 straight hours of stable 350ms slots on Solana testnet, the first SIMD-0525 milestone before mainnet activation on August 17.
Rarible's Solana Marketplace Goes Live with Claynosaurz as First Featured Collection
Rarible launched on Solana August 6 with Claynosaurz as the first featured collection, bringing royalty enforcement to the Tensor and Magic Eden market.
