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Anza Releases Jetstreamer 0.7.0 with Terminal UI and Thread Work-Stealing
Anza's Jetstreamer 0.7.0 adds a terminal UI, Old Faithful slot index format support, and thread work-stealing to the free Solana ledger history downloader.
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Lucas Jumalon Wins 2026 WSOP Main Event as Raj Gokal Presents Bracelet on Behalf of Solana
Lucas Jumalon, 22, wins the 2026 WSOP Main Event for $10M. Raj Gokal presented the bracelet for Solana, closing a season that processed $23M in crypto buy-ins.
Solana Perpetuals Open Interest Hits $500M Nine-Month High as Phoenix Trade's Flight Club Pays Out $420K
Solana perpetual futures OI reached $500M on August 7, a nine-month high, as Phoenix Trade's Flight Club paid out $420K and drove a $67.1M daily volume spike.
JetBrains Releases RustRover Plugin for Solana Anchor Smart Contract Development
JetBrains released a Solana plugin for RustRover on August 6, giving
Solana Activates BN254, BLS12-381, and ZK ElGamal: Three Cryptographic Primitives Now Live
BN254, BLS12-381, and ZK ElGamal are now live on Solana mainnet, enabling Groth16 ZK proof verification, BLS signature aggregation, and confidential transfers.
SEC Approves ETF Listing Amendment Allowing 15% JitoSOL Allocation in Commodity Trusts
SEC approved amendments July 27-29, 2026, letting commodity-based trust ETPs hold up to 15% of NAV in digital commodities. JitoSOL qualifies under the new standard.
Fomo Overtakes Axiom as Solana's Top Daily Trading Terminal by Volume
Fomo's social-first trading app overtook Axiom as Solana's top daily trading terminal by volume, closing a gap that looked insurmountable weeks earlier.
Solana's July App Revenue Hits $82.9M and Network Revenue Share Passes Ethereum for the First Time
Solana's 16.5% network revenue share topped Ethereum for the first time in July 2026, as monthly app revenue reached $82.9M and stablecoins hit a $15.7B ATH.
Solana dApps Generate $4.44M in a Single Day, a Six-Month High for Application Revenue
"Solana dApps posted $4.44M in daily revenue on August 4, a six-month
Bybit Dual Asset Expands xStocks Lineup to 10 With Tesla, Meta, Circle, and Robinhood
Bybit Dual Asset adds four tokenized equities on August 6: Tesla (TSLAx), Meta (METAx), Circle (CRCLx), and Robinhood (HOODx), bringing the total to 10.
Solana's Tokenized Gold Market Cap Grew 689% in a Year, Outpacing Every Other Chain
Solana's tokenized gold market cap grew 689% in one year per Birdeye Data, as Oro Finance, Matrixdock, and Streamex bring yield-bearing gold to on-chain.
Take-Two Interactive's $TTWO Tokenized Equity Is Now Live on Solana via Backpack Securities
Backpack Securities and Sunrise list tokenized Take-Two Interactive shares ($TTWO) on Solana on August 6, 2026, 105 days before GTA VI ships on November 19.
Solana Sets Daily Non-Vote Transaction Record at 169.9 Million, Six Days After
Solana hit 169.9M non-vote transactions on August 4, 2026, a new daily record per Blockworks, six days after SIMD-0286 expanded block compute capacity by 66%.
Collector Crypt Crosses $1.6 Billion in Volume as Solana's Tokenized Card Market Builds Scale
Collector Crypt has tokenized over 130,000 graded physical cards and crossed $1.6B in lifetime volume, holding 64% of Solana's tokenized trading card market.
All Six US Solana ETFs Recorded Zero Net Flows for Five Consecutive Sessions
All six US Solana spot ETFs posted zero primary-market flow for five
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.
BlackRock Launches BRSRV and BSTBL Tokenized Money Market Funds on Solana,
BlackRock launched BRSRV, a tokenized fund for stablecoin reserve compliance
Solana Validators Push SOL Burn and Disinflation Proposals to the Edge of the Vote Threshold
SGP-0003's 14x SOL burn and disinflation rewrite has 14.4% stake support. One percent point separates it from a formal vote; the deadline is August 18, 2026.
Crypto Trader rasmr Wins Inaugural WSOP Solana Showdown as Season Closes With $23M in Payments
Crypto trader rasmr won the WSOP Solana Showdown for $50,000 and a custom bracelet. Solana's first season at the WSOP closed with $23M in crypto payments.
Western Union and Rain Launch Stablecard on Solana in 37 Markets
Western Union and Rain launched Stablecard on August 4, 2026, enabling USDPT-backed Visa payments at 175 million merchant locations across 37 countries.
Anza Activates First Slot Time Reduction Feature on Solana Testnet
"SIMD-0525's first feature gate activates on Solana testnet August 5,
Roundhill Memory ETF Adds CXMT, the First Chinese Memory Maker in an International Fund
Roundhill's DRAM ETF has added CXMT, making the Chinese memory chipmaker the first to enter an international fund, accessible on Solana via Backpack Securities.
Tencent, Toyota, and Sony Head On-Chain as Pyth Network Completes Asian Equity Expansion
Pyth Network launched 100+ Hong Kong and Japan equity feeds on Pyth Pro. Tencent, Toyota, and Sony are among the live names, with 450+ feeds targeted.
Solana Foundation CISO: AI Deepfakes Are Now a Bigger Crypto Threat Than Smart Contract Bugs
Solana Foundation CISO Michael Coates warns that AI deepfakes and social engineering are now a bigger crypto threat than smart contract bugs, per CoinDesk.
