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DeFiVol. 1 · #20·Oct 30, 2026Latest

BisonFi overtakes PumpSwap as Solana’s top DEX by daily volume

BisonFi is now the #1 DEX on Solana, ending PumpSwap’s run. Meanwhile, tokenized commodities hit a record $63.2M supply, and Solana captured 81% of trading-terminal volume — a 17-week high. Tokenized equities also reached 2,077 products.

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Vol. 1 · #19 · Oct 23, 2026

Alpenglow live: Solana finality slashed to 150ms

Solana activates Alpenglow, cutting transaction finality to 150ms. Stablecoin volume hits $5T in 2026, while Grayscale expands in-kind subscriptions to 10 crypto funds and ARK spots tokenized equities as RWA momentum.

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Vol. 1 · #18 · Oct 16, 2026

Grayscale snaps up $20M Solana as network takes 65% of tokenized equity volume

Grayscale added $20M of SOL to its trust as active addresses hit 1.88M — a 13-month high. Solana now handles 65% of tokenized equity trading volume, and the firm's research chief calls tokenization an overlooked catalyst.

Vol. 1 · #17 · Oct 09, 2026

Samsung plugs 82M Galaxy phones into Solana for zero-fee USDC remittances

Samsung is routing zero-fee USDC remittances over Solana to 82M Galaxy devices. Stablecoin holders on the network hit a fresh record at 14M, and GSR committed $100M to an onchain vault business.

Vol. 1 · #16 · Oct 02, 2026

Solana just logged its strongest quarter ever: 14B transactions

Solana processed over 14 billion transactions in a record Q3, while Alpenglow hit 54ms median finalization on testnet. DeFi TVL has recovered above $6.5B after the Drift hack, and spot ETFs for SOL, BTC, ETH, and XRP pulled in $65M combined.

Vol. 1 · #15 · Sep 18, 2026

Transaction V1 hits mainnet, tripling Solana's throughput ceiling

Mainnet now processes 3.3x larger transactions with Transaction V1 live. XStocks crossed $1B in DEX volume as tokenized equities keep compounding.

Vol. 1 · #14 · Sep 04, 2026

Jupiter hits record 1.9M tokenized equity holders, up 73% MoM

Jupiter's onchain tokenized equity holders hit 1.9M, up 73% MoM. Meanwhile, Solana's Transaction V1 triples max transaction size on testnet, and GoPro shares debut on-chain.

Vol. 1 · #13 · Aug 29, 2026

Solana transactions hit record 4.2B as RWA activity grows

Solana processed 4.2B transactions in a record week, with RWA activity climbing. Bitwise's staking ETF reached $948.2M in cumulative SOL purchases, and transaction v1 heads to testnet with 3.3x capacity.

Vol. 1 · #12 · Aug 21, 2026

Routing fault takes 28.83% of Solana's stake offline

A Teraswitch routing fault took 28.83% of Solana's stake offline, per Marinade, while Dartmouth's crypto exposure slipped $2M as prices slid. Elsewhere, tokenized stocks hit $111M across 15 DeFi apps.

Vol. 1 · #11 · Aug 13, 2026

Solana validators weigh supply cuts as SIMD-0550 and SIMD-0553 target emissions and burns

Two new SIMD proposals—0550 and 0553—could slash Solana's issuance and tweak its burn mechanism, putting the network's supply curve in validators' hands. The decision will reverberate across staking yields and protocol economics.

Vol. 1 · #10 · Aug 07, 2026

Solana moves $650B in stablecoins in a month, flipping Ethereum

Solana processed $650B in stablecoin transfers over the past 30 days, surpassing Ethereum. Tokenized equities also crossed $2.6B, while daily app revenue hit a six-month record of $4.44M.

Vol. 1 · #9 · Aug 01, 2026

Solana DEXs log $183B in Q2 perp volume, cementing derivatives dominance

Solana DEXs recorded $183B in Q2 perpetual futures volume, reinforcing its lead in derivatives. Circle added $500M USDC as stablecoin liquidity accelerates, and Morgan Stanley expanded its crypto ETP lineup with Solana.

Vol. 1 · #8 · Jul 27, 2026

$500M USDC minted on Solana as stablecoin supply tops $15B

USDC minted $500M on Solana this week, pushing total stablecoin supply past $15B. A record influx that underscores growing institutional demand.

Vol. 1 · #7 · Jul 19, 2026

Morgan Stanley opens Solana trading to retail as RWA holders cross 300K

E*TRADE now lets retail trade SOL alongside BTC and ETH, Circle's $250M USDC injection pushes RWA holders past 300,000, and tokenized equities hit $3.47B in June volume — even as Pump.fun moves 81,712 SOL off-platform and memecoin activity cools.

Vol. 1 · #6 · Jul 05, 2026

Tokenized equities land on Solana as governance goes live

A $295M NYSE-listed stock gets tokenized, on-chain governance ships, and weekly active addresses hit 29.8M. The institutional and infrastructure stories finally converged.

Vol. 1 · #5 · Jun 13, 2026

Firedancer hits 10% of mainnet validators

The validator client race is live. What the distribution curve tells us about the next 90 days.

Vol. 1 · #4 · Jun 06, 2026

PYUSD now largest stablecoin inflow on Solana

PayPal's bet on Solana is paying off. We ran the on-chain numbers so you don't have to.

Vol. 1 · #3 · May 30, 2026

DePIN unit economics: the real numbers

Per-device revenue vs. hardware amortization. We did the math on Helium, Hivemapper and io.net.

Vol. 1 · #2 · May 23, 2026

Jito MEV redistribution — follow the money

30-day rebate distribution analysis. Top 50 validators are capturing more than you think.

Vol. 1 · #1 · May 16, 2026

SIMD-228 passes: what changes for stakers

The emission curve update is done. Here is what it actually means for solo stakers vs. pools.