#solana News & Analysis

MoonPay acquires Solana execution layer firm DFlow used by Coinbase, Phantom

MoonPay acquires Solana trading infrastructure platform in $100M all-stock deal

Germany’s AllUnity expands EURAU to Solana as euro stablecoins gain traction

$500M USDC minted on Solana amid stablecoin surge

The Drift Protocol Hack: How Privileged Access Led to a $285 Million Loss

‘Not an April Fools joke’: Major Solana-based trading platform Drift exploited for at least $200 million

Crypto News Today: Pepeto’s 100x Rally Leads as Morgan Stanley MSBT Nears Launch While Solana and XRP Face Resistance

Solana Price Prediction 2026: SOL Could Look Better & Here’s Why DeepSnitch AI’s Live Agents Could Beat Bittensor for the #1 AI Crypto Spot

Solana validator logs 32 delinquencies, foundation still claims ‘100% uptime’

Solana's foundation maintains a '100% uptime' claim despite the Harmonic Major validator experiencing 32 delinquencies over 30 days, revealing a significant discrepancy between cluster-level and individual validator performance metrics. This highlights ongoing reliability concerns for the blockchain network and questions the accuracy of uptime messaging.

Bitcoin, ether, solana hold steady as Trump sets Tuesday night deadline for Iran deal

Trump has set a Tuesday night midnight deadline for an Iran deal, threatening to destroy Iranian infrastructure if no agreement is reached. Oil prices surged above $112 while crypto markets retreated from Monday's ceasefire rally gains.

Ethereum Price Prediction: T. Rowe Price Files First Actively Managed Crypto ETF While Pepeto Targets 100x to 300x Before Listing

Ethereum Price Prediction: Pepeto Raises Above $8.1M While ETH Drops Below $2,100 and SOL Faces Pressure

Latest crypto hack sees thieves make off with $280 million from Solana DeFi platform Drift

How a Solana feature designed for convenience let attackers drain more than $270 million from Drift

Solana-Based DeFi Platform Loses Over $270,000,000 in Cyberattack: Looksonchain

Solana Ecosystem Faces One of Largest Hacks Ever

Drift Protocol Vault Loses $270 Million in Potential Exploit

Clarity at last? Ether, Solana, and XRP are commodities, SEC says in landmark interpretation of securities law

As Solana turns six years old, the “memecoin chain” is quietly listing 200 plus tokenized stocks for Wall Street

Solana is celebrating its sixth anniversary by pivoting beyond its memecoin reputation, quietly launching over 200 tokenized stocks for traditional Wall Street markets. This represents a significant strategic shift from the blockchain's previous focus on high-volume memecoin infrastructure to more traditional financial products.

State of Rango Q4 2025

Rango Exchange reported strong Q4 2025 growth with daily transaction volume up 43.2% QoQ to $14.6M and year-over-year volume growth of 436.4%. The cross-chain bridge aggregator expanded integrations across multiple blockchains and announced a 2026 roadmap focusing on gasless transactions and AI-assisted DeFi features.

Crypto Markets Dip as Oil Spikes Amid Iran Conflict

Bitcoin maintains stability around $71,000 while Ethereum and Solana decline 3% as cryptocurrency markets react to oil price spikes triggered by escalating Iran conflict. The geopolitical tensions are creating mixed performance across major digital assets.

The biggest consensus overhaul in Solana history is officially live for testing

Solana has launched Alpenglow, a major consensus mechanism upgrade, on its community test cluster. Developed by core team Anza, this represents the most significant overhaul to Solana's consensus layer in the network's history and marks a critical testing phase before potential mainnet deployment.

Bitget taps $4T AI boom with OpenAI-linked pre-IPO token on Solana

Bitget has launched preOPAI, a pre-IPO token offering exposure to OpenAI on its IPO Prime platform via Solana blockchain. The move capitalizes on growing investor demand for AI-related assets and tokenized pre-IPO opportunities, combining two trending sectors.

PUMP Token Burns 36% of Supply as Platform Revenue Crosses $1B and Multi-Chain Expansion Grows

PUMP token has permanently burned 36% of its circulating supply ($370M worth) through an irreversible smart contract mechanism, while the platform's revenue-sharing model automatically directs 50% of earnings toward buybacks and additional burns. PumpSwap, the Solana-based exchange, achieved a single-day trading volume of $1.28B in January 2026, signaling strong market adoption ahead of multi-chain expansion.

Bitcoin Dominance Drops: Is Altseason Finally Here as Capital Rotation Begins?

Bitcoin dominance has declined from early 2026 peaks near 60% as institutional capital begins rotating into altcoins, with on-chain volume signals and recent double-digit gains in SOL and SUI suggesting the early stages of an altseason cycle.