Solana

Solana is an open source project implementing a new, high-performance, permissionless blockchain. Solana is a general purpose blockchain similar to Ethereum. End user applications as of now include decentralized finance (DeFi), non-fungible tokens (NFT), marketplaces, games, and more. It aims to improve scalability by introducing a proof-of-history (PoH) consensus combined with the underlying proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus of the blockchain.

Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko published a whitepaper describing Proof of History, a technique that would become critical to Solana's blockchain infrastructure, in Nov. 2017. 

Co-founder Greg Fitzgerald, who had worked with Yakovenko at Qualcomm, began prototyping the open source implementation of the whitepaper. It was published under the name Silk in 2018. 

After starting the company under the name Loom, Yakovenko, Fitzgerald, and other co-founders rebranded to Solana. Solana launched on Mainnet Beta in March 2020.

Solana was built to facilitate the development of scalable, user-friendly decentralized apps with low costs and high speeds for transactions.

Solana believes its unique blockchain architecture that combines the proof-of-stake consensus mechanism and its own proof of history mechanism is the key to achieving these goals.

Proof of history works almost like a cryptographic timestamp that proves that an event has occurred at a specific time. It enables the blockchain to work fast while maintaining security and decentralization.

There are about 304 million SOL in circulation as of November 2021. Solana has an initial inflation rate of 8%, which will decrease by 15% a year until it reaches a long-term inflation rate of 1.5%. SOL is Solana’s native token.

Solana competes with other blockchain platforms such as Ethereum and Avalanche to host crypto projects such as NFTs, decentralized exchanges, and gaming. 

Developers and users flocked from Ethereum to Solana due to high transaction costs, but many could gravitate back towards Ethereum if it manages to lower costs, which could happen as a result of the Ethereum 2.0 upgrade and layer 2 rollups. 

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Shares in Solana firm Brera Holdings plunged early Wednesday after the company said it's going nearly all-in on its crypto pivot.

Brera Stock Plunges Amid Growing Solana Pivot as 'Solmate' Firm Dumps Soccer Teams

The company also intends to wind down two soccer teams from its sports portfolio to focus on Solana treasury and infrastructure strategy.

Nasdaq-listed Solmate proposes reverse stock split to build Solana hub in UAE

Solana logged another week of modest gains as markets latched onto signs of easing geopolitical tensions and as on-chain activity hit fresh milestones.

Solana News: TradFi Confidence Wobbles Despite Stablecoin, RWA Surge

Solana funds are seeing more institutional demand, while the XRP products are retail investor favorites, according to a Bloomberg report.

Solana, XRP ETFs take different paths as crypto investors pile in

Ethereum

Major altcoins bounced alongside risk assets on Tuesday after the president said U.S. military objectives were "pretty well complete."

Ether, solana, XRP jump higher as Trump signals Iran war nearing end

Aon (NYSE:AON) on Monday announced the first known stablecoin insurance premium payment among major global brokers, settling with Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) and Paxos using USDC on Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) and PayPal USD on Solana (CRYPTO: SOL). The First Stablecoin Premium Settlement Aon completed the proof of concept by settling insurance premiums for Coinbase and Paxos across multiple blockchain networks.

Coinbase Partner Announces First Stablecoin Insurance Payment Using Ethereum, Solana

Solana (SOL) broke above the 21-day SMA but was halted at $90.

Coinidol.com: Solana Retraces and Consolidates above $80

Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) ETFs have seen $1.5 billion in inflows since launch, with Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas calling it “defying physics” as SOL tests critical $80 support. The ‘Defying Physics' ETF Performance Solana ETFs launched in the U.S. in July 2025, but SOL has since fallen 57%.

Solana ETFs Are 'Defying Physics' With $1.5B Inflows Despite 57% Crash

The platform is live on multiple EVM chains and powers the majority of token launches on Base, via integrations with apps like Zora and Bankr.

Doppler token creation platform powering most Base launches expands to Solana

Crossmint and Western Union are partnering to integrate the new USDPT stablecoin and Digital Asset Network into global payment infrastructure. On March 4, 2026, Crossmint announced a strategic partnership with Western Union to support the rollout of USDPT, a U.S. dollar-denominated stablecoin issued on the Solana blockchain.

Western Union Partners With Crossmint to Launch USDPT Stablecoin on Solana

Ether surged 7.5%, dogecoin jumped 7.5%, and solana added 5.3% as global equities rebounded and $700 million flowed into U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs since the start of March.

Ether, solana, xrp surge 8% as crypto markets rally on easing war fears

The company said its validator network grew to 33,568 unique wallets in February, up from about 31,000 announced earlier in the month.

SOL Strategies shares jump 20% as firm posts validator network growth

Aave (AAVE) joined Solana (SOL) as a top performer, rising 5% from Tuesday.

CoinDesk 20 performance update: Solana (SOL) gains 5.6%, leading index higher

Solana's record monthly stablecoin transaction volume follows growing appetite for retail payments infrastructure over memecoins.

Solana stablecoin volume hits record $650 billion in February as onchain payments draw demand, Grayscale says

Bitcoin

The largest cryptocurrency briefly reclaimed the top of its range on Tuesday before sellers pushed it back to $67,000, while South Korean stocks posted their worst two-day drop since 2008.

Bitcoin holds, ether, solana slide as Mideast woes drag Asian equities to multi-year lows

Solana rose nearly 9% week-over-week (WoW) as crypto markets staged a fragile relief rally on fast-moving geopolitical headlines.

Solana News: SOL Rallies as Fund Flows Flip Positive, Apps Gain Traction

Japan's prime minister says she has no knowledge of or involvement in a Solana-based meme token that briefly reached a $27.7 million market cap before tumbling.

Japan prime minister Sanae Takaichi disavows Solana meme coin after it crashes by 75%

Forward Industries (NASDAQ:FWDI) CIO Ryan Navi declared the company aspires to be the “Berkshire Hathaway of the Solana ecosystem” as the largest institutional Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) holder sits on nearly $1 billion in unrealized losses. The $1 Billion Loss Forward Industries acquired its Solana position at an average price of around $230 per token after raising $1.65 billion through a PIPE backed by Galaxy Digital, Jump Crypto, and Multicoin Capital in September 2025.

Largest SOL Holder Down $1 Billion, But Exec Still Aims To Be The 'Berkshire Hathaway Of Solana'

Magic Eden is narrowing its focus to the Solana blockchain and its Dicey gambling platform while sunsetting various Bitcoin and Ethereum services. CEO Jack Lu announced on X that Magic Eden will streamline its marketplace to focus exclusively on Packs and Solana while doubling down on Dicey, its crypto casino and sportsbetting project.

NFT Marketplace Magic Eden Streamlines Operations to Focus on Solana and Dicey Gambling

An analyst known for making timely crypto calls believes one Ethereum (ETH) rival is flashing bullish signals. Pseudonymous analyst Bluntz tells his 339,000 followers on X that Solana (SOL) may be setting the stage for a breakout after posting a bullish divergence on the four hour chart.

Trader Who Called Bitcoin Top Sees Solana Flashing Multiple Bullish Signals Amid ‘Despair' in Crypto

Solana led major tokens with a 10.8% bounce, while ether reclaimed $2,000 and bitcoin climbed back above $66,800 ahead of traditional futures opens on Sunday.

Ether, solana, xrp surge up to 10% as majors recover Saturday's war-driven losses

The cryptocurrency market served as a real-time volatility barometer over the weekend as joint U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran triggered a sharp sell-off while traditional markets were closed. The Bitcoin Benchmarking The cryptocurrency market once again fell victim to its own always-on architecture.

Altcoins Crumble: ETH, XRP, SOL Lead Losses Amid Geopolitical Tensions

Dogecoin

The pullback erased most of Wednesday's push toward $70,000 as hot producer-price data and a post-earnings Nvidia decline dragged risk assets lower heading into the weekend.

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