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Solana is a blockchain platform that uses a proof-of-stake mechanism to provide smart contract functionality. Its own cryptocurrency is SOL. Solana was launched in 2020 by Solana Labs, founded by Anatoly Yakovenko and Raj Gokal in 2018.
A senior Charles Schwab research executive has highlighted five digital assets he is watching as cryptocurrency becomes increasingly integrated into traditional investment markets. The list includes Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), XRP and Hyperliquid (HYPE). The comments came from Adam Lynch, Director of Equity Research at the Schwab Center for Financial Research, during a […]
The idea of accessing Wall Street from a phone is no longer purely theoretical. In a recent Solana post, the network highlighted a growing range of financial products available through onchain applications, including tokenized stocks, commodities, Bitcoin, foreign exchange and yield products. The message was deliberately ambitious: “Everything Wall Street can do, now on Solana […]
Institutional adoption of tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) on high-performance blockchains has reached a new high. According to an official update published by the Solana Foundation on August 23, 2026, Solana’s RWA ecosystem has officially crossed $4 billion in total value locked and tokenized issuance, marking an all-time high (ATH) for the network. The milestone highlights […]
When more than $3 billion in digital dollars is created on a single blockchain in seven days, it is not a market rumour. It is the most reliable signal the crypto industry has for where institutional and retail capital is choosing to settle. On August 11, 2026, SolanaFloor posted the data that crystallised what on-chain […]
In a concise declaration summarizing the evolution of global decentralized finance, Solana recently issued a clear assessment of the modern financial landscape: “markets that never close, with execution that beats the ones that do.” The statement captures a fundamental structural transition taking place across institutional finance in 2026. For decades, traditional capital markets have operated […]
South Korea‘s payment infrastructure is being rewritten – and Solana is holding the pen. On July 30, 2026, one of Korea’s largest merchant payment processors signed a deal that could put blockchain payments in front of tens of millions of Korean consumers. The Solana Foundation and KSNET, a South Korean fintech company with a 26-year […]
The boundary between artificial intelligence and decentralized finance has reached a major milestone. In a joint announcement that marks a shift toward agentic Web3 commerce, global payments firm MoonPay released PayBox—a non-custodial payment vault and custom connector that embeds financial execution directly within OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude. With this integration, millions of conversational AI […]
In the rapidly evolving landscape of Southeast Asia, Malaysia has long positioned itself as a tech-forward nation. However, the true strength of any economy lies not just in its tech giants, but in the resilience of its Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Recognizing this, Sky Venture Labs and Lavie System Solutions have officially announced a […]
ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood has once again shared her long-term bullish outlook on Bitcoin, arguing that the cryptocurrency is evolving far beyond a speculative asset. In recent comments during a Bloomberg interview, Wood described Bitcoin as a key force behind what she called a “new financial world order,” driven by decentralization, institutional adoption, and […]
The debate of ethereum vs solana has evolved far beyond the simple “Ethereum Killer” headlines of the early 2020s. As we move through 2026, the blockchain landscape has matured into a duopoly where each platform serves a distinct pillar of the digital economy. While Ethereum has cemented itself as the “Global Settlement Layer” for institutional […]