Browsing: Solanas

Currencies38608 Market Cap$ 2.54T+10.9% 24h Spot Volume$ 66.41B+37% DominanceBTC56.64%+0.21%ETH10.81%+6.74% ETH Gas0.23 Gwei News Aug 20, 2026 3min read byDebashree Patra forCoinpedia

Solana ($SOL) is entering a major infrastructure phase as Agave 4.2 begins activating three upgrades: 90% lower storage costs, 3.3x larger transactions and a staged reduction in slot times from 400ms toward 200ms. The changes could boost Solana’s position against other high-performance blockchains while creating new demand for the $SOL ecosystem.

Pump.fun dominates Solana’s fee generation. SEC to introduce a tokenized stock regulatory framework. THORChain, Verus Protocol, and Echo Protocol suffered exploits.

When the World Series of Poker (WSOP) partnered with the Solana Foundation this summer, it was more than a regular sponsorship deal.

Currencies38594 Market Cap$ 2.28T+0.11% 24h Spot Volume$ 19.89B-7.60% DominanceBTC56.68%+0.42%ETH10.09%+0.38% ETH Gas0.09 Gwei FeaturedSolanaPaymentsResearchSolana Foundation Aug 18, 2026 4min read byLiam ‘Akiba’ Wright forCryptoSlate

The Aug. 17 target date for starting Agave 4.2 mainnet feature activations arrived without a confirmed delivery update. Agave is Anza’s validator client for the Solana network.

The crypto market is up 1.1% on a Monday that opened with Fear & Greed Index score at 39, meaning markets may still be fearful, but they’re not in panic mode anymore. Meanwhile, the Altcoin Season Index is at 44 out of 100, which typically means traders go to Bitcoin as a hedge against volatility…