what's solana?
Solana is a high-performance blockchain platform designed for fast, low-cost transactions and scalable decentralized applications, using a unique proof-of-stake and proof-of-history consensus mechanism. Founded by Anatoly Yakovenko, it supports vibrant ecosystems for DeFi, NFTs, and gaming with seamless developer tools and energy-efficient operations. The network emphasizes accessibility, enabling builders to create innovative dApps in a decentralized environment.
Prediction market beta launches; performance, hackathon, and THORChain integration advance.
Received $1.3 million in daily inflows to the Bitwise Solana ETF (BSOL) on February 27, 2026.
Hosts a Mobile hackathon with submissions closing on 2026-03-09.
Social media engagements surged 558% week-over-week to 207 million, highest social attention since mid-2025.
Integrated with SeekerClaw, an AI agent application that runs on Seeker devices and is fully integrated with Solana and Jupiter, now available on the Solana dApp Store.
Integrated with SoFi, a US chartered bank, enabling direct SOL deposits and holding for 13.7 million customers.
Gas sponsorship feature for SVM-based applications is now available, allowing developers to cover transaction fees for users through Dynamic embedded wallets without requiring code changes or SDK updates.
Has 26,000 new tokens launched daily on pump.fun alone.
Cluster was upgraded approximately 4.5 hours before 2026-02-27 16:07 UTC.
Metaplex launch pools for memecoins have a 1-hour launch window with a minimum target of 50 SOL before graduating with liquidity migrating to Raydium.
ETF holdings have crossed 1% of circulating supply as institutional capital flows into newly launched Solana ETFs.
Participated in Consensus Hong Kong, featuring at Mantle RWA Day and Solana Accelerate APAC alongside multiple projects including ConcreteXYZ, xStocksFi, and others.
Participated in the SuperMantle Content Arena collaboration alongside Mantle, Byreal, Bybit, and Alpha Bybit to empower creators, with the event ending on 2026-03-03.
Offered Breakpoint conference tickets at $300 (a $200 discount) during an 8-hour flash sale.
Launched Intents feature allowing native swapping and control of any asset across chains.
Halted inflation and activated fee switch mechanism for sustainable revenue generation.
Launched IronClaw, a Rust-based version of OpenClaw with hardware-enforced security for keeping credentials private from centralized parties.
Released 1:1 stablecoin swap offering enabling singleness of money across web2 fintechs and crypto companies.
Launched Near AI private compute, a confidential GPU marketplace targeting institutional AI workflows.
Trades near $84.73, down 3.06% on February 27, 2026, with monthly losses exceeding 32%.
Securitize has $613.1 million in total value on Solana's RWA sector.
Integrated MNT token onto Solana via Mantle Super Portal, approximately 30 days before 2026-02-27, with Vooi expanding access through gasless integration for cross-chain liquidity provision and fee generation.
Switchboard oracle network on Solana has processed over 3,000,000 oracle updates on-chain in 2026 so far, with 550+ unique feeds and 53 unique programs using the service.
Total RWA market size reached $1 billion as celebrated by Kamino.
Protocol radrdotfun allegedly rugged users around late January 2026.
Full Solana analytics features are now available for free on Nansen's platform.
Chain transactions are rising again and onchain activity is returning as prices stabilize.
Implemented a Poseidon precompile, a hash algorithm optimized for ZK proof verification.
Recorded $507.7k net inflows into Solana ETFs on February 26, 2026.
NFT whale Adam Weitsman's X account was compromised and hackers raised 45 SOL through the compromised account.
Polyshares prepares to launch, tokenizing private company equity and loyalty programs through Company Coins issued via foundation entities.
Inframarkets launched energy and power prediction markets on Solana, trading ERCOT LMP, PJM capacity, natural gas prices, weather events, and BTC hashrate with USDC settlement.
Achieved approximately $451 billion in perpetuals volume across all DEXs in 2025.
ETFs recorded $30.9M net inflows on February 26, 2026, the largest single-day inflow since December 15th. Recorded $45.39M net inflow for the week ending February 27, 2026.
Recorded zero net inflows for Bitwise Solana ETF (BSOL) on February 26, 2026.
Pivots to Solana-only marketplace, sunsets EVM and Bitcoin NFT marketplaces 2026-03-09, Bitcoin API 2026-03-27, integrates DiceyHQ for iGaming, with over 80% revenue from Solana.
SEC approval is being sought for a JitoSOL ETF, which is a liquid staking token based on Solana.
Partnered with MoonPay for integration or collaboration.
Launched Solana Payments on 2026-02-27, providing builders with a live payment simulator, developer documentation, and case studies. Also launched a dedicated website and social media account (@solanapayments).
Processed $300M+ in monthly payments.
Processed $2 trillion in quarterly stablecoin transfers.
Integrated DFlow Protocol, Phantom Connect, and Claude AI to enable one-prompt full-stack Solana trading application development.
Achieved 15x year-over-year growth in non-USDC/USDT stablecoin value.
Reached a new all-time high in tokenized asset spot volume on DEXes, exceeding $20.8M in a single day during the week ending February 26, 2026.
Processes over 45 million X402 cross-chain transactions in the AI agent micropayment market, controlling over 50% market share.
Circle issued $250 million USDC on Solana on February 26, 2026.
Integrated with THORChain for native cross-chain swaps with 11 blockchains including Bitcoin and Ethereum, going live on February 26, 2026.
Enabled the first use of a US public company's equity (Forward) directly in DeFi on Solana through collaboration with Superstate.
Employees of a Solana trading platform are accused of insider trading using sensitive customer data.
The Great Debasement Vault launched as the first strategy vault on Solana, designed to generate returns through exposure to zBTC and tokenized gold, powered by Zeus Network, Oro Gold, Trade Neutral, and Titan Exchange.
Triad Markets launched on Solana on February 26, 2026.
Integrated as a payment network for CoinGecko's API service, enabling users to pay for data access with USDC on Solana alongside Base network.
Price reached $87.84 with a 4.36% increase on February 26, 2026.
Enables closing SPL accounts to reclaim rent fees directly through Jupiter Mobile app.
Integrated with Oobit payment app through DTR infrastructure to enable wallet-to-bank transfers where SOL can be sent and settled directly into bank accounts via local payment systems including SEPA, ACH, and SPEI.
Reached approximately $16 billion in total stablecoin circulating supply across the network.
Project 0 introduced Project 0 Pay, allowing users to pay credit card bills by borrowing against their onchain assets without selling or interrupting yield.
serves as default rails for PYUSD, a stablecoin with 400M PayPal wallet access and native 4% yields
Has a team of fewer than 75 people at the Solana Foundation.
Featured in HTX futures trading contest with $20,000 prize pool running until 2026-03-03.
Reached 142,000 RWA (Real World Asset) holders on the network, representing a 12.6% increase over the previous 30 days.
Holds approximately 50% market share for onchain tokenized equities across chains as of January 2026.
Raised $3M for prediction market protocol TBD, co-led by CMT Digital and ParaFi with Jump Crypto.
Ranks #1 in app revenue for the 21st consecutive month as of February 2026.
Integrated with Purch as the settlement layer for agentic shopping transactions, where AI agents place Amazon orders paid in USDC with onchain settlement.
Metaplex announces first cohort of Spotlight drops on its Launch Pools platform, including bankmefun, beacon_defi, hubraapp, and tashiprotocol.
Partnered with Turnkey to power a secure, data-driven trading terminal on Solana through Cielo's wallet intelligence layer and Turnkey's embedded wallet security layer.
Featured in a $20k trading competition on Cube Exchange running from February 25, 2026 21:00 UTC to February 27, 2026 21:00 UTC.
Achieved 24+ months of consecutive uptime without network outages as of February 2026.
Reclaimed a price level of $90.
Metaplex launched permissionless time-based token launch pools with $250,000 MPLX rewards, featuring 1-hour fair entry with 50 SOL minimum. Integrated with Raydium for liquidity, allocating 98% to liquidity and 1% of supply and fees to creators, with configurable tokenomics and transparent unlocks.
Consistently achieves transaction throughput above 4,000 TPS.
Zynga founder is building on Solana.
Integrated as a payment option on Travala's global car rental service powered by CarTrawler, enabling bookings in 150+ countries.
Accounts for approximately 30% of DeFi-active RWA TVL across chains.
Net USDC issuance reached $9.51 billion over the rolling 30-day period ending February 26, 2026.
Launched TBD prediction market app on Solana with Worldcoin ID-gated voting, Privy protection, USDC earnings, market creation, and up to $100 in incentives.
Reached a maximum recorded throughput of 107,600 transactions per second in August 2025.
FlashTrade launches zero-fee spot limit orders powered by Manifest, using a fully on-chain order book.
Experienced a -34.93% price decline year-to-date as of February 25, 2026.
Included in Dune Analytics' new Stablecoin Dataset covering 200+ stablecoins across 37 chains, built in collaboration with Steakhouse Financial and powering Visa's upcoming Local Stablecoin Report.
Reached over 3,000,000 oracle updates on Solana in 2026 through February 25th.
Partners with Sharps Technology and The Tie to advance institutional participation in the ecosystem, with Sharps Technology delegating a portion of approximately 2 million SOL holdings to Stakin.
Spot ETF recorded $8,000,000 net inflows during the week ending February 25, 2026, primarily driven by BSOL.
Attracted $13.9M in fresh ETF inflows, with Bitwise alone adding $11.7M in SOL exposure.
Holds 9,981 BTC (approximately $678 million based on the tweet's implied BTC price) in wrapped or bridged Bitcoin on the network.
Trades at $83 with an 8% gain on February 25, 2026.
Hosts a Graveyard Hackathon with over $75,000 in total prizes across 10 tracks from 10 sponsors, with submissions closing on 2026-02-28 and winners announced on 2026-03-05.
Generated $2.48 billion in SOL trading volume on Binance on February 24, 2026.
SIMD-0332 reducing ChaCha rounds in Turbine weighted shuffle from 20 to 8 went live on devnet at epoch 1029, requiring Agave v3.1.0 or FD v0.812.30108 minimum.
PalmUSD, a Sharia-compliant stablecoin, is deployed on Solana to provide financial infrastructure for cross-border trade and autonomous payments.
Generated $685K in fees over a 24-hour period.
ETFs recorded $3.78M net inflows on February 24, 2026; $30.9M net inflows on February 25, 2026, highest daily in over two weeks; 325,262 SOL ($28.3M) net inflows on February 26, 2026; and 592,226 SOL ($51.52M) net inflows over the 7-day period ending February 26, 2026.
USDC minting reached $0.5 billion.
Listed on Upbit spot markets (KRW, BTC, and USDT pairs) on February 24, 2026, with initial trading restrictions on buy orders and price limits.
FWDI treasury holds approximately 6.9 million SOL tokens with an unrealized loss of $330 million in February 2026.
SOL swaps went live on Vultisig platform, with availability in the next release.
Hosting a LobsterCash developer meetup with Crossmint on 2026-03-04 in San Francisco for agent developers.
Integrated with THORChain via InstaSwap, completed SOL swap on 2026-02-24, enabling cross-chain swaps and liquidity.
Bitwise's Solana ETF (BSOL) recorded a daily inflow of $2.6 million on February 24, 2026.
Hosts a demo day event on 2026-02-26 organized by mtndao.