Solana Weekly News

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This is the weekly Solana news podcast from SolanaFloor, hosted by Jack Dunham, Finn Miller, and Thomas Bahamas. We break down the weeks biggest stories shaping the Solana ecosystem from DeFi, token launches, regulatory news, protocol updates, market trends, onchain data, and more. Each episode delivers clear, fact-based analysis on the narratives driving capital, users, and momentum across Solana. Made for builders, traders, and anyone serious about blockchain technology.

  1. Aug 31

    MASSIVE Solana ETF Inflows: Is The Market Bottom Finally Here?

    Top Solana Stories Of The Week:Wall Street is FOMOing into Solana ETFs. This week on Solana Weekly News, Jack and Thomas sit down with Bloomberg Intelligence ETF analyst James Seyffart to break down the trend reversal, the record $1.22B in cumulative Solana ETF inflows, the $40T debt milestone, and the White House crypto summit, plus what his new book with Eric Balchunas, "Both Sides of the Coin," is really about.Then we unpack the six biggest stories in Solana this week, from Toly backing the controversial SGP-003 vote as builders push back, to Charles Schwab bringing $SOL to 39 million accounts, to Solflare launching Solana-native perps on Phoenix.📰 STORIES📌 "A No Brainer Yes" - Anatoly Yakovenko Backs Controversial SGP-003 Vote as App Builders Push Backhttps://solanafloor.com/news/no-brainer-yes-anatoly-yakovenko-backs-controversial-sgp003-builders-push-back📌 Solana ETFs Record Biggest Daily Inflows of 2026 as Trading Volume Hits $166M ATHhttps://solanafloor.com/news/solana-etfs-record-biggest-daily-inflows-of-2026-as-trading-volume-hits-166-m-ath📌 Solflare Launches Perpetual Futures Trading, Powered by Phoenixhttps://solanafloor.com/news/solflare-launches-perpetual-futures-trading-powered-by-phoenix📌 Charles Schwab to Expand Digital Asset Offering, Bringing $SOL to Over 39 Million Active Accountshttps://solanafloor.com/news/charles-schwab-expand-digital-asset-offering-bringing-sol-over-39million-active-accounts📌 Institutional Heavyweights Enter the Token Supercycle: Solana Announces Breakpoint 2026 Speaker Lineuphttps://solanafloor.com/news/solana-announces-breakpoint-2026-speaker-lineup📌 Solana Loses Lead in Tokenized Equity Volume Share as Meme/Stock Pairings Explode on Rival Chainshttps://solanafloor.com/news/solana-loses-lead-tokenized-equity-volume-share-memestock-pairings-explode-rival-chains

  2. Aug 24

    $2.75 Billion In Shorts Just Got Wiped Out

    Top Solana Stories Of The Week: $BTC just delivered a massive God Candle, ripping past $72K and wiping out $2.7B in short liquidations on Wednesday alone as market sentiment surges toward extreme greed. On Solana, epoch 1020 went live to lower slot times to 350ms, while $PUMP, tokenized equity RWAs, and Seeker DeFi products continue to smash all-time highs. Then we unpack the six biggest stories in Solana this week, from $BTC breaking records to Solana slot time upgrades, SEC Regulation Crypto Assets,$PUMP buybacks returning to profit, Kamino powering Seeker USDC vaults, and tokenized stock market cap hitting $465M. 📰 STORIES 📌 Bitcoin Breaks $72K & Solana Hits $88 as $2.74B Shorts Get Liquidated https://solanafloor.com/news/bitcoin-breaks-72k-solana-hits-88-as-2-74b-shorts-get-liquidated 📌 Solana Embraces 12.5% Speed Boost with Slot Times Dropping in Next 48 Hours https://solanafloor.com/news/solana-embraces-12-5-speed-boost-with-slot-times-dropping-in-next-48-hours 📌 SEC Unveils ‘Regulation Crypto Assets’ Framework for Crypto Startups to Raise Money https://solanafloor.com/news/sec-unveils-regulation-crypto-assets-framework-for-crypto-startups-to-raise-money 📌 $PUMP Buyback Position Back in Profit After 9 Months Underwater https://solanafloor.com/news/pump-buyback-position-back-in-profit-after-9-months-underwater 📌 Put Your Idle Cash to Work in Seeker’s $USDC Earn Vault, Powered by Kamino https://solanafloor.com/news/put-your-idle-cash-to-work-in-seekers-usdc-earn-vault-powered-by-kamino 📌 Solana’s Tokenized Equity Market Size Hits $465M as Sunrise Brings Healthcare Stocks Onchain https://solanafloor.com/news/solanas-tokenized-equity-market-size-hits-465m-as-sunrise-brings-healthcare-stocks-onchain

  3. Aug 17

    Why Is Saylor Selling While Solana Treasuries Buy?

    Top Solana Stories Of The Week: A Solana NFT collection just landed a show on Amazon Prime Video. This week on Solana Weekly News, Jack and Thomas sit down with Andrew Pelekis (CEO, Claynosaurz & HEEBOO) and Nic Cabana (CCO & Co-Founder) to break down how a Solana mint became a global franchise, what HEEBOO is building as a fan-first entertainment launchpad, and how they are rewarding the community that got them here. Then we unpack the six biggest stories in Solana this week, from the fomo vs pump memecoin war to the SEC pulling its crypto rules meeting, and Forward Industries ($FWDI) resuming its $SOL buying as the DAT race reheats. 📰 STORIES 📌 Solana Memecoin Race Flares as fomo, Pump Compete for Trader Flow https://solanafloor.com/news/solana-memecoin-race-flares-as-fomo-pump-compete-for-trader-flow 📌 Solana ETFs on Track to Record Strongest Weekly Inflows Since May https://solanafloor.com/news/solana-etfs-on-track-to-record-strongest-weekly-inflows-since-may 📌 SEC to Roll Out "Major Initiatives" to Turbocharge Crypto Industry as CLARITY Flounders https://solanafloor.com/news/sec-roll-major-initiatives-turbocharge-crypto-industry-clarity-flounders 📌 Solana Hit 86% of Its Halt Threshold After a Teraswitch Routing Failure https://solanafloor.com/news/solana-hit-86-of-its-halt-threshold 📌 DoubleZero Embraces Prediction Market Data, Adds Kalshi Orderbooks to Edge Dataset https://solanafloor.com/news/double-zero-embraces-prediction-market-data-adds-kalshi-orderbooks-to-edge-dataset 📌 Forward Industries Acquires 254K $SOL as Solana DAT Giants Battle for Treasury Dominance https://solanafloor.com/news/forward-industries-acquires-254-k-sol

  4. Aug 4

    CLARITY Failing Won't Kill Crypto: Jito's CLO

    Top Solana Stories Of The Week: We launch the Regulatory Roundup with Rebecca Rettig, Chief Legal Officer of Jito, for breakdown of where the CLARITY Act actually stands in its final week before the August recess — the odds, the ethics fight, what happens if it fails, and what it all means for SOL holders, stakers, DEX traders and memecoin farmers.Finn Miller leads for Solana Weekly News: Solana's block capacity jumps 66% with SIMD-0286. Morgan Stanley launches its $MSOL Solana ETF to 16,000 advisors as a fee war erupts. MetaDAO ownership coins roar back. Solana perps hit an all-time high in quarterly volume as Phoenix fronts $420K in rewards. MoonPay's AI wallet PayBox goes viral. And Hastra brings the $1.68T auto credit market onchain with $AUTO. Jack Dunham and Thomas Bahamas host. Disclosure: Rebecca Rettig is CLO of Jito and SolanaFloor is a subsidiary of the Jito Network. Nothing in this video is financial or legal advice.STORY LINKS📍 Solana Block Capacity Up 66% Following SIMD-0286 Activationhttps://solanafloor.com/news/solana-block-capacity-up-66-following-simd-0286-activation📍 Morgan Stanley's $MSOL Debuts With $19M Trading Volumehttps://solanafloor.com/news/morgan-stanleys-msol-debuts-with-19-m-trading-volume📍 MetaDAO Ownership Coins Return to Spotlight Following Strong ICOshttps://solanafloor.com/news/meta-dao-ownership-coins-return-to-spotlight-following-strong-icos📍 Phoenix Fronts $420K in Rewards as Solana Records All-Time High in Quarterly Perps Volumehttps://solanafloor.com/news/phoenix-fronts-420-k-in-rewards-as-solana-records-all-time-high-in-quarterly-perps-volume📍 MoonPay's PayBox Launch Went Viral After Free $USDC Rewardshttps://solanafloor.com/news/moon-pays-pay-box-launch-went-viral📍 Hastra Launches $AUTO, Bringing the $1.68T Auto Credit Market to Solana DeFihttps://solanafloor.com/news/hastra-launches-auto-bringing-1-68-t-auto-credit-market-to-solana-de-fi

  5. Jul 21

    Certora CEO on DeFi Security Crisis, Jito's $JTO Burn Proposal & more | Solana Weekly News

    Top Solana Stories Of The Week: Certora CEO and founder Mooly Sagiv joins to discuss Autoprover and Formal Verification. We unpack DeFi's brutal security year — the $580K DefiTuna and ~$18M Ostium oracle exploits, the AI-discovered Zcash Orchard bug that sat hidden for four years, and whether formal verification can actually secure the industry. Then the discuss weekly headlines with SolanaFloor editor Awais. Jito launches JTX Trade and introduces JIP-38, a proposal that would route 100% of the DAO's 80% share of JTX fees into automated $JTO buybacks and burns until Q4 2027. Solana hits 300k RWA holders and takes the #1 spot with 96% of tokenized-equity volume as DTCC runs live production tokenization trades. SBI Holdings restructures an operating company into SBI Solana Global to build Japan's first onchain financial market. Claynosaurz lands on Amazon Prime Video, four years after a $1.34M mint during the FTX collapse. Pump.fun absorbs an $121M unlock while Robinhood Chain's NOXA launchpad out-earns it, and Jupiter Gacha with Collector Crypt does $3.3M in 22 hours. STORY LINKS 📍 Jito Launches JIP-38 https://solanafloor.com/news/jito-launches-jip-38 📍 Solana RWA Holders Hit 300K ATH as Network Takes No. 1 Spot https://solanafloor.com/news/solana-rwa-holders-hit-300-k-ath-as-network-takes-no-1-spot 📍 SBI and Solana Foundation Team Up to Build Japan's First Onchain Financial Market https://solanafloor.com/news/sbi-and-solana-foundation-team-up-to-build-japan-s-first-onchain-financial-market 📍 Claynosaurz Lands on Amazon Prime Video https://solanafloor.com/news/claynosaurz-lands-on-amazon-prime-video 📍 Pump.fun Faces $121M Token Unlock as Robinhood Takes Memecoin Market Share https://solanafloor.com/news/pump-fun-faces-121-m-token-unlock-as-robinhood-takes-memecoin-market-share 📍 Jupiter Gacha Launch Sparks $3.3M in Pack Openings Within First 22 Hours https://solanafloor.com/news/jupiter-gacha-launch-sparks-3-3-m-in-pack-openings-within-first-22-hours 📍 Certora — https://certora.com · Auto Prover — https://app.certora.com/

  6. Jul 13

    ETF Inflows Surge, $20M BONK Blunder, Robinhood Memecoin Boom & more | Solana Weekly News

    Top Solana Stories Of The Week Bitcoin ETFs recorded $772M in single-day inflows and Solana ETFs are back in positive territory after a brutal June. Solana reclaimed #1 spot for network revenue for the first time in 4 months. Solana Mobile unveiled Seeker Summer with a full Q3 roadmap. BONK DAO lost $20 million in a governance blunder. Sanctum Mobile App crossed 9,000 users in its first week — offering up to 8% APY on your SOL. And Robinhood is now offering Solana memecoin trading to its 24M+ retail users as $CASHCAT goes parabolic. STORY LINKS 📍 Bitcoin and Solana ETFs See Inflows Again https://solanafloor.com/news/bitcoin-and-solana-etfs-see-inflows-again 📍 Seeker Summer: Here's Everything You Need to Know https://solanafloor.com/news/seeker-summer-here-s-everything-you-need-to-know 📍 $20M of Treasury Funds Lost in BONK DAO Governance Blunder https://solanafloor.com/news/20-m-of-treasury-funds-lost-in-bonk-dao-governance-blunder 📍 Sanctum Mobile App Attracts Over 9,000 Users Following Strong Launch Week https://solanafloor.com/news/sanctum-mobile-app-attracts-over-9-000-users-following-strong-launch-week 📍 Solana Reclaims No.1 Spot for Network Revenue After 4 Months https://solanafloor.com/news/solana-reclaims-no-1-spot-for-network-rev-after-4-months-as-onchain-demand-explodes 📍 Solana Memecoin Traders Flock to Robinhood — Will It Last? https://solanafloor.com/news/solana-memecoin-traders-flock-to-robin-hood-will-it-last

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This is the weekly Solana news podcast from SolanaFloor, hosted by Jack Dunham, Finn Miller, and Thomas Bahamas. We break down the weeks biggest stories shaping the Solana ecosystem from DeFi, token launches, regulatory news, protocol updates, market trends, onchain data, and more. Each episode delivers clear, fact-based analysis on the narratives driving capital, users, and momentum across Solana. Made for builders, traders, and anyone serious about blockchain technology.

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