Solana

Anza Sets Oct. 21 for Solana’s Alpenglow Mainnet Upgrade
The upgrade targets 150-millisecond finality, while validators and block-data providers face software changes before the switch.

Crypto Trader ‘Realist’ Reports Knifepoint Robbery at UK Home
The trader valued the robbery at about $800,000. Transaction records show the Solana address he identified received nearly 719,000 USDC, which later moved on.

Solana Schedules Final Cut to 200-Millisecond Slots
Per-block computing limits shrink to preserve overall capacity, while validators face more frequent voting and shorter production windows.

Solana’s Alpenglow Goes Live on Devnet Ahead of Mainnet Migration
Anza is asking app developers to test programs and integrations as the upgrade moves validator voting off-chain. Mainnet activation remains pending.

Tokenized-Stock Holder Count Reaches 4.3 Million, Led by BNB Chain
Robinhood Chain ranks second with 1.3 million holders, ahead of Solana’s 997,000, in Token Terminal’s latest update. The metric measures token balances, not distinct investors.

Kamino Opens GPU-loan-linked sUSDai Collateral Market on Solana
The Allez Labs-curated market lets holders borrow USDC at up to 80% loan-to-value, with liquidations starting at 85%.
Trading Terminals Post First $1 Billion Day Since January 2025
Terminal volume crossed the mark on Sept. 2 with GMGN taking almost half of it, and 91% of GMGN's trades settled on Robinhood Chain. DEX volume across all networks rose 26% over 30 days. GMGN's Solana volume was flat.

Bitwise Solana ETF Is First to Cross $1 Billion
Glassnode reported $138 million of Solana ETF inflows over 10 days, while BSOL captured nearly four-fifths of cumulative flows among six products tracked by Farside.

Solana Validators Approve Doubling Disinflation in First Governance Vote, With Kraken Reversing Late
SGP-0002 passed with 176.29 million SOL in favor against 66.19 million opposed, hours after Kraken's largest validator switched roughly 8.1 million SOL from against to for.
Omnichain Launchpad Printr Shuts Down, Cancels Token Launch And Airdrop
Printr said it will cease all operations by Aug. 31 and will not hold the token generation event or airdrop it had promised. The launchpad raised $4.5 million last October and collected 84% of its lifetime fees in a single month.





