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Solana Weekly News
August 24, 2026·1:24:39

$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

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