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Solana Weekly News

Solana Weekly News is a weekly podcast from SolanaFloor covering the biggest stories, market moves, builders, apps, culture, and ecosystem updates across Solana. Each episode gives listeners a fast, high-signal breakdown of what matters across the Solana ecosystem, from DeFi and consumer apps to infrastructure, tokens, NFTs, and community trends.

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$2.75 Billion In Shorts Just Got Wiped Out
1:24:39
August 24, 2026

$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

Why Is Saylor Selling While Solana Treasuries Buy?
1:41:38
August 17, 2026

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

Why Solana Wants To Burn 14x More SOL
1:22:02
August 10, 2026

Why Solana Wants To Burn 14x More SOL

Weekly News: Solana has two improvements coming to the tokenomics of the SOL token. SIMD-0553 was written by Cavey and he and Sabs from Harmonic joined to tell us how this SIMD improves the incentives of the market and how it affects the everyday user. About SolanaFloor: SolanaFloor is Solana's #1 news and education source. 🔗 Links 🔗 👉 Follow Jack Dunham: https://x.com/_JackDunham 👉 Follow Thomas Bahamas: https://x.com/Thomasbahamas SolanaFloor 👉 https://solanafloor.com 👉 https://x.com/SolanaFloor 👉 Newsletter: https://solanafloor.substack.com Stay ahead of the curve 🚀 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the bell to stay updated on all things Solana. Visit us at solanafloor.com for more detailed articles and updates.🚀

CLARITY Failing Won't Kill Crypto: Jito's CLO
1:44:41
August 4, 2026

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

$2B Memecoin Volume, Melee's New Prediction Market, CLARITY Drama & more | Solana Weekly News
1:35:23
July 28, 2026

$2B Memecoin Volume, Melee's New Prediction Market, CLARITY Drama & more | Solana Weekly News

Top Stories of the week: Melee launches a new prediction market on Solana, JTX launches, drama with Clarity, and the trenches might just be back with over $2 billion dollars in memecoin volume. About SolanaFloor:SolanaFloor is Solana's #1 news and education source.🔗 Links 🔗 👉 Follow Jack Dunham: https://x.com/_JackDunham👉 Follow Thomas Bahamas: https://x.com/ThomasbahamasSolanaFloor👉 https://solanafloor.com 👉 https://x.com/SolanaFloor 👉 Newsletter: https://solanafloor.substack.comStay ahead of the curve 🚀 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the bell to stay updated on all things Solana. Visit us at solanafloor.com for more detailed articles and updates.🚀

Certora CEO on DeFi Security Crisis, Jito's $JTO Burn Proposal & more | Solana Weekly News
1:38:14
July 21, 2026

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/

ETF Inflows Surge, $20M BONK Blunder, Robinhood Memecoin Boom & more | Solana Weekly News
1:07:11
July 13, 2026

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

Ansem Revives the Trenches, Trump's $1B+ Crypto Payday, CLARITY Falls | Solana Weekly News
1:16:09
July 6, 2026

Ansem Revives the Trenches, Trump's $1B+ Crypto Payday, CLARITY Falls | Solana Weekly News

Top Solana Stories Of The Week Insane week. Ansem's memecoin The Black Bull rips to $100M in 24 hours, reviving the trenches. World launches Solana-native prediction market powered by Chainlink right before the FIFA World Cup. Open Standard unveils $OUSD stablecoin backed by BlackRock, Google, Visa, Stripe, and 140+ partners, launching on Solana Day One. Grass farmers furious with Stage 2 USDC rewards. Solana quietly launches the most advanced onchain governance system in crypto. Plus wildcards: CLARITY Act odds crash to 49% and Donald Trump discloses over $1.14 BILLION in crypto income for 2025.Jack Dunham, Finn Miller, and Thomas Bahamas break it all down. STORY LINKS 📍 $ANSEM Rips to $100M in 24 Hours — But Can It Actually 'Save the Trenches'? https://solanafloor.com/news/ansem-rips-to-100-m-in-24-hours 📍 World Launches Solana-Native Prediction Market, Powered by Chainlink https://solanafloor.com/news/world-launches-solana-native-prediction-market-powered-by-chainlink 📍 Open Standard Unveils $OUSD, a Stablecoin For the Internet Economy https://solanafloor.com/news/open-standard-unveils-ousd-a-stablecoin-for-the-internet-economy 📍Trump Reports Over $1.14 Billion in Crypto Income https://solanafloor.com/news/trump-reports-over-1-14-billion-in-crypto-income 📍 Grass Farmers Furious with Disappointing Stage 2 Rewards https://solanafloor.com/news/grass-farmers-furious-with-disappointing-stage-2-rewards 📍 Solana Launches Onchain Governance, Giving Stakers a Direct Voice in Protocol Decisions https://solanafloor.com/news/solana-launches-onchain-governance 📍 WILDCARD: CLARITY Act Approval Odds Drop to 49% as Time Runs Short https://solanafloor.com/news/clarity-act-approval-odds-drop-to-49-as-time-runs-short

Bitcoin's Worst Day in Months | $1.2B Liquidations, Is The Bottom In?
1:11:28
June 29, 2026

Bitcoin's Worst Day in Months | $1.2B Liquidations, Is The Bottom In?

Backpack and Sunrise list tokenized Micron ($MU) on Solana for 24/7 trading right ahead of earnings — then we run Solana’s report card against Galaxy’s Q1 critique. Bitcoin drops to its lowest level since October 2024 as $1.2B is liquidated and fears mount over Strategy’s $STRC traders and investors are wondering if this is the bottom? Plus Arcium launches $ARX to a mixed community reaction, Solana gaming roars back with Kintara, Solstice and TensorX unveil an up-to-$1B facility to power Europe’s AI future, and MoneyGram becomes a Solana validator as the two biggest remittance firms go onchain. STORY LINKS 📍 Backpack, Sunrise to List $MU on Solana Ahead of Micron Earnings Report https://solanafloor.com/news/backpack-sunrise-to-list-mu-on-solana-ahead-of-micron-earnings-report 📍 Is This The Bottom? Bitcoin Hits October 2024 Lows https://solanafloor.com/news/is-this-the-bottom 📍 Arcium Launches $ARX Token to Mixed Community Reaction https://solanafloor.com/news/arcium-launches-arx-token 📍 Is Kintara Reviving Solana’s Gaming Sector? https://solanafloor.com/news/is-kintara-reviving-solana-s-gaming-sector 📍 Solstice and TensorX Announce Plans for Up to $1 Billion Facility to Power Europe’s AI Future https://solanafloor.com/news/solstice-and-tensor-x-announce-plans-for-up-to-1-billion-facility 📍 MoneyGram Launches Solana Validator as Global Payments Giant Steps Into Network Infrastructure https://solanafloor.com/news/money-gram-launches-solana-validator =============== About SolanaFloor: SolanaFloor is Solana's #1 news and education source. 🔗 Links 🔗 👉 Follow Jack Dunham: https://x.com/_JackDunham 👉 Follow Thomas Bahamas: https://x.com/Thomasbahamas SolanaFloor 👉 https://solanafloor.com 👉 https://x.com/SolanaFloor 👉 Newsletter: https://solanafloor.substack.com Stay ahead of the curve 🚀 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the bell to stay updated on all things Solana. Visit us at solanafloor.com for more detailed articles and updates.🚀

$4M Collector Crypt Airdrop, $212M Tokenized Equity ATH, DAT Drama | Solana Weekly News
1:11:13
June 22, 2026

$4M Collector Crypt Airdrop, $212M Tokenized Equity ATH, DAT Drama | Solana Weekly News

Solana records its biggest tokenized equity day ever with $212M in daily volume, as Ondo lists 173 new stocks and ETFs and the SpaceX IPO aftermath continues. Forward Industries gets rejected for the third time in its rollup attempt on the Solana treasury sector, this time by Solana Company. Collector Crypt airdrops $4M following $4M weekly revenue ATH, now outpacing all competing TCG marketplaces combined. Hylo V2 launches with leveraged equities. Solana Mobile crosses 1,000 apps. And the ZKFG / ZINC ownership coin saga heads to a decisive third vote. STORY LINKS 📍 Collector Crypt's $4 Million Airdrop Arrives as Weekly Revenue Hits $4 Million ATH https://solanafloor.com/news/collector-crypt-s-4-million-airdrop 📍 Ondo Lists 173 New Stocks and ETFs as Solana Records All-Time High in Tokenized Equity Trading Volume https://solanafloor.com/news/ondo-lists-173-new-stocks-and-etfs-as-solana-records-all-time-high-in-tokenized-equity-trading-volume 📍 New $ZINC Proposal Promises Buyout and Airdrop to Early Supporters https://solanafloor.com/news/new-zinc-proposal-promises-buyout-and-airdrop-to-early-supporters 📍 Hylo Bets on Leveraged Equities as Solana's Next Breakout Market With V2 Launch https://solanafloor.com/news/hylo-bets-on-leveraged-equities-with-v2-launch 📍 Solana Mobile June Recap: 1,000 Apps, Publishing Portal Update, and DeFi Portfolio Tracking https://solanafloor.com/news/solana-mobile-june-recap-1-000-apps-publishing-portal-update-and-de-fi-portfolio-tracking 📍 Solana Company Rejects Forward's Bid as Pressure Mounts Across Treasury Firms https://solanafloor.com/news/solana-company-rejects-forward-s-bid About SolanaFloor: SolanaFloor is Solana's #1 news and education source. 🔗 Links 🔗 👉 Follow Jack Dunham: https://x.com/_JackDunham 👉 Follow Thomas Bahamas: https://x.com/Thomasbahamas SolanaFloor 👉 https://solanafloor.com 👉 https://x.com/SolanaFloor 👉 Newsletter: https://solanafloor.substack.com Stay ahead of the curve 🚀 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the bell to stay updated on all things Solana. Visit us at solanafloor.com for more detailed articles and updates.🚀

SpaceX's $2T IPO Hits Solana, DAT Wars Begin ft. Sunrise's Saeed Badreg | Solana Weekly News
1:05:30
June 15, 2026

SpaceX's $2T IPO Hits Solana, DAT Wars Begin ft. Sunrise's Saeed Badreg | Solana Weekly News

It's IPO day. SpaceX lists on Nasdaq at $135 per share in the largest IPO in history, and tokenized $SPCX starts trading on Solana the very same day. We're joined by Saeed Badreg, CEO of Wormhole Labs and the team behind Sunrise, to break down how a real, redeemable SpaceX share ends up in your Solana wallet, why Solana captured 97.3% of all tokenized equity volume in May, and whether Anthropic and OpenAI are next. Plus: the World Series of Poker brings Solana payments to poker's biggest stage, Forward Industries takes its Solmate acquisition bid directly to shareholders as DAT consolidation begins, $HNT craters 53% as the community revolts against a proposed 141M token mint, Bulk amasses $25.9M in pre-deposits ahead of its perps DEX launch, and Helius acquires Light Protocol to make privacy the default on Solana.STORY LINKS📍 SpaceX's $2 Trillion IPO Lands on Solana as Backpack and Sunrise Debuts Redeemable $SPCXhttps://solanafloor.com/news/backpack-and-sunrise-debuts-redeemable-spcx📍 World Series of Poker and Solana Foundation Bring Crypto Payments to Poker's Biggest Stagehttps://solanafloor.com/news/world-series-of-poker-and-solana-foundation-bring-crypto-payments-to-poker-s-biggest-stage📍 One DAT to Rule Them All: Forward Industries Pursues Solmate Acquisitionhttps://solanafloor.com/news/one-dat-to-rule-them-all-forward-industries-pursues-solmate-acquisition📍 $HNT Nosedives 53% as Community Pushes Back on Helium Governance Proposalhttps://solanafloor.com/news/hnt-nosedives-53-community-pushes-back-helium-governance-proposal📍 Bulk Amasses $25.9M in Pre-Deposit TVL Ahead of Mainnet Launchhttps://solanafloor.com/news/bulk-amasses-25m-in-pre-deposit-tvl-ahead-mainnet-launch📍 Helius Wants to Make Privacy the Default on Solana Through Light Protocol Acquisitionhttps://solanafloor.com/news/helius-wants-to-make-privacy-the-default-on-solana-through-light-protocol-acquisition

Is Crypto Dead? $5.5B Liquidated, Saylor Sells, Zcash Collapse & More | Solana Weekly News
1:12:15
June 8, 2026

Is Crypto Dead? $5.5B Liquidated, Saylor Sells, Zcash Collapse & More | Solana Weekly News

Top Solana Stories Of The Week: A brutal week. $5.56B liquidated as Michael Saylor breaks his "never sell" promise. Zcash collapses 40% on a 4-year-old cryptographic vulnerability. Arthur Hayes calls the top on $HYPE and exits with $18M as retail copy traders eat the dump, but within the Solana ecosystem, Helius engineer formalizes SIMD-0550 to make $SOL potentially deflationary, Andrew Yang's Noble Mobile acquires Helium Mobile. Sanctum's $INF delivers 8.2% higher APY than the network median, Certora formally verifies P-Token, and Jupiter unveils Forecast — Solana's first native prediction market right before the FIFA World Cup.STORIES📍 $1.76B Liquidated from Crypto Markets as Saylor Breaks "Never Sell" Promisehttps://solanafloor.com/news/1-76-b-liquidated-from-crypto-markets-as-saylor-breaks-never-sell-promise📍 SIMD-0550: Helius Engineer Formalizes $SOL Disinflation Proposalhttps://solanafloor.com/news/simd-0550-helius-engineer-formalizes-sol-disinflation-proposal📍 Former U.S. Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang's Noble Mobile Acquires Helium Mobilehttps://solanafloor.com/news/former-u-s-presidential-candidate-andrew-yang-s-noble-mobile-acquires-helium-mobile-what-happens-to-hnt📍 Sanctum's $INF Yields 8.2% Higher APY than Solana Network Median Since V2 Upgradehttps://solanafloor.com/news/sanctums-inf-yields-8-2-higher-rewards-than-network-median-since-launch📍 Certora Formally Verifies Solana's P-Token Upgrade as Equivalent to SPL Tokenhttps://solanafloor.com/news/certora-formally-verifies-solana-s-p-token-upgrade📍 Jupiter Unveils Forecast: Solana's First Native Prediction Markethttps://solanafloor.com/news/jupiter-unveils-forecast-solana-s-first-native-prediction-market