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May 18, 2026Β·58:17

CLARITY Act Advances, Solana Perps ATH, Alpenglow 100x & More | Solana Weekly News

This week in the SolanaFloor newsroom: Solana's perps sector is finally showing signs of life, with Phoenix and GMTrade hit all-time highs in daily volume. The CLARITY Act clears the Senate Banking Committee and heads to the floor with 71% odds of passing in 2026. Alpenglow logs a 100x finality gain in its first community cluster test. Plus: Bitwise comes onchain via Jupiter, Sanctum hits a revenue ATH, and Magic Eden bets $75M on crypto gambling.

Jack Dunham, Finn Miller, and Thomas Bahamas break it all down.

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πŸ“ Phoenix Trade Records All-Time High in Daily Volume as Perceived Favoritism Divides Solana Community https://solanafloor.com/news/phoenix-trade-records-all-time-high-in-daily-volume-as-perceived-favoritism-divides-solana-community

πŸ“ The CLARITY Act Just Cleared the Senate Banking Committee β€” What Happens Next? https://solanafloor.com/news/the-clarity-act-just-cleared-the-senate-banking-committee-what-happens-next

πŸ“ Sanctum $SOL-Denominated TVL and Revenue Undaunted by 2026 Market Decline https://solanafloor.com/news/sanctum-sol-denomnated-tvl-and-revenue-undaunted-by-2026-market-decline

πŸ“ Jupiter Brings Bitwise Onchain With $200M Institutional $USDe Market on Solana https://solanafloor.com/news/jupiter-brings-bitwise-onchain-with-200-m-institutional-us-de-market-on-solana

πŸ“ Solana's Alpenglow Logs 100x Finality Gain in First Community Cluster Test https://solanafloor.com/news/solanas-alpenglow-logs-100x-finality-gain-first-community-cluster-test

πŸ“ Magic Eden Bets $75M on Dicey Following Wallet Shutdown and EVM Exit https://solanafloor.com/news/magic-eden-bets-75-m-on-dicey-following-wallet-shutdown-and-evm-exit

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