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DeFi Development boosts CHAD dividend to 14% amid push to grow Solana holdings
2026-10-1555 reads
DeFi Development is raising the dividend rate on its CHAD preferred stock to 14% from 13% as it taps CHAD sales to grow its Solana treasury.
Morning Minute: Solana Is About To Get Faster
2026-10-1546 reads
Alpenglow is coming next week, slashing Solana finality from 12.8 seconds to a target of about 150 milliseconds—some 85 times faster.
Ledger unveils Atom Android device with Solana Mobile integration and new tamper protections amid investigation into modified wallets
2026-10-1549 reads
Ledger unveiled Atom, an Android-based security device with Solana Mobile integration, AI-agent controls, and hardware-tampering protections.
Geo-Aware Leader Schedule
2026-10-1458 reads
This study evaluates SIMD-0675, a geo-aware leader schedule for Solana. It reorders the stake-weighted random schedule so that consecutive leaders are geographi…
Solana Sets a Date for Its Next Major Upgrade
2026-10-1555 reads
Solana's Alpenglow upgrade replaces the TowerBFT voting system on October 21, cutting finality from 12.8 seconds to a target of 150ms and pulling vote transacti…
Major shareholder presses SkyAI on Solana sales after treasury shrinks 70% in a month
2026-10-1556 reads
SkyAI's SOL treasury fell 70% in under a month, with 400,000 SOL unexplained. Bastion Trading won't tender at $3 a share and wants $3.50.
Solana sets Oct. 21 for Alpenglow upgrade targeting 150-millisecond finality
2026-10-1451 reads
The switch will replace Solana’s existing validator voting system, remove vote transactions from blocks and could sharply change headline transaction counts eve…
Grayscale Buys $20 Million of Solana
2026-10-1352 reads
Grayscale's Solana ETF continues to gain momentum despite having recently launched, adding about $20 million worth of Solana to its stash.
Cardano Visa Multi-Chain Crypto Card Announces Sunset, Key Date for ADA Holders
2026-10-1353 reads
Cardano Visa Card which supports over 685 cryptocurrencies, including ADA, SOL, XRP set to be discontinued on this date.
Live updates: Bitcoin whipsaws between $81,000 and $84,000 as altcoins slide
2026-10-1353 reads
Bitcoin bounced back from an early dip as ZEC, HYPE and SOL led altcoin losses. JPMorgan fell after kicking off U. S. earnings season.