Solana
Solana Falls 2.87% in One Hour to $102 as Long Liquidations Hit $16M
SOL traded at $105 an hour earlier. Long liquidations across Binance, Bybit and OKX reached $16 million, compared with $80,000 in short liquidations.
Solana Long Liquidations Reach $13.04 Million in One Hour
TokenPost's three-exchange tally totaled $13.11 million as SOL fell 1.87% to $102.
Samsung Wallet adds USDC transfers on Solana for US Galaxy users
Samsung's integration of USDC on Solana into its Wallet app could accelerate mainstream crypto adoption by simplifying cross-border transactions. Samsung Wallet adds USDC transfers on Solana for US Galaxy users.
Swarms Integrates Meteora Bonding Curve Into Solana Launchpad
The update lets creators pair launches with selected Solana tokens and receive creator fees in the paired asset. Swarms described issuance as about 80% faster.
Solana sets October 21 for massive Alpenglow upgrade that could make transactions 99% faster to finalize
The mainnet plan calls for a live consensus replacement, with roughly 150ms finality dependent on network conditions and a coordinated validator handoff. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next.
SkyAI Faces Shareholder Pressure Over Solana Sales Ahead of $201M Offer
SkyAI slashed its Solana reserves by 70% in under a month, dropping from over 2 million SOL reported on September 14 to roughly 600,000 units in its Form 8-K filed on October 13, 2026.
Solana Alpenglow starts on October 21 in epoch 1064: what matters now for stakers
The Solana Foundation has set the date for the Alpenglow consensus upgrade: epoch 1064, Wednesday October 21, at around 15:00 UTC. If you have delegated SOL, settle two details about your validator beforehand, or the staking rewards for one epoch go missing.
Solana price at $103.82 with 12 percent fewer open futures positions: will the $100 level hold?
Solana traded at $103.82 on Wednesday evening, only 3.7 percent above the $100 mark. On the futures market, open positions have shrunk by 12.1 percent within a week, and the funding rate has tipped to zero.
SkyAI Solana Selloff Raises Questions Before Buyback
SkyAI faces questions after its Solana holdings fell 70%. Bastion demands full sale details before a proposed $201 million buyback.
Solana targets 150ms transaction finality with Oct. 21 upgrade
October 21 is reserved for the launch of Alpenglow, a protocol upgrade that aims to guarantee an irrevocable transaction in less than 150 milliseconds and remove the TowerBFT voting system the platform has used since 2020.
Solana Schedules Alpenglow Mainnet Upgrade for Oct. 21, 2026
The consensus change targets finality in about 150 milliseconds, compared with roughly 12.8 seconds under TowerBFT. Epoch timing may shift the estimated activation time.
Solana Sets a Date for Its Next Major Upgrade
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 transactions out of blocks entirely.
