TL;DR DeFi Development Corp added 101,381 SOL to its corporate treasury. The purchase increased its total SOL position by 4.24%.
Solana has continued to gain momentum across the real-world asset ecosystem even as it continues to see strong participation among users and DeFi platforms.
The upgrade targets a reduction in finality from about 12.8 seconds to roughly 150 milliseconds while leaving applications, fees and transaction formats unchanged.
Anza began the rollout process, while the feature tracker and a live genesis-certificate check showed the consensus handoff had not yet occurred.
Solana began testing the Alpenglow upgrade on its public testnet, which would reduce transaction finality from ~13 seconds to 0.15 seconds. Alpenglow replaces the TowerBFT system with a voting protocol called Votor, which allows blocks to be closed in one or two validation rounds. Validators participating must run Agave 4.
Dominion Market's silver-backed token recorded more than $4 million in 24-hour volume during an August weekend session as Solana's broader tokenized-asset value exceeded $4 billion.
Solana's rise in tokenized commodities trading highlights its growing influence in DeFi, challenging Ethereum's dominance in the sector. Solana's tokenized commodities surge to $87M weekly volume as Raydium dominates trading.
Solana's rapid growth in tokenized equities could revolutionize global access to traditional stocks, challenging conventional brokerage models. Solana tokenized equity holders approach 900K, nearing a record high.
x402 has reached roughly $50 billion in volume and 150,000 endpoints, but stablecoins leave token demand across Solana, XRP Ledger and Cardano unproven.
Solana hit key breakout targets near $117 as ETF inflows, treasury buys, and derivatives volume all increased this week.
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Solana trades near $108.79, testing $112-$115 resistance, as record stablecoin activity and improving market structure keep $125-$140 targets in play.