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Cardano $ADA traded at $0.35 on December 31, 2025, down 4.61% as the altcoin prepares for its most transformative year yet. The Midnight Protocol mainnet launched in late December, while founder Charles Hoskinson’s surprise collaboration with Solana’s Anatoly Yakovenko promises to unlock $95 billion in cross-chain liquidity.

Solana has emerged as the most watched blockchain network of 2025, capturing more blockchain-specific attention than any other for the second year running.

Jito Foundation, a major validator on the Solana network, is set to return to the US following improvements in the crypto industry’s regulatory framework within the region, according to Jito Labs CEO, Lucas Bruder.

The 2026 altcoin sector centers on mature ecosystems with institutional adoption rather than pure speculation. Four digital assets stand out for investors tracking recovery potential: Zcash, Solana, Chainlink, and Bittensor. Each combines technological advancement with steep discounts from peak valuations.

Solana recently reached a key milestone, reaching 100,000 transactions per second (TPS), to CoinMarketCap. The result, achieved during stress testing, asserts Solana’s claim as one of the fastest in the industry.

Solana’s memecoin community is captivated as its two largest launchpads, Pump.fun and LetsBonk.fun, collide in a battle for supremacy, with Pump.fun narrowly reclaiming its top spot for daily token launches.

Another Solana-based memecoin has tanked after a sudden liquidity drain (), this time tied to , a project promoted by 15-year-old activist Avishkar Raut, known for his viral anti-corruption speech in Nepal.

Solana-based NFT platform Metaplex is facing potential legal action from crypto law firm Burwick Law over its controversial plan to redirect unclaimed SOL tokens to its treasury rather than returning them to their original owners. The dispute centers around millions of dollars worth of tokens that could be swept into Metaplex’s control by the end of April.

Pump.fun announces the acquisition of Padre, a rising multi-chain trading terminal used by professional desks on Solana, BNB Chain, Ethereum L1, and Base. The deal places pro analytics and execution next to a retail-ready interface, which removes the usual gap between pair discovery and order routing. The result is a single workflow where listings, data, and fills move together instead of in steps.

Solana Labs the release of Saga, its flagship Android phone, on Tuesday. Per Solana Labs, the smartphone has been designed to bring blockchain technology to users worldwide and is now available for purchase and shipping to several countries, including the U.S., Canada, EU, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Australia, and New Zealand. Solana Lab’s official Twitter account tweeted:

Austin Federa, a strategist at the Solana Foundation, recently offered insights into Solana’s future on a video shared by .

Solana’s decentralized application (dApp) ecosystem reached new heights in November 2024, with to unprecedented levels. The blockchain itself generated $92 million, while Solana-based dApps achieved an all-time high of $365 million. This explosive growth highlights the increasing adoption and profitability of Solana’s ecosystem.

Solana, a leading Layer 1 blockchain network, is set to redefine the gaming experience by capitalizing on the half-trillion-dollar gaming industry. By introducing games with immersive gameplay, it allows players to earn digital assets while playing their favorite games.

Solana is increasingly gaining recognition as a central pillar in the digital asset landscape. According to recent Grayscale research, many institutional investors are only beginning to explore its fast-growing ecosystem and native token, SOL.

Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX, says that every major Layer-1 blockchain outside of Ethereum and Solana is eventually going to zero. In an interview with , Hayes explained why he believes the market still misunderstands Ethereum’s long-term importance, and why institutions will ultimately choose ETH as their foundation for Web3.

JPMorgan expanded its digital asset strategy with a new commercial paper issuance executed directly on the Solana blockchain. The bank structured the short term instrument for Galaxy Digital Holdings and completed delivery versus payment using USDC for settlement, moving the entire flow onto public infrastructure rather than a private ledger.

The race to tokenize global finance found a new engine in Abu Dhabi today. During the Solana Breakpoint conference, institutional capital allocator Keel unveiled a massive $500 million liquidity initiative dubbed the ‘Tokenization Regatta.’

Solana’s decentralized infrastructure is facing a significant stress test as the active validator count collapses to a two-year low. New data flagged by blockchain journalist Colin Wu reveals that the network has shed nearly 70% of its validator base since March 2023, dropping to approximately 800 active nodes as of Tuesday, December 9, 2025.

Solana Mobile is preparing to capitalize its hardware ecosystem with a sovereign asset, formally announcing the launch of the SKR token for January 2026. The move transforms the “Seeker” smartphone from a mere access point into a yield-bearing node within a decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN).

Solana Labs co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko has said that Solana processes as many transactions in a single month as Ethereum would do in its lifetime.