Solana bet big on speed and won. With transaction times under a second and fees that barely register, it became the go-to chain for NFT traders and DeFi degens. Yes, it had some growing pains with outages, but the team keeps shipping improvements. The ecosystem exploded in 2023-2024.
By Loic Dos Santos | August 15, 2026
Leumi Bets Big on Digital Assets Bank Leumi, Israel’s largest lender, is moving forward with plans to offer cryptocurrency trading to its millions of customers.
By Loic Dos Santos | August 12, 2026
High-speed feeds meet legal headwinds Prediction market Kalshi is pushing the boundaries of crypto trading infrastructure by launching a real-time, machine-readable data feed in partnership with Solana-based DoubleZero.
By Loic Dos Santos | August 2, 2026
What our earlier coverage said On April 3, 2026, our earlier coverage reported that Drift Protocol, Solana’s largest decentralized perpetual futures exchange, was hit by a $285 million exploit that drained its vaults in just 12 minutes.
By Loic Dos Santos | July 23, 2026
Ethics Clause Sparks Capitol Debate The latest draft of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, known as the Clarity Act, has reignited debate in Washington over how far lawmakers should go to limit officials’ involvement in crypto.
