nicspics · Solana · Crypto made simple
Latest Solana news (Oct 3–17, 2026)
- Oct 6 The Solana Foundation launches Solana DvP, an open-source settlement program built with input from J.P. Morgan (Decrypt).
- Oct 8 Securitize Stocks launch on Solana: 12 US equities as 1:1-backed security entitlements (Solana Compass).
- Oct 5–9 US Solana ETFs see −$24.8M, ending a record 14-week inflow streak, in a week when Bitcoin and Ether ETFs also saw outflows (The Block, Oct 10).
- Oct 13–14 Alpenglow's mainnet date is set for Oct 21, targeting 150 ms finality (CoinDesk, Oct 14).
- Oct 14 The Internet Computer launches a Solana integration and ckSOL, backed 1:1 by SOL (TradingView News).
- Oct 15 Blockworks' Q3 report: Solana takes 36% of spot DEX volume, with REV up 48% (charts).
- Oct 15 NEAR launches confidential SOL yield on Kamino, and the NEAR token lists on Solana via Sunrise (Solana Compass).
- Oct 15 Solana is back at #1 in weekly tokenized-stock trading, at about 31% (Capmad, Oct 16).
- Oct 16 Beezie winds down on Base and makes Solana its home (Solana Compass).
- Oct 16 The Solana Foundation postpones its Shanghai event after registrations “quadrupled overnight” (Bitcoin.com).
- Oct 16 Anza names Agave v4.3.2 the recommended release ahead of Alpenglow (Solana Compass).
- Next: Wed Oct 21 Alpenglow, at around 11 AM ET (details).
Daily updates: @nicspicstv on X.
Not financial advice.