Solana News

Solana News

Tech

Lyft Taps Solana’s Hivemapper for Real-Time, Crowdsourced Mapping Upgrade

The move underscores the growing role of crowdsourced geospatial intelligence in the transportation industry.

Lyft self-driving car

Markets

Solana (SOL) Surges 5% on Heavy Volume and Strengthening DeFi Metrics

Institutional investors appear to be flocking to SOL as DeFi metrics show remarkable growth, creating a strong technical foundation for further gains.

SOL-USD 1-month chart shows 37.24% gain, ending at $177.88 on May 14, 2025

Markets

DeFi Development Soars 20% as Solana Holdings Top $100M With Latest Purchase

The Nasdaq-listed firm has accumulated 595,988 in Solana's SOL, worth nearly $105 million, in the month since its crypto pivot.

A Solana booth at ethDenver (Danny Nelson)

Markets

Solana Block Traders See SOL Extending Gains, Surpassing $200 by End-June

Block traders piled into the $200 call option expiring on June 27.

A pen lies on top of a spreadsheet printout (steinarhovland/Pixabay)

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Finance

Superstate Expands Into Tokenized Equities; SOL Strategies to Be First Listing

The company's "Opening Bell" platform lets SEC-registered shares trade on-chain, bridging crypto and public equity markets.

Robert Leshner, CEO of Superstate (Superstate)

Markets

DeFi Development Adds $11.2M in SOL, Bringing Holdings to More Than 400K Tokens

Formerly known as Janover, the company's SOL holdings are worth more than $57 million at current prices.

Solana portfolio shown on a laptop (Amjith S/Unsplash)

Markets

SOL Strategies Buys $18M of Solana Tokens With First Tranche of $500M Note Deal

The Canadian firm is betting on Solana by using debt financing to scale its validator footprint and crypto holdings.

Leah Wald, President and CEO of SOL Strategies. (SOL Strategies)

Tech

Solana’s Natix and Grab Team Up to Expand DePIN Mapping Into U.S., Europe

The collaboration will enhance mapping accuracy by combining Natix’s network with Grab’s mapmaking technology.

Grab delivery services (Wikipedia)

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Markets

Solana Quietly Fixes Bug That Could Have Let Attackers Mint and Steal Certain Tokens

A sophisticated attacker could forge invalid proofs that the on-chain verifier would still accept. This would have allowed unauthorized actions such as minting unlimited tokens or withdrawing tokens from other accounts.

Bug (CoinDesk Archives)

Markets

Solana Surges 8% Despite Global Macro Tensions. Can It Hit $155 in Short-Term?

Despite broader market uncertainty, SOL demonstrates remarkable resilience by climbing from April lows to establish new support levels above $150.

SOL-USD price chart showing a 6.57% rise to $152.52 with high trading volume on May 1, 2025