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TLDR Crypto funds pulled in $3.2 billion last week, the largest weekly inflow since October 2025. BlackRock’s IBIT led the pack with $928 million, adding to $1.3 billion the week before. Ethereum, Solana, XRP, Hyperliquid, and Dogecoin funds all kept their inflow streaks alive. Crypto funds have averaged $1.3 billion in weekly inflows for four straight weeks. Bitcoin funds saw a brief outflow, pointing to a possible shift toward altcoins. Crypto funds took in $3.2 billion last week. This is the biggest weekly inflow the sector has seen since October 2025.
The data comes from The Kobeissi Letter, which tracks fund flows across the crypto market. It shows investors are putting money into both crypto and gold funds at the same time.
BlackRock’s IBIT fund led the way. It brought in $928 million last week alone.
That follows $1.3 billion the week before. Together, IBIT pulled in more than $2.2 billion over two weeks.
Bitcoin was not the only asset getting attention. Ethereum, Solana, XRP, Hyperliquid, and Dogecoin funds also kept their inflow streaks going.
Four Weeks of Steady Inflows Crypto funds have now averaged $1.3 billion in weekly inflows for four straight weeks. That is the strongest four-week pace the market has seen in about ten months.
The steady pace suggests demand has held up over time. It has not been a single spike.
But there is a twist in the data. Money appears to be moving from Bitcoin toward other coins.
A Shift From Bitcoin to Altcoins U.S. Bitcoin funds saw a nine-day inflow streak come to an end. That week, they recorded $202 million in outflows.
Even so, Bitcoin funds still pulled in $925 million for the week overall. IBIT alone brought in $938 million during that stretch.
Ethereum funds told a different story. They saw $824 million in weekly inflows.
An extra $102 million came in on August 28. That extended Ethereum’s inflow streak to 10 sessions in a row.
Solana and XRP funds also picked up fresh money during the same period.
This pattern has led some analysts to suggest investors are shifting toward altcoins. The move appears to be happening ahead of what traders call the “September effect.”
Scott Melker, known online as “The Wolf of All Streets,” commented on the trend. He said, “The bid rotated. It did not reverse.”
US Bitcoin ETFs just snapped a 9-day inflow streak.
Here's what you need to know:
1) US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $202 million in net outflows on Friday, the first red day in 9 sessions
2) The same week, those funds still took in $925 million
3) BlackRock's IBIT alone took in… pic.twitter.com/kzhxjv4zZx
— The Wolf Of All Streets (@scottmelker) August 31, 2026
His comment points to a change in where money is going, rather than a drop in overall demand.
The latest weekly numbers show crypto funds are still pulling in cash across the board. Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP, Hyperliquid, and Dogecoin funds have all posted inflows in recent weeks.
The four-week streak of $1.3 billion in average weekly inflows remains intact as of the most recent data. Whether the rotation from Bitcoin to altcoins continues will depend on flows in the coming weeks.
Remixpoint, a Tokyo-listed energy and digital asset firm, has exited every altcoin on its balance sheet.
In a timely disclosure filed on September 2, 2026, the company confirmed it sold all of its Ethereum, Solana, XRP, and Dogecoin on September 1.
The total proceeds came to ¥878,814,569 (~$5.5 million). After the sales, the firm now holds only Bitcoin, approximately 1,506 BTC, cementing its shift to a pure Remixpoint Bitcoin treasury strategy.
Four Altcoins Sold in One Day, Dogecoin Was the Only Loser The sales covered four assets in a single trading day. Remixpoint sold 901.44 ETH, 13,920 SOL, 1.19 million XRP, and 2.8 million DOGE.
Against a combined book value of ¥761 million, the firm booked a gain of ¥117,772,649 (~$737,000). ETH and SOL carried the bulk of the profit.
XRP came in as a modest gain. Dogecoin was the only position sold at a loss, at ¥3.25 million below cost.
The sale was executed into a turbulent tape. As CoinGape had reported, Bitcoin fell below $77,000 as fresh U.S. military strikes triggered a broad risk-off selloff on September 1.
Despite that backdrop, Remixpoint still closed the altcoin stack in profit relative to its fiscal-year opening book value.
This signals the sales were a planned strategy close-out. Not capitulation.
Meanwhile, other firms are moving in a different direction on the very same assets.
SharpLink has resumed Ethereum accumulation, and Solana treasury firm DFDV resumed SOL purchases as prices climbed above $100.
Remixpoint’s exit makes it an outlier among DAT peers still stacking altcoins.
Remixpoint Joins Japan’s BTC-Only Treasury Wave, But Charts Its Own Course This move places Remixpoint firmly inside Japan’s growing wave of Bitcoin treasury companies. Yet the firm’s path differs from peers like Metaplanet.
Japan’s largest Bitcoin treasury, Metaplanet, recently added 2,823 BTC, while also launching its U.S. Superplanet vehicle and deploying Bitcoin as productive collateral.
Metaplanet is scaling aggressively. Remixpoint, by contrast, sold its altcoin sleeve to fund grid-scale battery projects.
The company’s own disclosure confirms BTC also generated yield during the holding period.
Bitcoin lending between February and August 2026 produced 14.92 BTC, worth approximately ¥164.21 million.
August alone yielded 2.48 BTC (~¥31.15 million). Combined ETH and SOL staking over the same window added ¥29.87 million.
Management’s logic is clear: BTC serves as both the reserve asset and the yield engine. Altcoin staking was not worth the complexity.
The XRP exit is particularly notable given Japan’s regulatory direction. Lawmakers are advancing a bill to treat Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP like stocks, which could cut crypto tax toward 20%.
At the same time, SBI Holdings is still expanding XRP rails and gaming firm Gumi is adding both BTC and XRP.
Remixpoint’s XRP exit is one mid-cap treasury de-risking, not a signal that Japan is abandoning the asset.
Globally, the DAT debate is also shifting. Strategy has authorized Bitcoin sales for credit and dividend purposes, though Michael Saylor insists the firm will remain a net Bitcoin buyer.
Smaller Japanese firms like ANAP have also entered the BTC treasury space. Remixpoint’s ¥117.8 million profit will book as Q2 FY2027 revenue, quarter ending September 30, 2026.
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Robinhood built a chain for tokenized stocks. Meme coin traders took it over, and a launchpad called Pons says it has cleared $4.54 billion in volume in under 2 months.
Pons now runs most token launches on the network. Its own token reached a record high on September 1 and leads the chain by market value.
How Pons Took Over Robinhood Chain LaunchesThe $4.54 billion figure came from Pons’ post on X. The launchpad handled $370.2 million in volume on September 1, according to a Dune dashboard. Launchpads on the network processed $623.1 million combined that day.
That gave Pons 59% of all launch activity on the chain. Rival platform long.xyz placed second with $151.4 million. The lead is not new.
Pons overtook Noxa in mid-July and has held the largest share of daily launchpad volume nearly every day since. Only pools. trade has briefly passed it, in early August.
Launchpad Token Volume Market Share on Robinhood Chain. Source: DuneToken creation is more concentrated still. Launchpads minted 27,802 tokens on August 31, and Pons produced 17,909 of them. The platform counted 106,488 active wallets on September 1.
Fee generation has followed. Bubblemaps put Pons at $4.73 million in fees over 24 hours, citing DefiLlama. That total beat Hyperliquid, Polymarket, and Fomo combined, which reached $4.65 million.
It also topped the combined network fees of Robinhood Chain, BNB Smart Chain, and Solana at $3.46 million. Bubblemaps counted only base network fees for the chains.
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PONS Token Sets Record HighThe volume story has a price story attached. PONS traded at $0.42436 early Wednesday, down 9.82% on the day. Its market capitalization stands at $301.9 million, ranking it 134th.
The token reached a record $0.49328 on September 1. It has gained 1,297.8% over the past month.
PONS Price Performance Over the Past Month. Source: BeInCrypto MarketsDune data ranks PONS above AI and Cash Cat (CASHCAT) by market value. The token’s lead extends beyond that. PONS was also the most traded asset on the chain over the past 24 hours.
PONS drew $62.46 million in volume over 24 hours across 110,827 trades and 9,063 unique wallets.
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The US attack on Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz, coupled with a surge in oil prices to a 40-day high, a rise in US 10-year Treasury yields to approximately 4.81%, nearing their highest levels in recent years, and a pricing of around 66-70% probability of a Fed rate hike in September, increased investor anxiety and reduced the attractiveness of risky assets like Bitcoin.
At this point, Bitcoin has fallen to around $76,500, a 2% drop in the last 24 hours. This has also dragged down altcoins, with Ethereum experiencing a 3% decrease, and XRP and Solana both falling by 4%.
While Bitcoin and altcoins are experiencing declines, Wintermute, a prominent market maker in the cryptocurrency market, said that institutional investors have begun to shift towards altcoins following Bitcoin’s strong rise.
Wintermute’s latest report noted that institutional capital is expanding beyond Bitcoin into select altcoins like Solana and XRP.
Record Entries in Solana and XRP Funds! According to Wintermute’s analysis, large investors are quietly buying Solana and XRP.
One of the most important developments highlighted by Wintermute at this point is that fund inflows into Solana and XRP-focused ETFs are expected to reach record levels in 2026.
According to the report, Solana funds received a total of $154 million, while XRP funds received $110 million. Wintermute stated that this development shows that institutional investor interest is not limited to Bitcoin and Ethereum alone, and that capital is expanding towards select altcoins.
However, Wintermute added that this assessment does not mean investors are completely abandoning Bitcoin. The company views the current situation not as a complete exit from Bitcoin, but rather as institutional investors taking positions in some altcoins where they see higher return potential following Bitcoin.
Wintermute concluded by stating that the crypto market has shown unexpected macroeconomic resilience, fully absorbing the impact of the Fed chairman’s hawkish statements and weakness in the US technology sector. In this environment, Bitcoin has stabilized after a strong rally, while institutional money has begun to more actively invest in altcoins.
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XRP led a $369 million crypto liquidation wave on Wednesday, dropping alongside Ether and Solana amid a scheduled escrow unlock and broader market pressure.Bitcoin fell to $77,200–$77,600, Ether to $2,410–$2,430, and Solana below $100 to $98.47, pulling total crypto market capitalization down to $2.59 trillion–$2.70 trillion.Rising oil prices and Treasury yields pushed Fed rate-hike odds for September 16 to 66%, the main trigger behind the sell-off.The SEC proposed overhauling blockchain transfer agent rules ahead of Congress's Clarity Act, with a September 17 roundtable set to bring in BlackRock, Nasdaq, NYSE and Robinhood on 24/7 stock trading.Wednesday morning, September 2, 2026, began with the cryptocurrency market under heavy pressure as worsening external macroeconomic factors triggered $369.67 million in derivatives liquidations, hitting the largest altcoins.
At the same time, a divergence in capital flows emerged: institutional inflows into spot Ethereum, Solana and XRP ETFs remained positive despite the broader decline in spot prices.
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At the start of trading, the industry's total market capitalization fell to $2.59–$2.70 trillion, losing around 1.4–2.2% from yesterday's highs and slowing the August uptrend, during which Bitcoin gained 25%.
Crypto liquidation heat map over the past 24 hours led by Bitcoin and Ethereum, Source: CoinGlassThe internal redistribution of capital exposed a split among market participants. According to SoSoValue, despite $236.46 million in outflows from Bitcoin ETFs, regulated Ethereum, Solana and XRP funds demonstrated resilience, closing with net inflows of $10.95 million, $10.19 million and $14.38 million, respectively.
September begins with a long squeeze: How expensive oil triggered liquidations for 90,000 crypto tradersThe market's steep decline over the past 24 hours turned into a large-scale long squeeze, hitting buyers using high leverage. Real-time data from CoinGlass shows that of the $369.67 million in total liquidations, $301.84 million came from long positions.
Short positions, meanwhile, lost $67.83 million.
Most of the forced closures occurred within a narrow time frame: $141.44 million was liquidated over a 12-hour period, while another $82.10 million was wiped out during the final four hours before dawn. In total, exchanges closed the positions of more than 90,000 leveraged traders.
Price movements among the largest assets were distributed as follows:
Bitcoin (BTC) recorded the largest losses in absolute terms, with $111.83 million in liquidations pushing the price down 1.3–1.8% toward the $77,200–$77,600 support zone.Ethereum (ETH) fell by around 2% into the $2,410–$2,430 range, with liquidations reaching $95.39 million. The asset also saw the largest single liquidation of the day: an $11.99 million order on Binance.Solana (SOL) declined by 2–3.5%, falling below the psychologically important $100 mark to $98.47. The total value of forcibly closed positions reached $27.09 million.XRP retreated amid a scheduled escrow unlock, despite a strong backdrop that included $170 million in ETF inflows over the past 11 days and Goldman Sachs joining the ranks of major holders. You Might Also Like
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Performance of WTI crude oil, BTC/USD, and total altcoin market cap, Source: TradingViewBecause of inflationary pressure and rising Treasury yields, market participants raised the probability of a Federal Reserve rate hike on September 16 to 66%, which traditionally reduces demand for risk assets.
The only significant counterweight to the decline was that long-term Bitcoin holders became net buyers for the first time in a month. Several assets also ignored the broader sell-off: Filecoin gained 14–15% amid demand for decentralized AI data storage, while Uniswap rose 11% alongside improving metrics for Aave and Curve.
Congress's feint and 24/7 trading: Why the SEC is moving quickly to take control of tokenizationAmid the current market liquidations, the U.S. SEC moved to seize the legislative initiative from Congress, deciding not to wait for lawmakers to agree on the Clarity Act.
The Commission officially proposed a complete overhaul of the rules governing transfer agents, adapting them to public blockchains, tokenized stocks and artificial intelligence.
By advancing its own strict regulations, the SEC is effectively presenting lawmakers with a fait accompli and preemptively securing control over the emerging digital securities market under its exclusive jurisdiction.
The next key step in implementing this strategy will be a major SEC roundtable scheduled for September 17. The agency is bringing together Wall Street leaders and technology giants, including BlackRock, Citadel Securities, Nasdaq, NYSE, DTCC and Robinhood, to discuss the official launch of round-the-clock trading in traditional stocks.
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The industry interpreted the regulator's actions as the final recognition of the technology at the government level. Real-world asset tokenization platform Securitize, a BlackRock partner, said the new rules should "raise standards, not lower them" and that updating the regulatory framework to reflect the current evolution of financial markets is "exactly the right move."
ETF Store President Nate Geraci similarly emphasized that major Wall Street players are no longer debating whether crypto will survive. Today, "pretty much nobody is debating" its integration, with the entire discussion focused exclusively on "how it exists or replaces" outdated financial mechanisms.
Interesting thing about Clarity Act, SEC crypto rule making, etc is this…
And I’m paraphrasing from @KristinSmith:
Pretty much nobody is debating whether crypto ends up inside existing financial system (or replaces it).
They’re all working on *how* it exists or replaces it.…
— Nate Geraci (@NateGeraci) September 2, 2026 For investors, these developments form a clear picture. September has historically had a reputation as a weak month for digital assets: since 2013, Bitcoin has closed the month in the red eight times out of 13, with an average return of -3%. The S&P 500 has also declined by an average of 0.6% in September since 1945.
The current pressure on cryptocurrency prices is being intensified by the commodity shock and expectations surrounding fresh U.S. unemployment data due on September 3.
The localized commodity shock is temporarily weighing on prices, but long-term funds continue to increase their positions. The next key benchmark for the market will be the release of the latest U.S. unemployment data, which will determine asset performance through mid-September.
CZ: Some hot money is flowing back from the AI sector to the crypto market, and the crypto industry will not disappear.
Binance founder CZ published a post noting that some "hot money" is flowing back from the AI sector to the crypto market. Currency-related industries will not disappear, as both individuals and AI will still need currency in the future.
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Ansem: Crypto Market Remains in the Early Stage of a Bull Run, Retail Investors Are Entering with More Capital
Crypto KOL Ansem posted an article stating that the crypto market is still in the early stages of a bull run, and the key to generating returns at this stage is to identify assets with asymmetric upside while tolerating short-term volatility. Over the past two years, rotating between meme coins and new trading pairs has been the dominant strategy, with lower valuation caps leading traders to favor short-term holdings; however, in a bull market, high-quality assets offer greater upside potential, so extending holding periods after careful selection may prove more advantageous. Ansem believes retail investors are entering the crypto market with more capital. The growth of mobile users on Pump.fun and Fomo, as well as Robinhood Chain’s ongoing efforts to convert stock traders to on-chain activities, all indicate that market liquidity may increase in the future. New users pay relatively less attention to market capitalization changes, so tokens that gain widespread traction may receive stronger capital inflows. He also noted that the trend toward short-form video has led fewer and fewer investors to read project whitepapers or research token differences, which in turn creates opportunities for those willing to build a complete investment thesis and exercise patience. However, traders still need to set criteria for when they are wrong, review the reasons for missing out on high-growth assets, and define conditions for re-entering the market after selling too early.
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NVIDIA rises nearly 5%, with its current market capitalization standing at $5.49 trillion.
According to market data from BIT (bit.com), NVIDIA's stock rose 4.82%, with its current market capitalization standing at $5.49 trillion.
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Making money from FOMO? The peak APR for the JINQIAN liquidity pool (LP) on Uniswap hit 83,832%.
Tonight, the "short squeeze on underlying stocks" narrative surrounding JINQIAN/FAMI on Robinhood’s blockchain has been denied by the parties involved, putting an end to the on-chain hype. However, a review of the entire incident shows that the biggest gains were not only made by top on-chain traders; smart money also reaped substantial profits by setting up JINQIAN trading pair liquidity provider (LP) pools on Uniswap. According to data from Uniswap’s official page, during JINQIAN’s first rally from a $7 million market cap to $60 million, the peak APR of its main trading pair JINQIAN/ETH hit 83,832%, and has since dropped to 79,708%. As of press time, the JINQIAN/USDG trading pair still has a 6% transaction fee, with the pool’s annualized APR reaching as high as 126,440%. This means that if traders bought JINQIAN tokens during the rally, then established liquidity pools at higher price levels, timely collected LP fees, and sold off part of their JINQIAN holdings, their risk-reward ratio would be far higher than that of simply holding JINQIAN tokens. However, current market sentiment has become overly FOMO, and on-chain scams are on the rise. Even setting up LP pools for individual popular meme coins cannot fully avoid risks from token price fluctuations, so users should exercise caution with their investments.
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Solana is trading near the key $100 level following a sharp late-August rally, which pushed the asset above several technical resistance zones. The recent surge renewed interest in whether buyers can maintain momentum and hold above previous resistance to support a further price increase.
Solana’s $98-$100 Range Becomes Focal PointTechnical analysis highlights $98-$100 as a critical area for the short-term direction of Solana. A recent breakout propelled SOL above this previously contested price band, but analysts emphasize that this zone now needs to function as support to sustain the asset’s upward trajectory.
Gordon, a market chartist active on X, identified $117 as the next primary resistance should SOL succeed in holding above $98. His analysis notes that $117-$118 previously served as support before Solana’s sharp price fall in February and now presents the first significant upside target in the current recovery.
Gordon’s outlook suggests that, “A return toward $98 could provide the retest needed before SOL challenges $117.”
The technical structure underlines the importance of turning former resistance into support. If Solana maintains price action above $98, it could reinforce the trend, allowing the asset to approach interim levels at $104-$110 before potentially testing the $117 barrier.
However, should SOL fall below $98, this would weaken the bullish structure and likely invalidate the immediate push toward $117, instead opening up a higher likelihood of deeper price consolidation.
On Wednesday, Solana traded close to $100, with session ranges between $98.45 and $104.36, according to data compiled by Investing.com.
LevelCurrent StatusImplication$98-$100New support zoneHold may enable move toward $117$104-$110Interim resistancePossible checkpoint before $117$117-$118Major resistanceTarget if support holdsMacro Downtrend Break Offers Broader OptimismA second, longer-term charting perspective indicates Solana has broken above its descending trendline, which has limited recovery attempts since previous peaks near $250. This break may signal a larger market structure reversal and suggests room for a more sustained upside if major support levels hold.
Wealthmanager, another analyst posting on X, labels Solana’s move through approximately $98 as a market structure shift, indicating a potential end to the persistent bearish trend. In technical parlance, a market structure shift (MSS) signals an underlying change in trend direction.
The analysis does not expect immediate steep gains and instead projects a period of volatility, with the possibility of price visiting the $80-$85 area—a zone identified as deeper structural support—before any renewed bid for higher levels.
Should this lower support area hold, the projections extend to a gradual recovery toward $120-$145, and, in favorable conditions, an eventual approach to the $180-$250 range, though these higher levels remain theoretical for now.
For market participants tracking trend reversals, the $98-$100 confirmation zone and the $80-$85 support region are likely to be closely monitored as critical structural reference points in the coming weeks.
Mini dictionary: Market structure shift (MSS): In technical analysis, this refers to a significant break in a trend-defining price pattern, often indicating the potential start of a new trend direction.
Network Developments and Broader Market ConditionsMacro factors remain a headwind for digital assets, including Solana. A stronger U.S. dollar, higher Treasury yields, and regional geopolitical uncertainty have all contributed to a less favorable risk environment, with major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ether also experiencing selling pressure this week.
In parallel, Solana’s network is preparing for potential upgrades later in the month. Anza, a key Solana development team, has set a tentative schedule for the Agave v4.3 rollout, including general mainnet adoption as soon as September 21 and planned mainnet-beta features for the Alpenglow upgrade from September 28. Both dates are subject to adjustment.
Based on these technical and fundamental signals, the $98-$100 price range remains the primary area of interest for Solana in the near term. A successful defense could pave the way to $117, while a breakdown would likely signal a broader retest before any renewed rally attempt.
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Crypto SuperApp adds Solana-native liquidity infrastructure while launching a limited rewards campaign for eligible users
Sumex, a Hong Kong-based non-custodial digital asset platform that aggregates centralized and decentralized finance services, has announced an integration with Coffer, formerly known as Cubee, to expand its swap infrastructure and liquidity access across the Solana ecosystem.
Through the integration, Sumex users can access Coffer’s Solana-native liquidity infrastructure through the Sumex SuperApp, adding another liquidity route to the platform’s existing swap aggregation system.
The integration is part of Sumex’s broader effort to connect multiple digital asset services through a single non-custodial interface, allowing users to manage crypto activities across different platforms while maintaining control of their assets.
To mark the integration, Sumex and Coffer are launching a joint swap campaign featuring a total reward pool of $1,000 for eligible participants who complete qualifying activities through the newly available routes.
Expanding Solana Liquidity Access
Coffer is a Solana-based liquidity protocol focused on improving liquidity efficiency across decentralized markets.
The protocol uses a concentrated liquidity approach designed to allocate liquidity toward areas of higher trading activity. According to Coffer, this structure is intended to improve capital efficiency by helping liquidity providers deploy assets more effectively across decentralized markets.
By integrating Coffer’s infrastructure, Sumex adds another Solana liquidity source to its swap aggregation platform.
Sumex compares available swap routes across multiple providers based on factors including expected output, fees, price impact and execution conditions. The company says the addition of Coffer allows users to access additional liquidity options without needing to manually navigate between separate protocols.
Building a Unified Digital Asset Platform
Sumex operates as a non-custodial crypto platform designed to combine portfolio management, trading and decentralized finance access within one interface.
The platform allows users to connect supported centralized exchange accounts, Web3 wallets and other digital asset services through its Connection Manager system.
According to Sumex, the goal is to reduce fragmentation across digital asset services by allowing users to manage different crypto activities through a single platform.
The company says users retain control of their assets while accessing features including portfolio tracking, trading tools, cross-chain swaps and ecosystem reward activities.
$1,000 Swap Campaign Launches
Alongside the Coffer integration, Sumex and Coffer have launched a promotional campaign with a total reward pool of $1,000.
Eligible users can participate by completing qualifying swap activities through Coffer routes available on Sumex.
The campaign is available through the Sumex Rewards Hub and is designed to introduce users to the newly integrated liquidity routes.
Participation requirements, eligibility conditions and reward distribution details are subject to the applicable campaign terms.
Future Liquidity Integration Plans
Sumex said the Coffer partnership may expand beyond swap routing.
The company plans to explore additional integration opportunities involving liquidity pools, which could allow users to access further decentralized finance functionality through the Sumex platform.
Any future features would depend on technical development, availability and applicable platform requirements.
The planned expansion aligns with Sumex’s broader objective of bringing multiple centralized and decentralized finance services into a unified digital asset environment.
About Sumex
Sumex is a non-custodial digital asset platform designed to connect portfolio management, trading, investing and rewards across centralized finance (CeFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi).
Through its Connection Manager infrastructure, Sumex enables users to connect supported exchange accounts, Web3 wallets and digital asset services within one interface.
The platform provides access to features including portfolio management, trading tools, cross-chain swaps and ecosystem participation opportunities.
Website: https://sumex.io/
Telegram: https://t.me/sumex_official
Discord: https://discord.gg/6ZcAGRNkua
X: https://x.com/Sumex_Labs
Disclaimer
Digital assets, cryptocurrency platforms and decentralized finance services involve significant risks, including market volatility, liquidity risks, cybersecurity risks, smart contract vulnerabilities and potential loss of funds.
Participation in cryptocurrency swaps, liquidity programs, reward campaigns or other digital asset activities does not guarantee financial returns.
Users should conduct independent research, review applicable terms and conditions, and evaluate their own risk tolerance before participating in any digital asset-related activity.
Solana validators just pulled off something the network has never done before: passed a binding on-chain governance vote. The proposal, known as SGP-0002 or “Double Disinflation,” squeaked through with 67.001% support, doubling the annual disinflation rate from 15% to 30%. The practical effect is that Solana’s inflation rate will shrink twice as fast, reaching its terminal rate of 1.5% by roughly H1 2029 instead of H1 2032.
An estimated 18.9 million SOL tokens will simply never be minted over the next six years as a result. For a network currently running at approximately 3.82% inflation with around 68% staking participation, that’s a meaningful shift in tokenomics.
A nail-biter with late drama The vote tallied 176.29 million SOL in favor, 66.19 million against, and 20.63 million abstaining. That works out to a 60.7% voter participation rate across 1,326 validators.
The final hours played out with last-minute vote switches reshaping the outcome. Kraken-linked validators, representing about 2% of total vote weight, flipped from opposing the proposal to supporting it. Galaxy validators made an even more dramatic shift, moving from abstention to majority support, adding roughly 1.7% of vote weight to the “yes” column.
The proposal was authored by Helius engineers Lostin and 0xIchigo. Supporting voices included Helius itself and Jupiter. On the other side, Figment and Everstake publicly opposed the change, arguing it would erode staking yields and validator rewards.
What “double disinflation” actually means Solana’s inflation model works on a schedule that decreases by a fixed percentage each year, gradually approaching a floor called the terminal rate. Under the old schedule, that rate was closing at 15% per year. Now it closes at 30%.
The terminal rate itself doesn’t change. It’s still 1.5%. Under the previous trajectory, Solana wouldn’t have hit 1.5% until around H1 2032, roughly 5.7 years from now. The new schedule compresses that timeline to about 2.8 years, targeting H1 2029.
The 18.9 million SOL that won’t be issued represents a 2.6% lower supply trajectory compared to the old plan. That’s not a token burn. It’s tokens that would have been distributed gradually to validators as staking rewards over the coming years.
Why this vote matters beyond the numbers This is Solana’s first successful network-wide binding governance vote. An earlier attempt in March 2025 with proposal SIMD-228 failed to pass. That proposal also sought to modify Solana’s inflation mechanics but couldn’t muster enough support.
The flip side of a 67% vote is that 33% of participating stake actively opposed or abstained. Figment and Everstake operate across multiple proof-of-stake networks, and their concerns about reduced validator economics remain on the record.
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Collectors can browse, buy and sell Solana NFTs alongside the network’s fungible tokens, with Mad Lads and Claynosaurz available at launch.
OpenSea has added Solana NFTs to OS2, allowing collectors to browse, buy and sell the network’s digital collectibles through the marketplace.
The August 31 launch expands OpenSea’s Solana offering beyond fungible tokens. The company said collectors can use the platform without switching wallets or visiting multiple marketplaces, while Solana creators gain another venue for reaching buyers.
OpenSea named Claynosaurz, Mad Lads, Collector Crypt and Phygitals among the collections available at launch. Solana NFTs now sit alongside assets from more than 25 blockchains supported by OpenSea.
OS2 Moves Beyond Solana TokensOpenSea’s OS2 release in May 2025 provided fungible-token trading across 19 chains, including Solana. The new NFT support fills out the Solana side of the platform with collection browsing and trading.
The marketplace had previously announced an “initial beta” for Solana in April 2022. That post did not state how many collections the beta covered or describe its trading functions. In its current announcement, OpenSea said users can buy, sell, trade and bid on top Solana collections.
OpenSea’s addition creates more overlap with established Solana marketplaces. Magic Eden’s Solana page features Claynosaurz, Mad Lads and Collector Crypt, while Tensor lists Claynosaurz, Mad Lads and BoDoggos among the collections on its platform.
The marketplace pages reviewed do not provide a direct venue-volume comparison. OpenSea’s rankings page displays columns labeled “1d Vol” and “1d Sales,” Magic Eden shows collection columns for volume and sales, and Tensor displays 24-hour volume and sales by collection. Those pages establish overlapping catalogs and trading activity, but not how much Solana NFT volume each venue executed over the same period.
For collectors, the immediate change is access: OpenSea says Solana NFTs can now be browsed, bought and sold using the wallet and setup they already use on the platform.
After a sharp rise in Bitcoin and altcoins, the trend has recently turned downwards, but a new study published by ARK Invest and Glassnode reveals noteworthy data regarding the decentralization of cryptocurrency networks.
A joint study by Ark Invest and Glassnode has revealed a remarkable picture of the decentralization of the Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana networks.
According to this study, in the Bitcoin and Ethereum networks, it is sufficient for three independent actors to act in coordination to reach the level considered a critical threshold. In contrast, Solana requires 19 organizations.
Three Bitcoin Mining Pools Exceed the 51% Threshold! One of the most striking findings of the study concerned the Bitcoin network. The study revealed that Bitcoin requires three organizations each to accumulate enough processing power or stakes to influence block production.
At this point, the critical control threshold for Bitcoin is considered to be 51% of the network’s total mining power.
Research data for 2026 shows Foundry USA with 27.27%, AntPool with 17.06%, and F2Pool with 16.96% of hash power. The combined hash power of these three mining pools is sufficient to surpass the critical 51% threshold.
However, researchers also point out that this data does not mean that Bitcoin is controlled by three companies.
In Ethereum, the Critical Threshold is Three Actors!
In the case of Ethereum, the research uses a different threshold due to the structure of the Proof-of-Stake mechanism. For Ethereum, the critical threshold is considered to be 33% of the total stake amount.
According to the study, the critical threshold on the Ethereum network can only be surpassed by the total stake controlled by the three largest staking organizations. However, this does not mean that Ethereum is directly controlled by these three companies. These staking organizations perform verification on the network by pooling ETH belonging to numerous different users.
The Situation is Different in Solana! The study concluded that, unlike Bitcoin and Ethereum, Solana requires the coordination of 19 independent assets to reach the same critical threshold. At this point, Solana sacrifices decentralization in exchange for higher performance and faster coordination.
The study concluded that even if a particular mining pool or validator constitutes a large share of the network, this does not automatically mean that the operator directly owns all of the underlying hash power or staked assets.
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Bitwise’s Solana ETF (BSOL) has seen net inflows exceeding $1 billion in less than a year.
Summary
Bitwise’s Solana ETF has recorded $1.02 billion in net inflows, making BSOL the largest Solana ETF by size. SOL has not seen a comparable price increase despite the ETF inflows, with the promotional release citing continued caution among investors. EX DeFi claims some SOL holders are turning to its cloud mining contracts as an alternative way to generate returns from their crypto holdings. The platform advertises daily settlements and returns of up to $7,517 per day, though these earnings claims are presented by EX DeFi and are not independently verified. According to data released by Arkham on Tuesday (September 1), this milestone makes BSOL the largest Solana ETF by size.
BSOL’s total net inflows currently stand at $1.02 billion. While sustained inflows typically drive up the value of the underlying asset, the price of SOL has not surged, a trend that has reinforced investor caution.
Amid a global economic downturn, rising oil prices, and the increasing cost of living, many investors in today’s volatile cryptocurrency market are questioning whether long-term Solana holding truly yields the best returns.
Many SOL holders are quietly shifting their investment strategies toward cloud mining, seeking a more stable way to grow their assets without being swayed by market volatility.
On the EX DeFi cloud mining platform, there is no need to purchase mining hardware or possess technical expertise. Simply select a contract, and the system handles operations and settlements automatically. Waking up to see your balance steadily grow offers true peace of mind.
Some users are easily earning $7,517 per day. This is no exaggeration, it represents a smart, sustainable source of passive income.
Why are investors flocking to EX DeFi? As a leading cloud mining service provider in recent years, EX DeFi attracts a growing user base for several key reasons:
Beginner-friendly, zero-barrier experience: Sign up and receive $17 in trial funds, which can be used immediately for Bitcoin mining.
No hardware investment required: Manage everything via smartphone—no need to buy or maintain mining equipment.
Daily profit settlement: Earnings are distributed every 24 hours, with options to withdraw or reinvest.
Affiliate rewards program: Earn up to 5% in affiliate rewards to build a long-term income stream.
Green energy-powered: Mining operations run on 100% green energy, committed to environmental sustainability and reduced carbon emissions.
Security and compliance: Adheres to international security standards like McAfee® and Cloudflare®, utilizing cold wallet isolation to enhance fund security.
How do I get started with EX DeFi? The investment process is simple:
1. Register an account:
Visit the official EX DeFi website or download the official app to quickly create an account using your email.
2. Activate a contract:
Deposit any major cryptocurrency (BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, etc.) and purchase your desired mining contract. Mining begins immediately after purchase.
3. Earnings settlement:
Earnings are automatically settled to your account every 24 hours. Investors can withdraw earnings at any time or choose to reinvest them to boost overall returns.
Popular mining plans: Investment: $100 | Duration: 2 days | Daily return: $4 | Total profit: $100 + $8
Investment: $500 | Duration: 6 days | Daily return: $6.5 | Total profit: $500 + $39
Investment: $1,000 | Duration: 10 days | Daily return: $13.4 | Total profit: $1,000 + $134
Investment: $5,000 | Duration: 20 days | Daily return: $73.5 | Total profit: $5,000 + $1,470
Investment: $10,000 | Duration: 30 days | Daily return: $161 | Total profit: $10,000 + $4,830
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About EX DeFi Founded in 2021 and headquartered in the UK, EX DeFi is a platform dedicated to cloud mining. It currently serves over 2 million users across more than 180 countries and regions worldwide.
By combining AI-driven computing resource allocation with green energy, EX DeFi aims to create an efficient, secure, and sustainable channel for potential investor returns.
Instead of simply holding cryptocurrency and waiting for the price to rise, join the EX DeFi cloud mining platform to grow your crypto returns.
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Solana processed a record 5.2 billion non-vote transactions in August, setting a new all-time high for the blockchain and marking a 19% increase over July’s previous record, according to an official update on X.
Transaction milestone sets new benchmarkNon-vote transactions, which reflect real user activity on the network, climbed to their highest-ever monthly total. These transactions capture interactions initiated by users and applications, distinguishing them from vote transactions generated by network validators.
Official data compiled by Blockworks shows that this surge continues a year-long trend of increasing user engagement on Solana. The consistently rising volume reinforces the network’s strengthening role in supporting decentralized applications and services.
Network data revealed, “A new ATH, up 19% from July’s record,” highlighting the scale of activity throughout August.
The continued growth in non-vote transactions demonstrates expanding adoption and the growing diversity of projects operating on Solana’s infrastructure.
On-chain metrics support sustained growthIn addition to transaction records, other key indicators point to robust network health. Data from DeFiLlama indicates that total value locked (TVL) on Solana remained stable near $5.8 billion at the end of August, signaling persistent demand for decentralized finance protocols built on the platform.
Active addresses also consistently exceeded 2 million on several days during the month, further underlining a broad user base and consistent activity levels. Transaction counts remained elevated, with activity distributed through August rather than concentrated in brief spikes.
MetricAugust 2023July 2023Non-vote transactions5.2 billion~4.37 billionTotal value locked (TVL)$5.8 billion~$5.8 billionActive addressesOver 2 million (on multiple days)Below 2 millionAt press time, SOL trades at $101.67, experiencing a 1.35% decline in the past 24 hours, reflecting typical volatility in major crypto assets.
Ecosystem expansion with new projectsBeyond network statistics, Solana is witnessing increased interest from developers and institutional players. Backpack Securities and Sunrise jointly debuted GPRO on the chain, while Loopscale introduced Securitize’s High Income Tokenized Fund (HINC) as eligible collateral, reflecting greater diversity in financial products available to users.
These rollouts signal that Solana’s application landscape is broadening, encompassing tokenized funds and innovative blockchain-supported assets alongside traditional decentralized finance tools.
Mini dictionary: Securitize is a digital asset securities company that specializes in issuing and managing tokenized securities, providing platforms for compliant digital assets and financial products.
A multi-faceted growth narrative is taking shape, with several indicators—ranging from transaction throughput and active addresses to liquid value and product launches—all demonstrating the momentum of Solana’s expanding ecosystem.
Recent updates point toward “use cases on the network expanding beyond traditional cryptocurrency trading,” as transactional and ecosystem metrics rise in tandem.
August’s record stands as a new benchmark for activity on the Solana network, with sustained growth across several core metrics.
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Southbound funds have concentrated their buying on domestic large language model stocks for two consecutive months: snapping up large volumes of Zhipu in July and buying up MiniMax in August.
Beating AI News Brief: Southbound funds have made domestic large language model (LLM) companies the top Hong Kong-listed stocks purchased by them for two consecutive months. In July, Zhipu AI was the most bought Hong Kong stock by southbound funds, with buying volume exceeding that of Alibaba and Tencent. In August, the top spot shifted to MiniMax, with monthly purchases totaling HK$10.6 billion, also outstripping Alibaba and Tencent. MiniMax attracted capital even faster after its Hong Kong Stock Connect debut. It only officially joined the program on August 6, so mainland investors could not access it via this channel before that. On its first trading day, southbound funds net bought HK$2.697 billion; on the second day, they added HK$2.226 billion, bringing the two-day total to over HK$4.9 billion. In less than a month, southbound funds’ shareholding in MiniMax surged to 9.7%. Zhipu AI was added to the Stock Connect earlier, joining on June 8. It saw HK$920 million in net southbound buying on its first day, followed by net purchases of HK$13.7 billion across five consecutive trading days in July’s first week, plus another HK$10.6 billion the next week. Currently, southbound funds hold around 11% of Zhipu AI’s shares, a larger stake than in MiniMax. Both companies remain in a phase of high growth and heavy losses. MiniMax reported first-half revenue of US$116.6 million, up 283% year-over-year, but posted a net loss of US$358 million. Zhipu AI generated RMB 954 million in revenue over the same period, up roughly 400% year-over-year, with a net loss of approximately RMB 2 billion.
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ByteDance raises option prices by approximately 5%.
ByteDance has issued a notice adjusting its employee stock option price: for active employees, the price has been raised from $229.5 per share to $241.35 per share, a roughly 5.1% increase. This marks the second time ByteDance has adjusted its option price since 2026. The last such adjustment was in April this year, when the price for active staff was lifted from $200.41 per share to $229.5 per share.
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Ilya warns: The next AI could go rogue by seizing GPU cloud resources to replicate itself endlessly.
Beating AI News Flash: OpenAI’s former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever warns that neocloud, a platform renting AI GPU computing power, has inadequate security protections. He argues that the next time an AI agent truly goes rogue, it could directly breach such platforms and use stolen computing power to run more of its own copies. Sutskever is calling on neocloud to significantly strengthen its cybersecurity, while AI firms with robust cybersecurity models should also offer assistance. This risk depends on two conditions: the agent can break through its original controls, and the cloud platform itself has vulnerabilities. Both conditions have emerged recently. Last week, OpenAI acknowledged that during an internal cybersecurity assessment, an agent bypassed isolation and infiltrated parts of the Hugging Face system. SemiAnalysis subsequently published its security test on neocloud. Researchers found that some platforms can access data from other tenants, and even escape their own containers or virtual machines to attack other tenants. In the most severe case, the vulnerability could escalate to cross-tenant remote code execution. The relevant issues have been notified to the vendor, and have either been patched or confirmed for upgrade.
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Uniswap recorded over 7 million trades yesterday, hitting a new all-time high.
According to Blockworks data, Uniswap has just logged its two highest-ever trading days for transaction count. Yesterday alone, Uniswap processed over 7 million transactions.
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Sources: South Korea's Foreign Exchange Stabilization Fund has purchased approximately $20 billion in funds.
Sources indicate that the Korea Exchange Stabilization Fund has acquired roughly $20 billion in funds repatriated by SK Hynix following its ADR listing.
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A trader’s unrealized profit from a single Meme coin AI trade tops $8.1 million, delivering a 382x return.
According to Lookonchain’s monitoring, over the past two months, trader @DumbCrayonEater spent a total of $21,200 to buy 29.32 million units of the meme coin AI on Robinhood Chain. The holding is now valued at around $8.13 million, making it the largest holder of the AI token. Currently, the unrealized profit on its AI token holdings stands at $8.11 million, representing a staggering 382x return.
Southbound funds have concentrated their buying on domestic large language model stocks for two consecutive months: snapping up large volumes of Zhipu in July and buying up MiniMax in August.
Beating AI News Brief: Southbound funds have made domestic large language model (LLM) companies the top Hong Kong-listed stocks purchased by them for two consecutive months. In July, Zhipu AI was the most bought Hong Kong stock by southbound funds, with buying volume exceeding that of Alibaba and Tencent. In August, the top spot shifted to MiniMax, with monthly purchases totaling HK$10.6 billion, also outstripping Alibaba and Tencent. MiniMax attracted capital even faster after its Hong Kong Stock Connect debut. It only officially joined the program on August 6, so mainland investors could not access it via this channel before that. On its first trading day, southbound funds net bought HK$2.697 billion; on the second day, they added HK$2.226 billion, bringing the two-day total to over HK$4.9 billion. In less than a month, southbound funds’ shareholding in MiniMax surged to 9.7%. Zhipu AI was added to the Stock Connect earlier, joining on June 8. It saw HK$920 million in net southbound buying on its first day, followed by net purchases of HK$13.7 billion across five consecutive trading days in July’s first week, plus another HK$10.6 billion the next week. Currently, southbound funds hold around 11% of Zhipu AI’s shares, a larger stake than in MiniMax. Both companies remain in a phase of high growth and heavy losses. MiniMax reported first-half revenue of US$116.6 million, up 283% year-over-year, but posted a net loss of US$358 million. Zhipu AI generated RMB 954 million in revenue over the same period, up roughly 400% year-over-year, with a net loss of approximately RMB 2 billion.
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ByteDance raises option prices by approximately 5%.
ByteDance has issued a notice adjusting its employee stock option price: for active employees, the price has been raised from $229.5 per share to $241.35 per share, a roughly 5.1% increase. This marks the second time ByteDance has adjusted its option price since 2026. The last such adjustment was in April this year, when the price for active staff was lifted from $200.41 per share to $229.5 per share.
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Ilya warns: The next AI could go rogue by seizing GPU cloud resources to replicate itself endlessly.
Beating AI News Flash: OpenAI’s former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever warns that neocloud, a platform renting AI GPU computing power, has inadequate security protections. He argues that the next time an AI agent truly goes rogue, it could directly breach such platforms and use stolen computing power to run more of its own copies. Sutskever is calling on neocloud to significantly strengthen its cybersecurity, while AI firms with robust cybersecurity models should also offer assistance. This risk depends on two conditions: the agent can break through its original controls, and the cloud platform itself has vulnerabilities. Both conditions have emerged recently. Last week, OpenAI acknowledged that during an internal cybersecurity assessment, an agent bypassed isolation and infiltrated parts of the Hugging Face system. SemiAnalysis subsequently published its security test on neocloud. Researchers found that some platforms can access data from other tenants, and even escape their own containers or virtual machines to attack other tenants. In the most severe case, the vulnerability could escalate to cross-tenant remote code execution. The relevant issues have been notified to the vendor, and have either been patched or confirmed for upgrade.
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Uniswap recorded over 7 million trades yesterday, hitting a new all-time high.
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Sources: South Korea's Foreign Exchange Stabilization Fund has purchased approximately $20 billion in funds.
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A trader’s unrealized profit from a single Meme coin AI trade tops $8.1 million, delivering a 382x return.
According to Lookonchain’s monitoring, over the past two months, trader @DumbCrayonEater spent a total of $21,200 to buy 29.32 million units of the meme coin AI on Robinhood Chain. The holding is now valued at around $8.13 million, making it the largest holder of the AI token. Currently, the unrealized profit on its AI token holdings stands at $8.11 million, representing a staggering 382x return.
Solana (SOL) has decisively moved above a prolonged falling wedge pattern, indicating strengthening bullish momentum and renewed buyer activity. Market analysts have observed increased optimism for SOL, supported by growing institutional interest anchored by Bitwise’s Solana ETF.
Technical breakout triggers bullish sentimentAnalysis from Crypto With Gopal pointed to SOL’s breakout from a falling wedge formation that had persisted for several months. The technical pattern, marked by lower highs and narrowing price ranges, previously reflected widespread market uncertainty. The recent breakout, however, suggests that buyers are regaining control and could set the stage for a broader uptrend.
Market observers state that if Solana maintains its position above the former resistance, now acting as a support level, bullish pressure could sustain and potentially push SOL toward higher resistance zones. The $400 level stands out as a long-term target for bullish traders, though the move requires further validation as SOL could still retrace into its earlier consolidation zone.
If Solana successfully transforms previous resistance into support following the wedge breakout, there could be sufficient momentum for buyers to drive the price higher, with $400 emerging as a significant target over the long run.
Currently, SOL is trading at $102.25. Over 24 hours, its trading volume has reached $2.81 billion, and its market capitalization stands at $59.74 billion. Despite short-term stability, whale accumulation signals and price structure point to the potential for an extended bullish reversal.
Institutional adoption grows as Bitwise ETF surpasses $1 billionData from Arkham indicates that Bitwise’s Solana staking ETF, BSOL, has topped $1 billion in assets under management, marking a significant milestone in institutional adoption for Solana. The ETF has witnessed rapid inflows since its launch, establishing itself as the largest Solana ETF by managed assets.
The milestone highlights rising institutional demand for SOL tokens, with the pace of inflows suggesting continued accumulation by larger investors in the near term. As investor interest accelerates, BSOL may require further Solana purchases, enhancing institutional involvement in the network’s ecosystem.
Reaching $1 billion in assets within a year, BSOL has attracted considerable attention from investors and could further boost institutional accumulation rates if inflows persist.
This trend underscores the importance of monitoring key support and resistance levels, as each shift can trigger swift market reactions. In a market where a single Fed decision or a sudden altcoin listing can change everything in seconds, jumping between different apps for charts, news, and portfolio tracking is costing investors money. Smart traders are now utilizing privacy-first tools like CryptoAppsy to consolidate everything. Without even the hassle of creating an account, users gain real-time charts, smart price alerts, coin-specific news, and critical macro data all on one screen.
Outlook hinges on key technical levelsThe next move for SOL will depend on whether it can sustain the breakout above its prior resistance and establish new support. Success in maintaining these levels could solidify positive sentiment and propel the price toward targets such as $400.
However, continued momentum in the BSOL ETF may further energize institutional accumulation of the Solana token, helping to define its broader market trajectory in the months ahead.
ARK Invest and Glassnode published a joint study on Sept. 1 that found three entities could cross the measured block-production thresholds for both Bitcoin and Ethereum, while Solana required 19.
Summary
Bitcoin reaches its 51% hash-rate threshold through three mining pools, according to the joint report. Ethereum requires three staking entities to exceed 33%, although pooled delegation complicates direct control assumptions. Solana’s Nakamoto coefficient is 19, but nearly all measured infrastructure operates inside commercial data centers. Bitcoin’s infrastructure is comparatively dispersed, with 63% of measured nodes operating anonymously through Tor networks. Ethereum hosts roughly 49% of execution-layer nodes in clouds, including 20% through Amazon Web Services. The 32-page report, titled The Decentralization Spectrum: Design Tradeoffs in Digital Assets, compares the networks across ownership, exit fluidity, verification costs, critical resilience, reconstruction costs and infrastructure distribution.
The findings do not mean three companies control Bitcoin or Ethereum. The metric counts mining pools and staking platforms as entities, even when the underlying hardware, stake or node operators belong to separate participants who may withdraw or redirect their resources.
Bitcoin’s three-pool threshold does not equal ownership The report applied a 51% hash-rate threshold to Bitcoin. Foundry USA represented 27.27% of the measured hash rate, followed by AntPool at 17.06% and F2Pool at 16.96%. Together, the three pools exceeded 61%.
This produced a Nakamoto coefficient of three, defined as the minimum number of measured entities needed to cross a network’s critical production threshold. ViaBTC controlled another 9.50%, while SpiderPool represented 5.82%.
Mining pools coordinate block construction and distribute rewards, but they do not necessarily own the machines producing their hash rate. Independent miners connect to pools to receive steadier income and can redirect their computing power elsewhere.
That mobility limits how closely pool concentration can be equated with permanent control. The report estimated a Bitcoin miner could switch a 1% hash-rate position in approximately 29 seconds. A coordinated attack or censorship attempt could prompt participants to leave the responsible pools.
Pools still influence transaction inclusion and ordering because they usually provide the block templates miners use. Pool concentration therefore represents an operational risk, even if it overstates the concentration of underlying mining ownership.
The issue is not new. Earlier crypto.news reporting found that two mining pools produced a majority of sampled Bitcoin blocks in late 2022. Pool shares have changed since then, but production continues to be concentrated among several large coordinators.
Ethereum crosses a lower threshold through pooled stake ARK and Glassnode applied a 33% stake threshold to Ethereum because participants controlling one-third of staked ETH can disrupt finality. This differs from Bitcoin’s 51% majority threshold, so the two coefficients do not describe identical powers.
Lido represented 23.04% of staked ETH in the report’s July data. Binance controlled 8.88%, and Kraken held 6.91%. Those three entities collectively represented approximately 38.8%, taking Ethereum above the selected threshold.
Lido is not a single validator. It distributes stake among multiple node operators, although those operators participate through a common protocol and governance framework. The report therefore treats Lido as shared infrastructure that aggregates economic weight rather than one machine or company directly controlling every validator.
Ethereum’s exit mechanics also restrict validator mobility. The report estimated that exiting a 1% position would take around 14.6 days under current conditions and as long as 55.6 days under heavy congestion. That is much slower than redirecting Bitcoin hash rate.
Client diversity provides another layer of resilience. The study placed Geth’s execution-client share at 34.88%, followed by Nethermind at 26.96% and Reth at 18.98%. Lighthouse represented 54.16% of consensus clients.
Different clients independently implement Ethereum’s rules, reducing the portion of the network exposed to one software defect. The relationship between Ethereum nodes and their software clients means validator concentration alone cannot describe the network’s full failure risk.
Solana’s 19-validator result comes with infrastructure costs Solana recorded the highest Nakamoto coefficient for the selected block-production threshold. The report found that 19 validators were needed to control more than 33% of delegated stake.
Figment was the largest individual validator at 3.78%, followed by Helius at 3.69%, Jupiter at 2.91%, Binance Staking at 2.81% and Ledger by Figment at 2.16%. The remaining 84.65% was spread across other validators.
One passage in the report says Solana requires 20 entities, but its chart, comparison table and published Glassnode summary all report a coefficient of 19. The table also says the figure increased from 18 in March 2026.
Solana’s validator distribution performed well on this particular measure, but its physical infrastructure was more concentrated. Approximately 100% of the infrastructure measured by the researchers operated in commercial data centers. About 68% was in Europe, while 21% was in North America.
TeraSwitch hosted 30.23% of measured stake, and the top two hosting companies served around 35.7%. Common infrastructure can create correlated failures even when the validator set contains many separate operators.
That risk became visible in August when 102 of 699 Solana validators stopped voting during a TeraSwitch routing problem. Solana continued processing transactions, but the episode showed how one infrastructure failure can affect multiple otherwise independent validators.
The report used Solana geographic data from November 2024, while most Bitcoin and Ethereum infrastructure data came from July 2026. That timing difference limits direct comparisons and leaves room for Solana’s distribution to have changed.
Bitcoin leads infrastructure resilience and auditability Bitcoin had the least expensive verification requirements in the study. The researchers estimated hardware for a full node at $289, compared with $730 for Ethereum and $21,478 for a Solana RPC node or validator-class configuration.
Its measured full-chain storage requirement was 753 gigabytes. Ethereum required approximately two terabytes for a full archive setup, while reconstructing Solana’s history was estimated at 480 terabytes because historical data is commonly offloaded to external providers.
Bitcoin also had the most distributed hosting profile. Only 16% of measured infrastructure operated in data centers, while 63% of nodes used Tor. Another 15% was residential or self-hosted.
Ethereum placed approximately 49% of execution-layer nodes in cloud environments and 45% in self-hosted settings. AWS alone hosted around 20%, while the top two providers accounted for approximately 27%.
Solana’s higher hardware and bandwidth demands reflect its focus on throughput. The tradeoff is that fewer ordinary users can independently recreate or verify the full network history using consumer equipment.
No single score settles blockchain decentralization The report ultimately ranked Bitcoin as the most decentralized of the three networks overall, followed by Ethereum and Solana. Bitcoin led in ownership distribution, auditability and geographic resilience.
Ethereum generally occupied the middle across the six dimensions. Solana scored strongly for its critical resilience threshold and validator participation but ranked lower for ownership distribution, verification accessibility and infrastructure diversity.
The methodology remains sensitive to how entities are grouped. Exchanges can hold tokens for many customers, mining pools aggregate independent miners, and staking protocols coordinate multiple operators. Wallet-size bands can likewise combine custodial assets belonging to thousands of users.
The comparison is therefore more useful as a map of separate concentration risks than as a definitive ranking. A network may distribute block production broadly while relying heavily on several hosting companies, software clients or governance organizations.
Future editions could improve comparability by using synchronized data dates, separating pools from underlying resource owners and distinguishing censorship thresholds from thresholds capable of rewriting finalized history.
FAQs Do three entities control Bitcoin? No. Three measured mining pools exceeded 51% of hash rate, but independent miners supply much of that computing power and can change pools.
Can three Ethereum platforms rewrite the blockchain? The report’s three-entity figure concerns the 33% stake threshold associated with disrupting finality. It does not represent the stronger two-thirds threshold needed for other consensus actions.
Why does Solana score 19? The 19 figure is the minimum number of validators whose combined delegated stake exceeds the report’s 33% threshold.
Which blockchain did the report rank as most decentralized? Bitcoin ranked highest overall due to its accessible verification, dispersed ownership and comparatively resilient geographic infrastructure.
According to an announcement by Japanese listed firm Remixpoint (ticker: 3825), the company sold all its altcoins on September 1—including Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), XRP, and Dogecoin (DOGE)—for a total of 878.8 million yen, generating a profit of 117.8 million yen. Post-sale, Remixpoint’s only remaining cryptocurrency holding is Bitcoin (BTC), with approximately 1,506 BTC in reserves. Breakdown of the altcoin sales: 901.4467 ETH sold for 353.4 million yen, yielding a 60.2 million yen profit; 13,920.0726 SOL sold for 227.9 million yen, with a 49.3 million yen profit; roughly 1.1912 million XRP sold for 260.4 million yen, netting a 11.52 million yen profit; and approximately 2.8023 million DOGE sold for 37.08 million yen, incurring a 3.26 million yen loss. The company plans to recognize the ~118 million yen in sale proceeds in its second quarter results for the fiscal year ending March 2027. Remixpoint stated the portfolio adjustment is designed to further consolidate its crypto asset holdings, formalize its Bitcoin-centric investment and operational strategy, and boost capital efficiency. The sale proceeds will be considered for use in expanding assets in growth sectors such as grid-scale energy storage, strengthening its financial foundation, and other initiatives to enhance corporate and shareholder value. Additionally, the firm disclosed that between February 24, 2026, and August 31, it earned BTC lending income of 14.92055902 units, equivalent to approximately 164.2 million yen. As of August 31, its staking income from ETH and SOL combined totaled roughly 29.875 million yen.
Remixpoint has sold its entire altcoin portfolio for ¥878.8 million, leaving the Japanese listed company with roughly 1,506 Bitcoin as its only cryptocurrency holding.
Summary
Remixpoint sold all of its ETH, SOL, XRP and DOGE holdings on September 1 for ¥878.8 million. The transactions generated a combined realized profit of ¥117.8 million, which will be booked as business segment revenue in the second quarter. Remixpoint now holds only Bitcoin in its crypto portfolio, with its balance standing at approximately 1,506 BTC. The company plans to consider using the sale proceeds for grid scale battery assets, strengthening its finances and other corporate measures. According to a September 2 disclosure from Remixpoint, the company sold all of its Ethereum, Solana, XRP and Dogecoin on September 1 after reviewing market conditions, the risk and return profile of each asset and its financial strategy. The transactions generated a combined realized profit of ¥117.77 million.
The company said the portfolio change would concentrate its crypto holdings and establish Bitcoin as the main asset under its holding and operational strategy. Remixpoint plans to book roughly ¥117 million from the altcoin sales as business segment revenue in the second quarter of its fiscal year ending March 2027.
Ethereum accounted for the largest portion of the sale by value. Remixpoint disposed of 901.44672542 ETH for ¥353.43 million, compared with a book value of ¥293.22 million, producing a profit of ¥60.2 million.
Its 13,920.07255868 SOL position was sold for ¥227.89 million against a book value of ¥178.58 million. The Solana transaction generated another ¥49.3 million in realized gains.
Remixpoint received ¥260.43 million from the sale of 1.191 million XRP, resulting in an ¥11.52 million profit. Dogecoin was the only position sold at a loss, with 2.802 million DOGE generating ¥37.08 million compared with its ¥40.34 million book value. The DOGE sale resulted in a ¥3.26 million loss.
Combined, the four positions had a book value of ¥761.04 million before being sold for ¥878.81 million.
Ethereum and Solana had previously generated income for the company through staking. Between July 16, 2025 and August 31, 2026, Remixpoint received ¥10.93 million in staking rewards from ETH and ¥18.94 million from SOL, taking total rewards from the two assets to ¥29.87 million. The company received all of those rewards in yen.
Remixpoint had built a diversified crypto portfolio before concentrating its holdings in Bitcoin. In November 2024, crypto.news previously reported that its holdings included Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Avalanche, Dogecoin and XRP. At the time, the company held 215.76 BTC, while Solana was its second-largest crypto position by value.
By December 2024, its Bitcoin balance had increased to 282.87 BTC after another ¥200 million purchase. The company then held ETH, SOL, AVAX, DOGE and XRP alongside Bitcoin, with an aggregate acquisition cost of ¥4 billion across the portfolio.
Bitcoin becomes Remixpoint’s sole crypto holding Following the September 1 sales, Remixpoint said its cryptocurrency holdings consisted solely of approximately 1,506 BTC.
The decision extends a Bitcoin strategy that the company had been expanding since 2024. Remixpoint approved another ¥1 billion Bitcoin purchase in May 2025 after committing ¥11 billion to cryptocurrency purchases and spending ¥10.5 billion of that amount. The additional allocation would have taken its approved crypto investment to ¥12 billion at the time.
Its Bitcoin strategy accelerated two months later when Remixpoint announced a financing plan designed to raise approximately $215 million. The company said at the time that it intended to increase its Bitcoin exposure, while its crypto portfolio still included ETH, XRP and SOL. Its Bitcoin balance then stood at roughly 1,051 BTC.
Remixpoint reinforced the strategy in July 2025 when CEO Yoshihiko Takahashi chose to receive his salary in Bitcoin. The arrangement made Remixpoint the first publicly listed Japanese company to pay its chief executive entirely in BTC, with the company converting an amount equal to Takahashi’s salary into Bitcoin before transferring it to him.
Bitcoin lending has since generated revenue from the company’s holdings. Remixpoint’s September 2 filing showed that lending operations produced 14.92055902 BTC, valued at ¥164.22 million, between February 24 and August 31. Monthly lending income reached 2.48356398 BTC, worth ¥31.15 million, in August alone.
Japanese companies continue building Bitcoin treasuries Remixpoint’s Bitcoin concentration comes as other Japanese listed companies have developed treasury strategies centered on the cryptocurrency.
Metaplanet held 43,000 BTC after adding 2,823 Bitcoin during the second quarter of 2026. The company reported an overall average acquisition price of ¥15.3 million per Bitcoin, while revenue from its Bitcoin Income Generation business fell roughly 41% quarter over quarter to ¥1.747 billion.
Metaplanet has moved beyond accumulation into financial products tied to its treasury. In July, the company completed its ¥2.1 billion acquisition of Siiibo Securities and launched Metaplanet Securities, a regulated business intended to develop Bitcoin-backed bonds and digital credit products.
Remixpoint, meanwhile, said the ¥878.81 million raised from its altcoin disposals would be considered for expanding assets in business areas it has identified for future growth, including grid-scale storage batteries. The company named strengthening its financial base and other measures intended to improve corporate and shareholder value among the potential uses of the proceeds.
Key Takeaways Crypto analyst Ali Martinez identifies bullish market structure for SOL with a $150 price objective for September As of September 1, SOL was trading at $101.30, marking a 40% gain over the previous 30 days Solana-focused ETFs attracted $925K in net inflows daily, bringing total managed assets to $1.44 billion The Solana blockchain recorded 5.2 billion non-vote transactions during August, establishing a new record that represents a 23% increase from July Technical analysis suggests SOL needs to maintain support at $100 and overcome resistance at $120 to validate the $150 projection Solana (SOL) continues to trade in the $101 range following an impressive month of gains, prompting one prominent analyst to forecast a potential climb to $150 by the close of September.
Solana (SOL) Price On September 1, SOL experienced a 1.76% decline over 24 hours, settling at $101.30. However, when viewed through a wider lens, the asset has delivered gains of 5% across the previous seven days and an impressive 40% surge throughout the past month.
The cryptocurrency sector as a whole saw modest losses, with aggregate market capitalization decreasing 0.65% to stand at $2.62 trillion. Bitcoin remained positioned beneath $78,000, while Ethereum exchanged hands near $2,430, and XRP maintained levels around $1.36.
Market sentiment indicators showed the Fear and Greed Index sliding from 80 down to 74, suggesting a modest retreat in investor optimism following the market’s 21.38% monthly advance.
Analyst Outlook Points Higher In a recent post on X, cryptocurrency analyst Ali Martinez urged traders to abandon negative perspectives on Solana. According to Martinez, technical patterns are shifting toward a bullish configuration, recommending that investors establish positions ahead of an anticipated significant price movement. His analysis points to $150 as the next meaningful price objective for SOL.
Martinez stated: “Stop being bearish on Solana $SOL. The setup is turning bullish, and I think it’s time to lock in before the next major move.”
From a technical perspective, achieving the $150 target requires SOL to first breach the $110 threshold before conquering $120 resistance. Successfully clearing $120 could establish a path toward $130 as an intermediate milestone en route to $150. Should SOL fail to defend the $100 mark, the subsequent critical support level is positioned at $95.
Technical momentum indicators present a neutral-to-mixed picture. The Relative Strength Index registers 40.56, positioned above oversold readings. The MACD indicator shows a negative value of -0.18, while the histogram reads -0.46, suggesting potential near-term sideways action.
Investment flows into Solana ETFs totaled $925,010 on August 31, with all capital directed toward Fidelity’s FSOL product. Aggregate assets under management across Solana ETF products have climbed to $1.44 billion, representing 2.37% of SOL’s entire market capitalization. Since inception, the seven available products have generated combined trading volume of $67.55 million.
Source: SoSoValue Blockchain Throughput Reaches New Peak From a network performance standpoint, Solana successfully processed more than 5.2 billion non-vote transactions throughout August 2026, based on data compiled by Blockworks. This figure represents an unprecedented monthly record, reflecting a 23% expansion compared to July’s prior benchmark of 4.24 billion transactions.
Non-vote transaction metrics capture genuine user engagement and application activity while excluding routine validator maintenance operations. The August data point exceeds Solana’s standard monthly transaction volume from 18 months prior by more than twofold.
The total supply of stablecoins operating on Solana hit $14.7 billion during August, approaching triple the $5 billion level observed one year earlier.
This achievement came on the heels of Solana’s inaugural validator governance ballot, which saw two out of three measures approved, including an initiative to accelerate the reduction rate of new SOL token emissions by a factor of two annually.
Solana (SOL) maintained its price near $101 after a month marked by notable gains, drawing attention from analysts who now see the potential for further growth in the coming weeks.
Price action and market trendsOn September 1, SOL fell 1.76% in 24 hours, trading at $101.30. This pullback did little to offset its overall performance for the previous month, during which Solana surged 40%. Over the past week, the token recorded an additional 5% gain.
Broader cryptocurrency markets posted mild losses, with total market capitalization slipping 0.65% to $2.62 trillion. Bitcoin continued trading below $78,000, Ethereum hovered near $2,430, and XRP sustained its price at approximately $1.36.
Investor attitudes reflected this cooling trend, as the Fear and Greed Index edged down from 80 to 74 after the market’s 21% monthly advance. Some market watchers interpreted this as a slight pullback in optimism rather than a shift to bearish sentiment.
Analyst forecasts and technical outlookCryptocurrency analyst Ali Martinez urged traders to move away from a negative stance on Solana, highlighting emerging bullish signals in the token’s technical structure. Martinez pointed to recent trends as an early indication of a potential price breakout, suggesting a new target of $150 could be attainable in September if current momentum holds.
Ali Martinez told investors to “stop being bearish on Solana $SOL,” emphasizing that the technical setup is shifting toward a bullish direction and suggesting it was time for traders “to lock in before the next major move.”
Martinez and other analysts cited the need for SOL to secure support at $100 and then overcome resistance at $110 and $120. A successful breach above $120 would likely open the way to test $130 before aiming for the $150 goal. However, losing the $100 support could see price unwind toward the $95 region.
Technical indicators offered mixed messages: the Relative Strength Index stood at 40.56, suggesting it was above oversold territory, while the MACD remained slightly negative, hinting at potential sideways price action in the near term.
Solana-focused ETFs see rising demandSolana-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw significant inflows in August. On August 31, net capital entering these funds reached $925,000 in a single day, all channeled into Fidelity’s FSOL product. Assets under management for Solana ETFs collectively grew to $1.44 billion, accounting for roughly 2.4% of Solana’s total market capitalization since launch. Combined trading volume from all seven Solana ETF products reached $67.55 million.
Fidelity, which manages the FSOL ETF, is a global financial services corporation known for expanding its exposure to digital assets through ETF offerings.
Mini dictionary: Solana ETFs, exchange-traded funds holding SOL or Solana-related assets, allow investors indirect exposure to the token through traditional financial markets.
ETF ProviderRecent Daily InflowsTotal AUMTrading Volume (Since Launch)Fidelity FSOL$925,000$1.44 billion$67.55 millionRecord surge in Solana network activityIn August, Solana processed over 5.2 billion non-vote transactions, a new monthly peak and a 23% increase compared to July’s 4.24 billion. Data from Blockworks showed this represents more than double the network activity recorded 18 months ago.
Non-vote transactions capture end-user applications and genuine network use, excluding validator maintenance functions. This strong uptick is widely seen as a signal of expanding activity among both developers and users.
The total supply of stablecoins circulating on the Solana network climbed to $14.7 billion in August, nearly triple the $5 billion figure reported one year earlier.
These milestones followed Solana’s first validator governance vote, where two out of three proposals received approval. Among the outcomes was a measure that will accelerate the annual reduction rate of newly issued SOL tokens, effectively halving emissions each year.
Kripto piyasasında satış dalgası yeniden hızlandı. Ancak bu kez dikkat çeken yalnızca düşüş değil, kayıpların dağılımı oldu. Bitcoin yaklaşık yüzde 1 gerilerken Solana ve Tron yüzde 3’ten fazla düştü. Peki yatırımcılar neden altcoinleri Bitcoin’den önce sattı?
Bitcoin, çarşamba günü 77.500 dolar civarında hareket etti. Solana ise 100 dolar seviyesine geri çekildi. Tron 0,32 dolara indi.
Ether %2 düşerek 2.414 doların hemen üzerinde işlem gördü. XRP de yaklaşık %2 kaybederek 1,35 dolara geriledi. Dogecoin 0,08 doların biraz üzerinde kaldı. HYPE ise %1’den fazla düştü.
BNB, büyük altcoinler arasında daha dirençli kaldı. Kripto para %1’den az gerileyerek 687 dolar civarında işlem gördü.
Buradaki kritik ayrıntı şu: Satış Bitcoin’de aynı ölçekte yaşanmadı. Yatırımcılar risk azaltırken daha yüksek oynaklığa sahip varlıklardan önce çıktı. Solana ve Tron’un Bitcoin’den yaklaşık üç kat fazla gerilemesi bu ayrışmayı gösterdi.
İran saldırısı sonrası asıl baskı nereden geldi? Satış dalgasının kaynağı kripto piyasasının içindeki bir gelişme değildi. ABD’nin İran’a yönelik hava saldırıları küresel piyasalarda risk iştahını zayıflattı.
Brent petrol 95 doların üzerine çıktı. Piyasada Hürmüz Boğazı üzerinden enerji taşımacılığına ilişkin endişeler yeniden arttı.
Aynı saatlerde ABD’nin 10 yıllık Hazine tahvil getirisi %4,81’e ulaştı. Bu, yaklaşık üç yılın en yüksek seviyesi oldu.
Asya piyasaları da baskıyı hissetti. Japonya’nın beş yıllık tahvil getirisi rekor kırdı. On yıllık tahvil getirisi ise %3 seviyesine çıktı. Japon hisseleri yüzde 2’den fazla düşerken Güney Kore Kospi endeksi yüzde 3’ün üzerinde geriledi.
Bu tablo kripto açısından önemli bir değişime işaret ediyor. Piyasa şu anda yalnızca jeopolitik riski değil, bunun enflasyon ve faizler üzerindeki etkisini de fiyatlıyor.
İlginç olan ise güvenli liman olarak görülen altının da bu hareketten kaçamaması oldu. Altının ons fiyatı yaklaşık 4.296 dolara geriledi ve kayıplarını ikinci güne taşıdı. Bu durum, piyasanın yalnızca riskli varlıklardan çıkıp altına yöneldiği klasik bir senaryonun yaşanmadığını gösteriyor.
Fed faiz artırırsa altcoinler daha fazla baskı görebilir Petrol fiyatındaki yükseliş, Fed’in enflasyonla mücadelesini daha zor hale getirebilir. Bu nedenle faiz beklentileri de hızla değişti.
CME FedWatch verilerine göre Fed’in eylül toplantısında faiz artırma ihtimali %66’ya yükseldi. Bu oran yalnızca bir hafta önce yaklaşık yüzde 40 seviyesindeydi.
Fed Başkanı Kevin Warsh’ın Jackson Hole’daki açıklamaları da piyasadaki beklentileri etkiledi. Warsh, para politikasının enflasyonu kontrol altına almak için henüz yeterince sıkı olmayabileceği görüşünü dile getirdi.
Faiz beklentisindeki bu değişim özellikle yüksek riskli varlıkları zorluyor. Daha yüksek faiz ihtimali güçlendikçe yatırımcıların risk alma iştahı azalıyor.
Bitcoin de bu ortamdan tamamen kaçamıyor. Ancak son hareket, yatırımcıların risk azaltırken altcoinlerde daha agresif davrandığını gösteriyor.
Bitcoin için şimdi 80.000 dolar kritik Bitcoin’in önündeki en önemli kısa vadeli seviye 80.000 dolar.
LMAX Group stratejisti Joel Kruger, bu bölgeyi önemli bir yukarı yönlü alan olarak değerlendiriyor. Mayıs ayında görülen yaklaşık 82.820 dolarlık zirve de bunun üzerinde takip edilecek kritik seviye konumunda.
Bitcoin’in 80.000 doları aşması halinde piyasanın yeniden güç kazanması mümkün. Ancak faiz beklentilerinin daha da yükselmesi bu hareketi zorlaştırabilir.
Bu nedenle Bitcoin’in önündeki asıl sınav yalnızca teknik seviyede değil. Makro veriler de fiyatın yönünü belirleyecek. Bitfinex analistleri de saldırılar öncesinde BTC için benzer bir risk seviyesine dikkat çekmişti. Analistlere göre Bitcoin’in yükselişini sürdürmesi veya yatay hareket etmesi mümkün görünüyordu. Ancak tüm riskli varlıklarda geniş çaplı bir geri çekilme yaşanması halinde Bitcoin de bu satıştan kaçamayabilirdi.
Cuma günü Bitcoin için kritik veri açıklanacak Piyasaların gözü şimdi ABD’nin ağustos ayı istihdam raporunda.
Ekonomistler ağustosta yaklaşık 55.000 yeni istihdam bekliyor. Temmuz ayında ise 23.000 kişilik istihdam kaybı yaşanmıştı.
Buradaki senaryo oldukça net.
Güçlü bir istihdam verisi, Fed’in faiz artırımı ihtimalini destekleyebilir. Bu durumda Bitcoin’in 80.000 dolara yükselmesi zorlaşırken Solana, XRP ve diğer yüksek riskli altcoinlerde satış baskısı yeniden artabilir.
Zayıf bir istihdam verisi ise faiz beklentilerini gevşetebilir. Böyle bir tablo Bitcoin’in yeniden 80.000 doları test etmesi için piyasaya alan açabilir.
ABD’nin enflasyon verisi ise 11 Eylül’de açıklanacak. Ardından yatırımcıların gündeminde 15 Eylül’deki Clarity Act oylaması ve 16 Eylül’deki Fed faiz kararı olacak.
Kripto piyasasında son düşüşün verdiği mesaj bu nedenle önemli: Bitcoin henüz 80.000 dolardan vazgeçmiş değil. Ancak altcoinlerdeki sert satış, yatırımcıların risk konusunda çok daha seçici hale geldiğini gösteriyor. Cuma günkü istihdam verisi ise bu dengenin hangi yöne kırılacağını belirleyebilir.
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Solana just did something it hasn’t done since September 2025: close a month in the green. SOL surged roughly 46% in August, ending near $103 after enduring ten straight months of red candles that dragged the token from its all-time high to cycle lows.
The rally peaked at around $110.38, a level SOL hadn’t touched since January 2026.
The long road down, and back up SOL hit its all-time high of approximately $294 in January 2025. From October 2025 through July 2026, every single monthly candle closed red. Ten in a row. The token eventually bottomed out around $60, shedding roughly 75% of its peak value.
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August’s close near $103 represents a roughly 70% recovery from those cycle lows. The gap between $103 and $294 is still enormous, roughly a 185% climb.
ETF inflows and institutional appetite Cumulative inflows into Solana exchange-traded funds reached $1.34 billion, providing a significant source of buying pressure throughout the recovery.
The standout performer was Bitwise’s BSOL ETF, which crossed $1 billion in assets under management during August.
A previously dormant whale wallet accumulated approximately 76,856 SOL from Hyperliquid, a position worth roughly $8 million at August prices.
Governance comes to Solana August also brought a genuinely significant development on the protocol side: Solana’s first binding on-chain governance vote. Known as SGP-0002, the vote marked a milestone in Solana’s evolution toward decentralized decision-making.
What comes next On the other side of the ledger, SOL’s 46% monthly gain came fast. The gap between the August peak of $110.38 and the monthly close near $103 hints that sellers were already active at higher levels.
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Circle printed roughly $11 billion in USDC on the Solana blockchain during August, a monthly total that marks the largest single-month issuance the network has seen and signals a meaningful shift in where dollar-backed stablecoins are finding a home.
What actually happened The minting didn’t land in one dramatic drop. Circle issued USDC across August in repeated $250 million tranches, including a notable $1 billion single-day issuance. Monitoring service Whale Alert flagged roughly $1.25 billion minted in a single week during mid-to-late August alone.
The broader picture was equally striking. Gross USDC issuance across all blockchains hit approximately $5 billion in the week ending August 26, the highest weekly figure recorded since early 2026.
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Each mint is backed one-for-one by USD reserves held by Circle, so this wasn’t creative accounting. The company was responding to real demand, issuing new tokens only when counterparties deposited equivalent dollars.
By late August, Solana’s circulating USDC supply had reached around $8 billion, giving the chain more than 10% of USDC’s total supply across all networks.
Circle’s Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol, known as CCTP, enables liquidity to move between blockchains without being manually bridged, reducing friction for institutions that need to shift large dollar positions quickly.
Who’s driving demand Circle serves as the technical provider for Hyperliquid’s $5 billion USDC reserve, a relationship that channels significant stablecoin demand directly onto Solana infrastructure.
BNY Mellon has also established a pathway for institutional clients to mint and burn USDC on the network, opening the door to a class of capital that previously had limited, compliant access to on-chain dollar liquidity.
Prior months in 2026 showed the same pattern building. April saw a single-month issuance peak of $3.25 billion, which at the time looked like an outlier. August’s $11 billion figure suggests the April spike was actually the beginning of a trend, not an anomaly.
What this means for Solana and the stablecoin market USDC’s peg held throughout the August minting surge without a visible wobble. A stablecoin that can absorb $11 billion in new issuance on a single chain in a single month without drifting from $1.00 is demonstrating something about the depth of its reserve management. Circle maintains a strict 1:1 backing against USD reserves, increasing supply only in response to verified market demand.
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Pump.fun Rolls Out Native Limit Order Functionality@Pumpfun has added native limit order support to its platform on the @Solana network, giving traders a way to automate entries and exits without having to monitor positions in real time. The upgrade is a notable step for a platform that, until now, has relied primarily on bonding curve mechanics to price tokens automatically from the moment of creation.
The new functionality includes take-profit and stop-loss triggers. Take-profit orders allow users to lock in gains by automatically selling when a token reaches a target price. Stop-loss orders, by contrast, exit a position when the price falls to a predefined floor, capping potential losses before they deepen. Together, the two tools give traders a structured framework for managing risk across both sides of a trade.
Why It Matters for Memecoin TradersThe timing of the feature is significant. On Pump.fun, a token can go from launch to 100x in under an hour and then retrace 90% just as fast. In that environment, manual trading decisions are often too slow, and the cost of hesitation can be severe. Automated order execution directly addresses that problem by removing the emotional component from exit decisions.
By 2026, Solana processed an estimated 60 to 70 percent of all memecoin trading volume globally, with Pump.fun responsible for the majority of new token launches. That scale makes the introduction of more sophisticated order types meaningful for a large and active user base. Solana memecoin positions can move quickly in both directions, and the window where a position is worth exiting can be minutes. Limit orders let traders place the sell before the move.
Bloomberg has previously described Pump.fun as "one of the biggest drivers of the explosive growth in memecoins" on Solana, and in Q1 2026, the platform's decentralized exchange volume exceeded $2 billion. Adding institutional-grade order types to that volume base could attract a more disciplined category of trader alongside the platform's existing retail user base.
For participants navigating the fast-moving memecoin market, the ability to set take-profit and stop-loss levels at the point of entry means risk parameters can be locked in before volatility takes hold, rather than after.
Sources
Pump.fun, Wikipedia
Pump.fun and Solana Memecoin Trading Guide, Altrady
Pump.fun AutoSell: Take Profit, Stop Loss and Trailing Stop for Memecoins, ODIN Tools
August has proven to be the best performing month for many top cryptocurrencies, including Solana. Not only did the asset witness a notable price breakout during the month, it also crossed a major milestone in its network activity.
While momentum from the mid-month rally still remains, Solana has just achieved an all-time high in the number of non-vote transactions ever processed in a month.
Solana network activity intensifies Latest data showcased by the blockchain firm today shows that Solana has processed 5.2 billion non-vote transactions over the last month, the highest figure ever recorded so far.
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Notably, this marks a 19% increase from the value recorded in July, when Solana had already achieved a transaction record in the previous month.
It is important to note that non-vote transactions are a very crucial metric that helps to measure the actual network activity because they exclude validator voting transactions.
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Considering Solana's already strong foothold in the DeFi ecosystem, the network is seeing a rapid surge in the level of activity taking place across the network.
As such, this implies that the massive 5.2 billion milestone reflects how aggressively users and applications are actively engaging with Solana-based protocols.
Solana in AugustApart from its record network activity surge in August, Solana also saw an impressive price breakout during the month, reclaiming its multi-month high around $109.
Following this rapid price surge, Solana achieved a massive monthly return of 41%, the highest monthly gain it has recorded since November 2024.
Bitwise’s Onchain Solutions validator pulled in 1.27 million SOL during August, vaulting it to the fifth-largest validator on the Solana network. The influx pushed the validator’s total active stake to approximately 9.455 million SOL, up from around 8.3 million SOL in mid-July when it sat at rank six.
Most of that growth traces back to a single product: Bitwise’s BSOL ETF, which stakes nearly all of its Solana holdings through the same validator. The fund crossed $1 billion in assets under management by late August, becoming the first Solana ETF to hit that mark.
BSOL’s dominance in the Solana ETF race The BSOL ETF launched on October 28, 2025, with a straightforward pitch: buy SOL exposure and earn staking yield on top of it. The fund targets 100% staking of its holdings, with roughly 96% of its 9.33 million SOL actively staked at a net yield of approximately 5.8% after fees.
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BSOL has captured somewhere between 77% and 80% of all US spot Solana ETF inflows since launch. On August 27 alone, the fund saw $60.91 million in single-day inflows, its peak for the month. Total inflows across all US spot Solana ETFs have exceeded $1.3 billion since the category debuted.
How Bitwise built the infrastructure Bitwise acquired Chorus One in February 2026, a move that significantly expanded its staking operations across multiple blockchain networks. Chorus One brought established infrastructure and operational expertise in running validators at scale, giving Bitwise the backbone to handle the kind of delegation growth that followed.
The jump from 8.3 million to 9.455 million SOL in active stake over roughly six weeks represents a 14% increase.
A shrinking validator set raises concentration questions Active validators on the network have declined approximately 34% year-over-year, a trend driven primarily by rising operational costs that make it uneconomical for smaller operators to continue running nodes.
Solana’s roughly 46% price appreciation during August provided a tailwind that amplified the dollar value of staking inflows.
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Is the corporate accumulation of Solana about to begin?
On the ETF front, institutional buying continued its bullish trend at the end of August, sending assets back toward the levels seen before the October crash.
Solana was no exception, as more than $150 million flowed into SOL ETFs in the last week of August, the largest weekly inflow of 2026.
Notably, September has already kicked off with DeFi Development Corporation (NASDAQ: DFDV), which owns the third-largest Solana treasury with more than 2 million SOL, accelerating its accumulation of the cryptocurrency.
The company announced that it would raise up to $20 million from its upcoming issuance of “CHAD Stock” that will pay a 13% yearly dividend in the form of daily payments.
Source: X Put simply, CHAD Stock is a preferred stock issued by DFDV to raise capital. Investors buy the shares and, in return, receive a 13% dividend.
The key takeaway? DFDV can utilize the money to improve the company’s balance sheet and buy back more SOL in line with its strategy to keep growing its Solana treasury.
The timing of this move could not have been better.
From a technical standpoint, the market value of DFDV grew over 80% so far in Q3, its first positive quarter since Q2 2025. Its stock price crossed $5+, which gives it better momentum to raise more funds to continue its accumulation of SOL.
Corporate Solana buying vs. Pump.fun’s selling pressure Among the Layer 1 networks, Solana [SOL] has the largest memecoin ecosystem.
In particular, its memecoin activity has grown exponentially after the launch of a memecoin launchpad called Pump.fun, which has made the process of creating and launching tokens much easier on the network.
However, the same platform has turned into a source of selling pressure for SOL. Pump.fun sold another 132k SOL on the 1st of September, pushing its cumulative SOL sales to 5,110,924 SOL.
Moreover, the bigger problem with memecoins is that traders have extremely short holding periods. Furthermore, they are constantly rotating in and out of tokens, with the average holding time for SOL being 42 seconds.
It reveals that traders are highly speculation-driven and are looking for quick profits.
Source: Dune Against this background, DFDV’s decision to issue CHAD stock could mark a shift.
Both technically and on-chain, this could represent a meaningful shift in the dynamics of supply and demand for Solana, which is being increasingly pressured by selling pressure from Pump.fun as well as the speculative nature of memecoins.
By contrast, corporate treasury practices such as those employed by DFDV could serve as a reliable source of demand for SOL.
Corporate accumulation could become a key theme for Solana as it eyes a move toward $150.
Final Summary Corporate SOL buying could balance Pump.fun’s selling pressure. More corporate buying could support SOL’s move toward $150.
In brief DeFi Development Corp. is offering 2.2 million preferred shares at $9 each. CEO Joseph Onorati said most of the proceeds are expected to fund SOL purchases. The company recently bought 19,000 SOL, increasing its treasury to 2.33 million SOL and equivalents. Solana treasury firm DeFi Development Corp. has launched a preferred stock offering that could raise $19.8 million, with most of the proceeds expected to fund SOL purchases.
DeFi Development Corp. is a publicly traded company listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker DFDV. It has adopted a treasury strategy centered on accumulating and staking SOL.
Myriad: Where does Solana price go next? Click to make your prediction.According to CEO Joseph Onorati, the company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, including for working capital and the acquisition of SOL.
“Intended use of proceeds are outlined in the prospectus, but we expect to buy SOL with most of the proceeds,” he told Decrypt.
The Nasdaq-listed company is offering 2.2 million shares of Variable Rate Series C Perpetual Preferred Stock at $9 each, according to a preliminary prospectus. It has applied to list the shares under the ticker CHAD.
The prospectus lists working capital, SOL and other digital asset investments, strategic transactions and growth initiatives as possible uses of the proceeds. It does not specify how much will go toward each purpose.
The company said last week that it had purchased approximately 19,000 SOL at an average price of $98.14. The acquisition brought its holdings to about 2,333,432 SOL, worth about $236 million.
1/ Let the $SOL accumulation resume! 🟠
Today, we announce that we've acquired ~19K $SOL, bringing treasury holdings to ~2.333M SOL.
Quarter-to-Date:
🔸 $SOL beat Nasdaq-100 by 33%
🔸 $DFDV outperformed SOL by 1.8x
More $SOL, even more amplified exposure. pic.twitter.com/TKk142byRZ
— DeFi Dev Corp. (DFDV) (@defidevcorp) August 27, 2026
Proceeds from the sale of DFDV’s ZeroStack position partially funded the purchase, according to a company press release. DFDV plans to retain the tokens as a long-term treasury asset and deploy them through its staking and on-chain infrastructure.
Along with holding SOL, the company operates its own Solana validators. That allows it to earn staking rewards and fees from delegated tokens. It also participates in decentralized finance projects built on Solana.
Onorati said DFDV is designed to give shareholders leveraged exposure to SOL. He pointed to the company’s trading volume, SOL holdings and staking income as central parts of that strategy.
“Our equity has become one of the most liquid ways to express that view within the SOL DAT category, while our treasury continues to generate differentiated organic yield,” he said in a statement at the time. “When SOL performs well, we believe DFDV has the potential to amplify that performance.”
DFDV said its returns were more than double SOL’s month-to-date and 1.8 times SOL’s quarter-to-date, which the company attributed to its leveraged exposure, trading liquidity, and treasury yield.
On several days that week, DFDV recorded the category’s highest absolute dollar trading volume, the company said. It also led in trading volume as a percentage of market capitalization.
If completed, the preferred-stock offering would give DFDV more money to continue buying SOL.
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