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Solana

123 articles accelerating

A $250M-plus Drift attack and SoFiUSD’s 14.7M-member rollout made Solana’s 2026 coverage a test of institutional adoption alongside application-layer risk.

Who they are

Solana is a blockchain platform appearing in coverage as infrastructure for crypto trading, stablecoins, tokenized assets, wallets and consumer-facing applications. It is repeatedly positioned alongside Ethereum and Polygon in product rollouts, while SOL and Solana-based services such as Phantom and Drift connect the network to its market and application ecosystem.

The recent arc

Coverage rose sharply in 2025Q1, driven in part by political and retail-crypto stories: President Trump named Solana among assets proposed for a US crypto reserve in March, following the January launch of Melania Trump’s Solana-based MELANIA token. That phase put Solana in a market and policy narrative alongside Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP and Cardano rather than solely in a developer-platform comparison.

The 2026Q2 run shifted toward financial infrastructure and operational exposure. Superstate’s January plan to bring SEC-registered equities to Ethereum and Solana was followed by the April reports of an active attack on Solana-based DeFi platform Drift, with Arkham data indicating more than $250M moved to an interim wallet. May then brought MoonPay’s acquisition of Solana trading platform DFlow and SoFi’s launch of SoFiUSD on Ethereum and Solana in its app, extending the network’s role in stablecoin distribution.

The tension

The coverage circles a contest to turn blockchain throughput and user reach into trusted financial rails. Solana is paired most often with Ethereum, including in SoFiUSD and Superstate’s equity plans, and with Polygon in Meta’s USDC creator payouts; meanwhile, the Drift exploit and the malicious Ledger Live clone underscore that adoption through wallets and DeFi also concentrates security and custody risk.

Why it matters

If stablecoin, tokenized-equity and wallet integrations continue, Solana could become more deeply embedded in mainstream financial-product distribution rather than remaining chiefly a venue for crypto-native trading and token launches. Whether that trajectory holds will depend on whether applications and intermediaries can contain the security failures that the Drift episode brought into focus, and on how its competing integrations with Ethereum and Polygon translate into durable usage.

Solana has appeared in 123 articles since 2019-07. Coverage peaked in 2025Q1 with 12 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Ethereum, FTX, Trump, Bitcoin.

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Coverage Timeline

2026-05-28
The Block 8 related

SoFi makes SoFiUSD, its US dollar-pegged stablecoin on Ethereum and Solana, available for its 14.7M members to buy, sell, hold, and convert within the SoFi app

Quick Take  — SoFi said its U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin is now available for members to buy, sell, hold, and convert within the SoFi app.

2026-05-10
Fortune 5 related

MoonPay acquires DFlow, a platform that facilitates trading on the Solana blockchain, sources say for $100M in stock; DFlow had raised $7.5M across two rounds

The crypto payment and infrastructure firm MoonPay has acquired DFlow, a platform that facilitates trading on the Solana blockchain.

2026-04-15
CoinDesk 15 related

A malicious Ledger Live clone on Apple's App Store seems to have drained $9.5M+ from 50+ victims on Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Tron, and XRP from April 7 to 13

2026-04-03
CoinDesk 7 related

Solana-based DeFi platform Drift warns users about an “active attack” on its protocol; Arkham data: $250M+ moved from Drift to a wallet, which now holds <$600K

2026-04-02
CoinDesk 23 related

Solana-based DeFi platform Drift warns users about an “active attack” on its protocol; Arkham data: $250M+ moved from Drift to a wallet, which now holds <$600K

The platform halted deposits while it investigates suspicious activity and urges users to proceed with caution.

2026-04-01
CoinDesk 9 related

Solana-based DeFi platform Drift warns users about an “active attack” on its protocol; Arkham data said over $250M had moved from Drift to an interim wallet

The platform halted deposits while it investigates suspicious activity and urges users to proceed with caution.

2026-01-23
The Block 3 related

Superstate raised an $82.5M Series B to expand from tokenized Treasury offerings into SEC-registered equities on Ethereum and Solana

2025-12-12
Forbes 7 related

Kalshi integrates its event trading platform into the popular crypto wallet Phantom; Dune: in November, Kalshi's trading volume hit $5.8B vs. Polymarket's $3.7B

As Kalshi's trading volume surpasses Polymarket's, it will now offer prediction market access to Phantom's 15 million users on Solana.

2025-11-29
Reuters 8 related

SEC filing: CoinShares withdraws registrations for its XRP, Solana staking, and Litecoin ETFs to focus on higher-margin opportunities ahead of a US listing

CoinShares filed on Friday to withdraw its plan to launch three exchange-traded funds, as the European cryptocurrency firm plans …

2025-10-01
CoinDesk 15 related

Stripe launches Open Issuance, a Bridge-powered platform that lets companies create its own stablecoins, used by crypto wallet Phantom to issue its CASH token

a new stablecoin created with stripe + bridge w/ baked in developer rewards, stripe merchant support, and new phantom $ features, launching on solana. [video] Ryan Rasmussen / @rasterlyrock : Stripe w...

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Quarterly Coverage

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Narrative

Solana has appeared in 150 tech news articles since July 2019. The biggest stories include President Trump names Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana, and Cardano as assets to be... and The Solana Foundation says exploited addresses were “created, imported, or used” in Slope.... Frequently covered alongside Ethereum, NFT, Polygon, SOL, and FTX. Coverage has shifted toward consumer, developer themes and away from competition, enterprise.

Key Moments

2024Q2developer -17pts; consumer +40pts; funding -30pts
2024Q3enterprise +80pts; developer +100pts; consumer -40pts
2024Q4enterprise -100pts; developer -80pts; consumer +40pts

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