Solana

Core Summary On June 3, 2026, the cryptocurrency market experienced a sharp sell-off, with Bitcoin plunging below the $66,000 mark. Ethereum, Solana, and Dogecoin all dropped more than 9% in a single day. According to CoinDesk data, over $1.6 billion in bullish positions were liquidated in 24 hours, marking the largest single liquidation event of 2026. Details Bitcoin fell rapidly from near $71,000 to below $66,000 in just a few hours, a drop of over 7%. Ethereum fell in tandem to $1,826, Solana to $72.73, while BNB and Dogecoin dropped 8.6% and 9.2% respectively. ...

Solana’s Alpenglow upgrade is now open for testing. The upgrade aims to improve network performance and transaction throughput.

Solana Foundation president Lily Liu says Solana is building blockchain-based payment infrastructure designed for AI agents and autonomous machines. She envisions a future where transactions between AI machines become a massive economic activity, with Solana’s high-performance network providing the underlying payment layer. Source: CoinDesk

Financial tech company SoFi plans to launch a stablecoin on Solana, citing speed and low transaction costs.

Solana Foundation Pay.sh platform enables AI bots to discover, access, and pay for Google Cloud API usage.

MoonPay acquired DFlow, used by Coinbase and Phantom, which has processed over 50 billion dollars in cumulative trading volume.

Securitize partners with Jump Trading and Jupiter to launch fully onchain regulated stock trading on Solana.

Solana co-founder said the Alpenglow upgrade could arrive as early as next quarter at Consensus Miami 2026.

Western Union launched a dollar-backed stablecoin on Solana issued by Anchorage Digital Bank for 24/7 settlement.

Wormhole Sunrise platform bridges Bittensor TAO to Solana as a day-one asset gateway for native cross-chain transfers.