Firedancer quietly hits Solana mainnet, but validators must wait

Intesa Sanpaolo’s crypto holdings rose to $235M in Q1 as the bank added Bitcoin, Ether and XRP exposure while nearly exiting Solana.

Intesa Sanpaolo grew its crypto holdings from $100 million to $235 million in Q1 2026, making first-time moves into Ethereum and XRP while nearly exiting Solana entirely.

The post Peter Brandt Warns Solana Could Crash appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. A 14-week rectangle  Solana’s underwhelming price performance  Veteran commodity trader Peter Brandt, who frequently riles up the cryptocurrency community with his controversial takes, has now taken aim at Solana (SOL).  According to the prominent chartist, the altcoin has formed an ominously bearish pattern that could result in an extremely painful 50% correction from the current levels.  With that being said, Brandt has stressed that he merely presents possibilities instead of making predictions.  Peter Brandt Warns Solana Could Crash Is Hyperliquid Worth All the Recent Hype? A 14-week rectangle  According to Brandt, Solana has now formed a 14-week rectangle that could spell trouble for the bulls.  If this horizontal channel happens to resolve as a continuation pattern with a downside breakout, it will validate a massive head and shoulders (H&S) top. The Factor Report™️ does NOT make predictionsWe pre

The latest shareholder letter from DeFi Development Corp., a Nasdaq-listed Solana treasury company, shows that its fully converted SOL per share has grown 108% over the past year, rising from 0.0322 on May 13, 2025, to 0.0670 on May 13, 2026.  The growth is notable because it came during a difficult period for Solana’s price action, particularly in the first quarter of 2026, where the SOL price has been struggling with bearish momentum. Related Reading: XRP Records Biggest Spike In Network Usage In 2 Months Solana Treasury Growth Shows A New Source Of Demand According to a May shareholder letter from DeFi Development Corp., a Solana treasury company, the company has more than doubled its fully converted SOL per share into 108%.  The 108% growth highlighted by DeFi Development Corp. is based on SOL per share, a metric the company uses to measure how much Solana backs each fully converted share. The company reported 2,294,576 SOL and SOL equivalents as of May 13, 2026, with approximately

The post Ethena’s USDe supply on Solana rises by over $450M in 4 days appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Ethena’s synthetic dollar USDe just had a very good week on Solana. The token’s supply on the network surged by more than $450 million in just four days, a pace of capital inflow that most DeFi protocols would be thrilled to see over an entire quarter. The growth is particularly striking in relative terms. USDe’s supply on Solana is now approaching ten times the amount circulating on HyperliquidX, making Solana the clear center of gravity for USDe liquidity outside of Ethereum. What’s behind the surge USDe isn’t your typical stablecoin. It’s a synthetic dollar created by Ethena Labs, which launched the token in February 2024. Unlike USDC or USDT, which are backed by traditional reserves held in bank accounts, USDe maintains its peg through a delta-neutral hedging strategy. Think of it like this: Ethena holds crypto collateral and simultaneously opens short positions to offset pric

Ethena's USDe surge on Solana highlights potential risks of network concentration and collateral strategy, impacting DeFi stability and investor confidence. The post Ethena’s USDe supply on Solana rises by over $450M in 4 days appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

SOL holds the triangle breakout support near $81.30 as buyers watch $90, $98, $120, and $145 resistance levels. Solana traded near a key support area after a sharp pullback from $96, while buyers defended the breakout zone on the daily chart. The move followed a descending triangle breakout and a retest of former resistance as […] The post SOL Holds New Support After Triangle Breakout As Buyers Defend Zone appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.

Jito Labs' JTX could reshape Solana's trading landscape by enhancing on-chain trading appeal, challenging centralized exchanges' dominance. The post Jito Labs expands into consumer trading with JTX on Solana appeared first on Crypto Briefing.