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Solana’s economic activity surpassed $1 trillion in the first quarter of 2026, marking the first time the network has reached that threshold.
The increase was driven by an industry-leading 25.3 billion transactions, putting Solana ahead of rival blockchains. A combination of high performance and ultra-low fees has attracted an increasing number of developers and users.
That momentum is visible in a number of initiatives through the first quarter. The foundation introduced STRIDE and the Solana Incident Response Network to raise ecosystem security standards. It also launched a unified developer platform that offers institutions and companies a single API layer to develop the chain.
Real-world asset issuance has also expanded. WisdomTree brought its full suite of regulated tokenized funds to Solana. Meanwhile, Ondo Global Markets added more than 200 tokenized US stocks and ETFs, becoming the largest RWA issuer on the network. Matrixdock deployed its XAUm tokenized gold product for near-instant settlement and DeFi integration.
Meanwhile, stablecoin activity has been brisk. The February ecosystem report showed that the total value locked in SOL denominated reached an all-time high, even as the market contracted. RWA market capitalization reached $1.71 billion and stablecoin transactions exceeded $650 billion.
Partnerships with Fireblocks enable 24/7 corporate treasury operations, instant global payments, and yield generation. Payment pathways supported by Visa, PayPal and Worldpay now enable treasury management, remittances, neobanking, merchant settlement and cross-border payroll through Takenos in Latin America and beyond.
Additionally, Rain stablecoin-backed cards have become a convenient on-ramp for day trading, settling directly with Visa in USDC. Solana also consolidated $175 billion in global USDT liquidity through Legacy Mesh, alleviating fragmentation, and continues to roll out network upgrades, including Alpenglow.
SOL was trading at $85.11 at press time, up 2.22 percent in the past 24 hours and trailing a more modestly softer Bitcoin. The move reflects the ongoing capital turnover of altcoins, as revealed by a decline Altcoin Season Indextechnical selling pressure near key resistance and weaker derivatives sentiment.
A hold above $80 support would keep a retest of $85.61 in sight; A daily close below that level would open the way to $73.
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