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Solana On-Chain Activity Hits Record Highs, Yet SOL Drops 33%: Why Is the Token Falling Despite Ecosystem Growth?

Solana On-Chain Activity Hits Record Highs, Yet SOL Drops 33%: Why Is the Token Falling Despite Ecosystem Growth?

Solana set a new record in Q1 with an average of 112.6 million non-voting transactions per day, yet SOL still dropped 33%. Analyzing network fees, the growth of real-world assets (RWA), supply pressure, and the logic behind the ecosystem’s transformation.

Blog Team05/27/2026

Solana On-Chain Transaction Volume Surges: Can the Meme Coin Narrative Sustain Ecosystem Growth?

Solana On-Chain Transaction Volume Surges: Can the Meme Coin Narrative Sustain Ecosystem Growth?

Solana’s on-chain meme coin transactions have reached 38 million per week, with over 50,000 new tokens created daily. This article provides an in-depth analysis of how these figures are shaping the structural dynamics of the Solana ecosystem.

Blog Team05/14/2026

Solana × Google Cloud: In-Depth Analysis of the Stablecoin-Based Pay-Per-Use AI Agent API Payment Layer and x402 Protocol Implementation

Solana × Google Cloud: In-Depth Analysis of the Stablecoin-Based Pay-Per-Use AI Agent API Payment Layer and x402 Protocol Implementation

Google Cloud and the Solana Foundation have jointly launched the Pay.sh payment gateway, which leverages the x402 protocol to enable AI agents to pay for Google Cloud and over 50 community APIs with stablecoins on a per-use basis—without the need for accounts or subscriptions.

Blog Team05/07/2026

Hormuz Risks Drive Inventory Tightening: Goldman Sachs Raises Brent Crude Q4 Forecast to $90

Hormuz Risks Drive Inventory Tightening: Goldman Sachs Raises Brent Crude Q4 Forecast to $90

Goldman Sachs has sharply raised its Q4 Brent crude oil average price forecast from $80 to $90 per barrel due to the ongoing blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Global oil inventories are being depleted at a record pace of over 10 million barrels per day, putting the market at risk of an unprecedented supply-demand imbalance.

Blog Team04/27/2026

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Is Chainlink Undervalued? CCIP Handles $18 Billion Monthly as Price Lags Despite 70% Oracle Market Share

Is Chainlink Undervalued? CCIP Handles $18 Billion Monthly as Price Lags Despite 70% Oracle Market Share

Chainlink secures over $270 billion in RWA assets, with CCIP processing $1.8 billion per month and commanding 69.9% of the oracle market. However, the LINK token price remains around $9.

Blog Team04/21/2026

BTC Mining Difficulty Drops 1.1%: Industry Restructuring, Miner Profits Under Pressure, and AI Emerges as a New Opportunity

BTC Mining Difficulty Drops 1.1%: Industry Restructuring, Miner Profits Under Pressure, and AI Emerges as a New Opportunity

Bitcoin mining difficulty has decreased by 1.1% to 135.5 T, while hash price has dropped to $27.89 per PH/s per day—the lowest level since the halving. Miner sell-offs are intensifying, and leading mining companies are accelerating their transition to AI infrastructure.

Blog Team04/20/2026

ETH L2 Aggregate Throughput Hits All-Time High: What Does the Fusaka Upgrade and a 1.32% Burn Rate Mean?

ETH L2 Aggregate Throughput Hits All-Time High: What Does the Fusaka Upgrade and a 1.32% Burn Rate Mean?

Ethereum Layer 2 solutions have reached a combined throughput of 3,700 operations per second. The upcoming Pectra upgrade is expected to reduce transaction fees by 40% to 90%. The annualized burn rate has risen to 1.32%, while DeFi total value locked (TVL) has grown by 26% over the past year.

Blog Team04/15/2026

The First Time a Sovereign Nation Uses BTC for Strategic Corridor Settlement: Unpacking the Deeper Logic Behind Iran’s Oil Tanker Transit Fees

The First Time a Sovereign Nation Uses BTC for Strategic Corridor Settlement: Unpacking the Deeper Logic Behind Iran’s Oil Tanker Transit Fees

Iran plans to impose a $1 per barrel Bitcoin transit fee on oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz during the ceasefire period, with on-chain payments completed in seconds. This article provides an in-depth analysis of the event from the perspectives of geopolitics, sovereign adoption, and de-dollarization.

Blog Team04/09/2026

Miners Lose Over $19,000 per Mined BTC: How Inverted Costs Are Reshaping Bitcoin Supply Dynamics

Miners Lose Over $19,000 per Mined BTC: How Inverted Costs Are Reshaping Bitcoin Supply Dynamics

Each time miners produce a single BTC, they incur a loss of approximately $19,000. Publicly listed mining companies sold over 19,000 BTC in the first quarter, and mining hash rate experienced its first quarterly decline in six years. This article examines the data logic behind the cost inversion and explores three industry strategies for coping with these challenges.

Blog Team04/08/2026