Solana News. April 10, 2026
Jupiter Exchange faced community backlash over requiring users to claim Q1 2026 ASR rewards (50M $JUP to eligible stakers) exclusively through the Jupiter Wallet during the first week
Jupiter Exchange temporarily suspended cashback and referral rewards on QR payments in the Philippines, Singapore, and Vietnam due to irregular activity
Harmonic validator client released a major upgrade with streaming block delivery, configurable scheduling strategies including SFDP-compliant options, and native support for both Agave and Firedancer clients
Perena introduced Proof of Reserves for USD Star backed by zero-knowledge proofs
CodecFlow launched agent-first robotics and desktop operator infrastructure powered by vision language models, with payments via x402 on Solana
Trump’s TRUMP memecoin gala at Mar-a-Lago on April 25 is raising attendance questions after terms and conditions disclosed he may not attend, with top holders potentially receiving an NFT instead
Vistadex launched claim markets, turning public statements by notable figures into real-time prediction market positions
Helius cut the cost of Solana historical data API calls by up to 10x across getBlock, getTransaction, and getSignaturesForAddress
Alchemy launched a $20M infrastructure fund for Solana builders, offering up to $25k in free credits per team
Kamino introduced Whitelisted Reserves, a smart contract-level restriction now enabled on all vaults in the Kamino UI ensuring funds can only be allocated into verified reserves
MoonPay, WalletConnect, and Ingenico partnered to bring stablecoin payments to physical retail at global scale, with MoonPay Virtual Accounts handling fiat settlement via Iron
Securitize named Brett Redfearn, former SEC head of trading and markets and Coinbase Capital Markets head, as president and board member ahead of going public
Crossmint and Rain now support stablecoin-backed virtual Visa credit cards, with collateral held directly in smart contracts
Firedancer’s Jump Crypto launched a $1M audit competition on Immunefi running April 9 – May 9 for eligible bugs in the Firedancer v1 codebase





















