Solana News. March 12, 2026
Solana joined Mastercard’s crypto partner program.
Solana leads all chains in adjusted stablecoin volume, capturing 36% market share in February, ahead of Ethereum (30%), Tron (15%), and Base (11%).
Solana and Trendsdotfun launched Agent Talent Show hackathon, letting developers build agent skills or apps for a $30,000 prize
Solana Incubator launched Cohort 4, featuring teams building on-chain infrastructure, finance, and AI-native apps, including CoralOS, Fractals, TradeNeutral, Solomon Labs, and 0xSpout.
DoubleZero introduced DoubleZero Edge, delivering real-time Solana market data via multicast and turning shred publishing into a revenue stream for validators.
Balance Canada selected Sol Strategie’s Orangefin validator as Solana staking provider for its custody clients.
Pumpfun exceeded $1B in lifetime revenue, becoming the first platform on Solana to hit the milestone.
Pumpfun hints at crosschain expansion by registering Base, BSC, Monad, and Ethereum subdomains and removing Solana from its X profile.


















Solana continues to be one of the most fascinating Layer 1 stories to follow — from near-death post-FTX collapse to being one of the most active chains for real-world usage. The Solana vs Ethereum narrative in 2026 is genuinely competitive in a way it wasn’t 2 years ago.
What’s your take on whether SOL can sustain this momentum long-term, or does Ethereum’s decentralization story ultimately win out for serious institutional capital?
Curious to hear perspectives from both camps — we track all of this at Beyond The Coin: beyondthecoin.substack.com