Solana

On 2 January 2026, new data showed Solana's tokenized real-world assets climbed to about $873 million in December 2025, marking a fresh all-time high and signaling growing competition with Ethereum in this segment. Institutional-grade products, including tokenized U.S. Treasuries and six Solana-based ETFs approved in October 2025, have driven significant capital inflows alongside corporate adoption such as Western Union's remittance initiative. Despite SOL trading below its early-2025 peak, onchain revenues, market capitalization above $72.5 billion, and revenue of roughly $110 million over the past 30 days suggest fundamentals remain robust.

Bitcoin closed 2025 below $88,000 after volatile trading in the $90,500–$86,500 range and is now holding above $89,000, up over 2% week-on-week. Altcoins outperformed, with ETH, BNB, SOL, and ADA gaining 5–6%, while DOGE and ZEC advanced more than 9%. Tether confirmed a $779M BTC purchase, totaling 8,888.8888888 coins in Q4 2025, as Strategy and Metaplanet resumed accumulation.

BNB Chain placed fourth for 2025 blockchain fee revenue, with $259.06 million, while Solana led at $605.66 million and Tron and Ethereum followed. Despite lower fees, BNB Chain saw strong user activity and adoption metrics, including gains in TVL, transactions, and stablecoin capitalization. The network's team highlighted upgrades and a 2026 roadmap focused on performance and low-cost trading.

Solana, BNB Chain, Base, Tron and NEAR processed the most transactions in 2025, led by Solana's 23.01 billion. BNB Chain handled 3.89 billion, Base 3.29 billion, Tron 3.22 billion and NEAR 1.89 billion, as activity concentrated on high‑throughput, low‑fee networks. Retail‑oriented use cases were the main drivers across these ecosystems.

Dexter became the largest daily facilitator for x402 transactions from December 11, according to data published by Hashed Official. The AI protocol has processed over 19.8 million total payments, 14 million fewer than Base. Charts indicate Dexter now handles roughly half of daily volume while Coinbase's share ranges from one-quarter to one-third.

At the start of 2026, Bitcoin is trading above $89,000 and Ethereum is over $3,000, following modest gains of 1.68% and 2.15%. Against this backdrop, Bitcoin Hyper, a Bitcoin Layer 2 integrating the Solana Virtual Machine, has raised $30 million in its presale and is being highlighted by some analysts as a high-upside opportunity, with price targets suggesting up to 100x returns.

On January 2, 2026, MON climbed to a one-week high after a short squeeze, gaining over 17% and peaking at $0.028. According to DeFiLlama, Monad's TVL reached a record $251M with $397M in stablecoins, while Upshift says its liquidity rose over 82% to $476M.

South Korean exchange Bithumb identified about 291.6 billion Korean won (roughly $201.8 million) in idle customer crypto spread across around 2.6 million accounts, according to Finance Feeds. The review flagged balances untouched for up to 4,380 days, including a single dormant account worth approximately $2.84 million. Some holdings logged gains exceeding 61,000%.

As 2026 begins, Solana faces a split view: according to TradingView, SOL ended 2025 down 35% and has marked four lower lows, the latest near $120 since September. On the other hand, DeFiLlama data shows RWA value on Solana at a record $800 million, up 325% from the start of 2025, fueling projections that mention a potential $400 by year end.

In December, tokenized RWA value on Solana rose nearly 10% to a record $873.3 million, with holders up 18.4% to 126,236. Six spot Solana ETFs have gathered $765 million in inflows, and Western Union selected Solana for stablecoin settlements, setting up additional momentum as 2026 begins.