Solana

Bitfinex has removed all trading fees across its exchange, covering spot, margin, derivatives, tokenized securities, and OTC products with immediate effect. The company expects the zero‑fee model to boost liquidity, support financial inclusion, and make it one of the most cost‑effective venues for BTC and other digital assets. At the same time, Solana‑based wallet Phantom has rolled out Phantom Prediction Markets, a Kalshi‑powered feature that lets users trade tokenized positions on real‑world events directly in the app.

On December 16, Valour secured approval to list its Solana product on Brazil's B3, expanding BRL‑denominated institutional access. At press time, SOL traded near $128 within the $122–$145 band as Spot ETF net inflows were about $3.64 million and total net assets hovered around $926.33 million, while risk appetite remained cautious.

Coinbase has integrated Solana aggregator Jupiter into its onchain trading stack, enabling users to swap a wide range of Solana tokens while Jupiter routes trades across DeFi venues. Jupiter's aggregator currently generates about $4 million in monthly revenue, and both platforms handle tens of billions of dollars in monthly spot volume. In parallel, crypto M&A volume climbed to around $10.7 billion in November 2025, while fundraising in July 2025 reached approximately $6.52 billion.

Bitwise Asset Management's 2026 outlook predicts U.S.-listed crypto ETFs could collectively buy more than 100% of newly issued BTC, ETH, and SOL in 2026. It cites flow trends since spot ETF launches in 2024 and activity on 16 December, when volumes stayed high despite net outflows, as evidence of persistent institutional demand.

In December 2025, the Solana network reportedly handled a Distributed Denial-of-Service attack peaking at about 6 terabits per second without downtime or a meaningful rise in fees. Co-founders and infrastructure operators attributed this resilience to upgraded defences, validator clustering, the QUIC protocol, and local fee markets, as the validator set shifts toward larger professional operators.

Charles Schwab has added Solana futures, opening regulated access for institutional and retail clients without holding SOL. SOL trades at $127.82, down 0.57% on the day and 6.73% weekly, while analysts flag a bearish trend below the weekly EMA200 and watch the $89–$101 demand zone. Short‑term levels include $123–$125 support, $134 mid‑range, and $145 resistance.

On a Tuesday announcement, the Solana Foundation said it is working with post‑quantum security firm Project Eleven to prototype quantum‑resistant digital signatures on a dedicated Solana testnet. The pilot follows a full quantum threat assessment and claims to show that end‑to‑end quantum‑secure transactions can operate at scale, amid wider debate on when quantum computers may threaten existing cryptography. The initiative comes as NIST has endorsed several post‑quantum standards and industry figures, including Vitalik Buterin and Adam Back, offer differing timelines for when major networks like Bitcoin and Ethereum must migrate to quantum‑resistant schemes.

On December 17, 2025 in Tortola, BVI, Space announced a public sale for its native $SPACE token on Solana, starting 6:00 PM UTC with variable distribution and clear-price settlement. The team targets $2.5M, sets a floor FDV of $50M and a $99M ceiling, accepts USDC, USDT, and SOL, and allocates 50% of platform revenue to buyback-and-burn.

According to a tweet from VanEck early this morning, the firm will not publish 2026 crypto predictions. Its 2025 outlook had projected Bitcoin at $180,000, Ethereum at $6,000, and Solana at $500; by mid-December 2025, BTC is near $86,000, ETH around $3,000, and SOL close to $130 amid a Q4 correction.

Visa said on Tuesday that U.S. issuer and acquirer partners can settle VisaNet obligations in Circle's USDC, enabling seven-day, blockchain-based settlement. The company reported a $3.5 billion annualized stablecoin settlement run rate as of late November, with Cross River Bank and Lead Bank among early participants on Solana.