Solana network passed binding governance votes formalizing the Network Constitution and Double Disinflation (reducing annual issuance), achieving 25% speed improvement, while Charles Schwab added SOL to its retail platform and ecosystem shipped tokenized equities, fixed-rate lending, AI agents, and prediction markets.
DeFi & Yields ·
Solana validators approved the network's first binding onchain governance vote, formalizing the Network Constitution and Double Disinflation protocol—a measure that reduces annual token issuance—while simultaneously achieving a 25% speed improvement by reducing slot time to 300 milliseconds. The governance milestone coincides with major institutional adoption, as Charles Schwab announced plans to add SOL to its Schwab Crypto Direct platform, and Bitwise's Solana Staking ETF surpassed $1 billion in assets under management within ten months of launch.
The ecosystem expansion spans fixed-income primitives, real-world asset tokenization, and AI infrastructure. Kamino introduced fixed-rate lending in private beta, while projects launched tokenized equities via the Sunrise platform, a yield-bearing Bitcoin token, and AI agent tokenization. Jupiter Exchange added sub-15-minute prediction markets, and a historical collectible was tokenized—a graded 1997 manga issue featuring a character debut. Data infrastructure upgrades include Solscan's integration of network and DeFi metrics dashboards.
Open questions include the timeline for Schwab's SOL integration, the scope and scale of the fixed-rate lending beta user base, and whether the 25% throughput gain sustains without future optimization cycles.