Jan 9, 2026
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Big Institutions Invest in Solana, Boosting Its Infrastructure and Market Position
Solana is witnessing significant interest from institutional investors, marking a shift from being primarily retail-driven to attracting major capital allocations.
Institutional Interest in Solana
- Big firms are actively accumulating Solana, with Forward Industry holding nearly $1 billion in SOL.
- Solana's capabilities in real-world asset tokenization are becoming a key attraction due to its high transaction speed and low fees.
- The Firedancer validator client went live on the mainnet, improving network finality to 150 milliseconds.
- Western Union integrated the Solana network, reinforcing its institutional-grade infrastructure.
- The Spot SOL ETF surpassed $1 billion in total net assets.
On-Chain Activity Growth
- Solana application revenue reached $2.39 billion, a 46% increase year-over-year.
- Network revenue increased 48 times over two years, reaching $1.48 billion.
- Daily active wallets rose to 3.2 million.
- Nearly $900 million in stablecoins entered the ecosystem on January 6th.
- Solana leads in 24-hour and 30-day DEX volumes and is the top blockchain by market capitalization for tokenized stocks.
