According to @deanmlittle, Solana faces a cryptography skill issue, and he says teams should consult the engineer he claims has shipped the most cryptographic signature schemes on the network instead of being hostile to his pro bono efforts. Source: X post by @deanmlittle on Aug 26, 2025, https://twitter.com/deanmlittle/status/1960167910158352780 His comments spotlight the importance of reliable cryptographic signature implementations for Solana’s core security and transaction validation, underscoring an area traders often track for protocol reliability signals in the SOL ecosystem. Source: X post by @deanmlittle on Aug 26, 2025, https://twitter.com/deanmlittle/status/1960167910158352780; Solana Docs, https://docs.solana.com/

According to Phantom, it published the top tokens swapped via its in-wallet swapper between Aug 18 and Aug 24, 2025, explicitly excluding SOL and stablecoins (source: Phantom on X, Aug 25, 2025). The post specifies the dataset reflects swap activity within Phantom’s wallet during that period and notes the content is not intended for UK audiences, providing a clean view of non-SOL Solana token demand among its user base for that week (source: Phantom on X, Aug 25, 2025). For trading purposes, this ranking offers a weekly snapshot of relative token flow inside Phantom’s swap feature that traders can reference to compare which Solana ecosystem tokens saw the most swap activity during Aug 18–24, 2025, based on Phantom’s data (source: Phantom on X, Aug 25, 2025).

According to @deanmlittle, Solana (SOL) and other blockchains are predicate-based linear-bounded automata and 'Turing completeness is cope' (source: @deanmlittle on X, Aug 25, 2025). The post frames an execution-model view of Solana’s smart contracts and does not provide market data, price targets, or protocol changes relevant for immediate trading decisions (source: @deanmlittle on X, Aug 25, 2025). For traders, this should be treated as a technical viewpoint rather than a direct trading catalyst, as no token guidance or on-chain metrics are included in the post (source: @deanmlittle on X, Aug 25, 2025).

According to @VanessaGrellet_, the team behind @stsssol has raised the largest SOL treasury to date, as stated in her post on X dated Aug 25, 2025 (source: @VanessaGrellet_ on X, Aug 25, 2025). According to @VanessaGrellet_, the announcement did not disclose the raise amount, participating investors, or lock-up terms (source: @VanessaGrellet_ on X, Aug 25, 2025). According to @VanessaGrellet_, the wording indicates a SOL-denominated treasury, establishing a new benchmark within the Solana ecosystem (source: @VanessaGrellet_ on X, Aug 25, 2025).

According to @sns, Solana Name Service participated in SuperTokyo 2025 in Tokyo with both stage and booth presence, showcasing .sol domains across the event, source: @sns, Aug 25, 2025. The post thanks SuperteamJapan and states that .sol domains were seen far and wide during the conference, source: @sns, Aug 25, 2025. The post did not disclose figures on .sol registrations, revenue, or any SOL ecosystem metrics and included the phrase Next stop? without specifying a location or date, source: @sns, Aug 25, 2025.

According to @rovercrc, Galaxy Digital, Jump Trading, and Multicoin Capital are seeking 1 billion dollars to purchase Solana’s SOL tokens, as posted on X on August 25, 2025. Source: Crypto Rover on X, August 25, 2025. The post presents the claim without supporting documentation or links to official statements from the named firms. Source: Crypto Rover on X, August 25, 2025.

According to @sns, the account publicly raised the idea of enabling purchases of .sol domains with the SNS token ($SNS) in a post dated August 25, 2025, framing it as a thought rather than an official announcement, source: @sns. The post did not provide a timeline, technical integration details, or confirmation that .sol purchases with $SNS are supported, source: @sns. The post also included no links to code, governance proposals, or on-chain transactions, offering no immediate path for validation, source: @sns.

According to @Pentosh1, SOL is unlikely to set new highs versus ETH this cycle, signaling potential relative underperformance on the SOL/ETH pair for rotation strategies, source: @Pentosh1. According to @Pentosh1, SOLUSD could see a relief rally toward around 250 dollars after recent weekly action, offering a near-term upside level for traders to monitor, source: @Pentosh1. According to @Pentosh1, this view is based on recent weekly structure shown in their chart, framing 250 dollars as a potential target rather than a guarantee, source: @Pentosh1.

According to @OnchainLens, a wallet it labels as the Coinbase hacker accumulated 38,126 SOL, worth about $8M, within the last 2 hours across addresses 7reyCVVxQpkBjFxauBtdzBWynEh3y6MvGPwuRwwn7Doh and 0xcC434153CD323b8537d245920a8e8e0Aa3C3c638 (source: Onchain Lens). Based on this flagged on-chain accumulation, traders are monitoring SOL liquidity, depth, and potential follow-through flows tied to these addresses for short-term market impact (source: Onchain Lens). Market participants can set alerts on the cited addresses to track subsequent transfers toward exchanges that could signal intent to rotate or hedge positions, using the Onchain Lens data as the reference point (source: Onchain Lens).

According to @deanmlittle, a design called tapedrive would stake rent lamports to a subset of validators that compete to provide proofs for data-availability challenges, aligning protocol rent with DA service incentives; source: @deanmlittle on X, Aug 24, 2025. According to @deanmlittle, the post provides no parameters or implementation timeline, indicating this is an early-stage concept rather than a deployed change, which is essential for traders assessing immediate SOL risk; source: @deanmlittle on X, Aug 24, 2025. According to @deanmlittle, traders should specifically watch Solana discussions for references to tapedrive and DA-challenge staking mechanics before adjusting positioning, as the update explicitly ties rent lamports to validator competition for DA proofs; source: @deanmlittle on X, Aug 24, 2025.

According to @lookonchain, an address it associates with the hacker who stole over $300M from Coinbase users bought 38,126 SOL (about $7.95M) around $209 within the last two hours, as visible on Arkham Intelligence explorer links shared in the post. Source: x.com/lookonchain/status/1959470081127379425; Arkham Intelligence. Traders may monitor $209 as the wallet’s immediate on-chain cost basis and watch for subsequent flows from the tagged address to assess buy-side continuation or potential distribution. Source: x.com/lookonchain/status/1959470081127379425; Arkham Intelligence. Tracking transfers between the tagged wallet and exchanges can help gauge near-term SOL liquidity risk and volatility. Source: Arkham Intelligence.

According to Lookonchain, the address it identifies as linked to the $300M+ theft from Coinbase users accumulated 38,126 SOL at an average price of $209 over the past two hours, totaling about $7.95M (source: Lookonchain on X x.com/lookonchain/status/1959470081127379425; Arkham Intelligence explorer intel.arkm.com/explorer). Lookonchain cites Arkham Intelligence address traces showing the SOL purchases tied to the flagged wallet, providing transaction evidence and timestamps relevant for tracking SOL order flow (source: Lookonchain on X x.com/lookonchain/status/1959470081127379425; Arkham Intelligence explorer intel.arkm.com/explorer).

According to EmberCN citing Arkham Intelligence, within the past hour the hacker linked to stealing funds from Coinbase users swapped 7.957 million DAI to USDC, bridged to Solana, and purchased 38,126 SOL at a price of $208.7, totaling roughly $7.96 million (source: EmberCN; Arkham Intelligence). According to EmberCN citing Arkham Intelligence, in May the same address sold 26,347 ETH for 68.18 million DAI at an average price of $2,588 (source: EmberCN; Arkham Intelligence).

According to @deanmlittle, a newly floated design that "reinvents" rent-style mechanics could let actors "steal lamports from program accounts," which he calls "a really bad idea" (source: @deanmlittle on X, Aug 24, 2025). He cites "epoch boundary thrashing" tied to prior rent collection and frames the idea as a regression in account-economics safety for funds held in program accounts (source: @deanmlittle on X, Aug 24, 2025). Traders focused on SOL should monitor for any official proposals or client changes related to the rent/account-economics mechanics highlighted in this warning, given the potential implications for program-held balances (source: @deanmlittle on X, Aug 24, 2025).

According to @MilkRoadDaily, Solana (SOL) traded near $20 two years ago and is now up just over 10x, implying a spot level slightly above $200 at the time of posting, derived from the figures shared (source: @MilkRoadDaily on X, Aug 23, 2025). A 10x gain over two years equates to an annualized return of roughly 216%, underscoring strong trend persistence that is relevant to momentum-based crypto strategies (source: @MilkRoadDaily on X, Aug 23, 2025; source: Liu and Tsyvinski, Risks and Returns of Cryptocurrency, Journal of Finance 2021). Extended crypto uptrends are typically accompanied by elevated, time-varying volatility that directly impacts position sizing and risk control for SOL trades (source: Aalborg, Molnár, and de Vries, Forecasting Bitcoin Volatility, Finance Research Letters 2019).

According to @zachxbt, a new Solana meme coin presale received 150+ promotional posts from lower-tier influencers with millions of botted followers and likes but raised only 65 SOL, with few disclosure labels on the posts. Source: ZachXBT on X, Aug 23, 2025, https://twitter.com/zachxbt/status/1959237311880966480. He characterizes the campaign as destined for failure due to the mismatch between heavy influencer promotion and minimal presale funding, alongside disclosure gaps. Source: ZachXBT on X, Aug 23, 2025, https://twitter.com/zachxbt/status/1959237311880966480. For traders, undisclosed paid endorsements are noncompliant with the FTC Endorsement Guides, creating regulatory enforcement risk around such promotions. Source: Federal Trade Commission Endorsement Guides, ftc.gov. The SEC has warned investors about celebrity and influencer promotions of crypto offerings and urges independent due diligence before purchasing tokens advertised online. Source: SEC Office of Investor Education and Advocacy Investor Alert on celebrity endorsements of crypto offerings, investor.gov (2017).

According to @kwok_phil, a major crypto inflection will occur when everyday shops accept crypto at checkout, with adoption accelerating rapidly once merchants turn it on, which is a view aimed at retail payment rails and market readiness (source: @kwok_phil). Traders should note the rails already in production: Stripe supports USDC payments on Solana for merchants, enabling low-fee, fast settlement for retail checkouts (source: Stripe), Shopify merchants can accept BTC and ETH through Coinbase Commerce and BitPay apps in the Shopify ecosystem (source: Shopify; source: Coinbase Commerce; source: BitPay), and Visa has expanded USDC settlement on Solana with merchant acquirers to streamline fiat-crypto settlement flows (source: Visa). These integrations currently channel merchant flows toward USDC on Solana, BTC via Lightning providers, and ETH via on-chain commerce gateways, defining the assets and networks most exposed to retail payment volumes right now (source: Stripe; source: Lightspark; source: Coinbase Commerce; source: BitPay). For positioning, monitor new merchant-integration announcements from Stripe and Shopify, Visa updates on stablecoin settlement, and USDC circulation changes reported by Circle, as these events can shift liquidity and fee dynamics across BTC, ETH, and Solana markets without relying on speculative narratives (source: Stripe; source: Shopify; source: Visa; source: Circle).

According to @ReetikaTrades, Solana (SOL) is showing a bullish weekly structure that could see it join the all-time-high party soon, implying upside momentum on the higher timeframe (source: @ReetikaTrades). According to @ReetikaTrades, this view is based on the SOL weekly chart shared on August 23, 2025, suggesting a near-term attempt to retest prior ATH levels that traders may watch for confirmation on the weekly close (source: @ReetikaTrades).

According to @AltcoinGordon, SOL has moved back above $200, highlighting a reclaimed key level for traders to monitor (source: @AltcoinGordon on X, Aug 23, 2025). He notes price is adhering to his drawn trendline and frames the move as gearing up for a monumental run, signaling a potential breakout setup in SOL/USD (source: @AltcoinGordon on X, Aug 23, 2025). For trading context, the author emphasizes $200 as an immediate line in the sand that could act as a trigger level if buyers maintain control above it, based on his chart commentary (source: @AltcoinGordon on X, Aug 23, 2025).

According to @FarsideUK, Solana ETF SSK (REX-Osprey) recorded a US$3.8 million daily flow, source: Farside Investors @FarsideUK post on Aug 22, 2025 and data page https://t.co/pLU48sjbXB. Traders can reference this flow print for same-day tracking of SOL-linked ETF activity compiled by Farside Investors, source: Farside Investors @FarsideUK and data page https://t.co/pLU48sjbXB.