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SIMD-123: Solana Block Reward Distribution for Delegators, Explained

Institutional

solana

SIMD-123: Solana Block Reward Distribution for Delegators, Explained

SIMD-123 is a Solana protocol change that lets validators share block revenue with delegators automatically. Validators set a block revenue commission, and the protocol distributes the remainder to stake accounts after each epoch.

OCT 14, 2026

Solana Block Time at 200ms: What Faster Slots Mean

solana

Solana Block Time Explained: Why Slots Target 200ms

Solana’s slot time has been cut from 400ms to 200ms in four steps under SIMD-0525. The main gain is lower latency. Blocks now arrive five times per second, confirmations land sooner, and each leader controls blockspace for a shorter window.

OCT 12, 2026

Local Fee Markets Explained: Congestion, Priority Fees, Inclusion

ethereum

solana

Local Fee Markets Explained: Congestion, Priority Fees, Inclusion

How local fee markets isolate congestion to the accounts causing it, why payment traffic still gets crowded out, and what guarantees inclusion.

SEP 29, 2026

Blockchain transaction fees

Aptos

ethereum

solana

Tempo

The ABCs of Crypto

Where Do Blockchain Transaction Fees Go?

A transaction fee is the payment a user attaches so the network processes a transaction. Who receives that payment depends on the network and on which part of the fee is in question.

SEP 28, 2026

Staking APR After SGP-0002

solana

SOL Staking APR After SGP-0002: How Much Could Rewards Change?

Solana validators narrowly approved SGP-0002 on August 28, 2026, doubling the annual disinflation rate from 15% to 30%. Nominal SOL staking rates fall toward 2.25% near 2029, though slower dilution and untouched MEV and fee rewards might cushion the real impact.

SEP 10, 2026

How to Stake SOL via Trezor Suite Mobile: 2026 Guide

Partnership

solana

Staking Guides

How to Stake SOL via Trezor Suite Mobile: Full Self-Custody Guide (2026)

Everstake and Trezor bring together offline key storage and active participation in the Solana network, letting self-custody users delegate SOL directly from a hardware wallet. This guide walks through SOL staking in Trezor Suite Mobile step by step, with Everstake operating the validator infrastructure behind every delegation.

AUG 31, 2026

solana halt teraswitch

solana

Solana Validator Concentration Risk After TeraSwitch Halt

On August 12, 2026, a TeraSwitch routing failure knocked 28.83% of staked SOL offline for 33 minutes, missing Solana’s finality-halt line. The event exposed provider concentration that Alpenglow’s October 2026 upgrade raises fault tolerance against but does not fully resolve.

AUG 26, 2026

open usd

Institutional

solana

Open USD Explained: Inside the Multi-Party Stablecoin Standard

Open USD is a dollar stablecoin from Open Standard that shares reserve revenue and governance across a 140-partner network. Unveiled on June 30, 2026, it launches later that year on Solana, with Stellar, Base, Polygon, and Tempo named to follow.

AUG 21, 2026

What Is Mastercard Crypto Credential Framework? Full Guide

ethereum

Institutional

solana

What is Mastercard’s Crypto Credentials Framework?

Mastercard Crypto Credential is a verification framework developed for blockchain transactions. It replaces long wallet addresses with human-readable aliases and confirms who is behind each account, so transfers between participants are less error-prone and meet compliance rules.

AUG 20, 2026

Solana confidential transfers

Institutional

solana

Institutional Privacy on Solana: Confidential Transfers, Prop AMMs

Learn where confidentiality ends for institutions on Solana: amounts stay encrypted, but sender, recipient, and timing do not. How does it work?

AUG 17, 2026

solana validator clients

solana

Frankendancer Explained: How Solana’s Validator Clients Actually Differ

What is the difference between validators: Frankendancer, Firedancer, and Agave? Let’s review components source and how it impacts leader slots.

AUG 05, 2026

solana internet capital markets

Institutional

solana

Solana’s Path to Becoming the Home of Internet Capital Markets

Solana has now repositioned around Internet Capital Markets (ICM): the thesis that one high-throughput chain can host the issuance, trading, collateralization, and settlement of financial assets on-chain.

AUG 04, 2026

staking cap

Aptos

ethereum

Polygon

solana

web3 infrastructure

Why Protocols Are Actively Capping Staking Participation in 2026

Five major networks cap staking participation through different mechanisms, from Ethereum’s churn limit to Aptos’s supply cap. Each cap protects consensus stability, decentralization, or monetary policy, and shapes how stake enters and earns on that network.

JUL 17, 2026

asset operating system

Arc

ethereum

solana

Tempo

The ABCs of Crypto

Why Every Blockchain Is Gradually Becoming an Asset Operating System

Leading blockchains now converge on five capabilities: identity, settlement, compliance, tokenized assets, and programmable cash. Once every network offers the same tooling, the validator and staking infrastructure underneath becomes the real differentiator.

JUL 17, 2026

modular blockchain

ethereum

Institutional

solana

web3 infrastructure

Monolithic vs Modular Blockchain Design: Does it Matter for Institutions?

The architectural debate is being replaced by a question about which design serves which institutional use case.

JUL 13, 2026

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