Solana

Grayscale has eliminated sponsor fees on its Solana Trust (GSOL) for three months or until assets reach $1 billion. The trust stakes 100% of SOL holdings, generating 7.23% annual returns with 95% distributed to investors. The move aims to position Solana as the third major institutional crypto asset.

Grayscale Investments has waived management fees on its Grayscale Solana Trust (GSOL) for up to three months or until assets reach $1 billion, according to the firm. The trust now stakes 100% of its holdings through a diversified validator network, delivering a 7.23% staking reward rate. The move comes as Solana's unique active users climbed 36% to 2.7 million, data show.

World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the cryptocurrency initiative associated with U.S. President Donald Trump, has partnered with Bonk and Raydium to expand its USD1 stablecoin onto the Solana blockchain. The collaboration will establish USD1-based trading pairs and liquidity pools on Raydium, while Bonk.fun will integrate the stablecoin into its memecoin launchpad. USD1 aims to compete with Circle's USDC, which accounts for over $9 billion of Solana's $14.12 billion stablecoin market.

Thrust, a Solana-based token launchpad, launched at Miami's Blockchain Futurist Conference on November 5–6 with Iggy Azalea as strategic partner. The platform addresses transparency concerns in celebrity-backed memecoins. Azalea's MOTHER token is scheduled to migrate to Thrust by the end of 2025.

World Liberty Financial, the cryptocurrency project backed by U.S. President Donald Trump, has formed partnerships with Bonk and Raydium to integrate its USD1 stablecoin into Solana's DeFi ecosystem. The collaboration aims to position USD1 as a competitor to USDC, which holds over $9 billion of Solana's $14.12 billion stablecoin supply, according to the announcement made on November 5.

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $578 million in net outflows on November 4, while Ethereum ETFs saw $219 million in redemptions, marking their fourth and fifth consecutive days of withdrawals. Solana-based ETFs attracted $14.83 million in inflows the same day, extending a six-day streak despite SOL dropping over 30% in the past month.

Bitcoin-linked ETFs recorded approximately $578 million in outflows on Tuesday, marking their largest single-day withdrawal in recent weeks, while Ethereum ETFs saw nearly $220 million in redemptions. Solana ETFs attracted around $15 million in inflows during the same session, extending their streak to six consecutive days of positive flows amid tightening global liquidity conditions.

Ethereum's daily active addresses declined 17% from a July peak of 589,000 to 488,000, while Solana recorded a 30% monthly drop in Q3 2025, according to data from institutional DeFi solutions provider Sentora. The memecoin sector saw sharper contractions, with Pepe's active users falling 85%. The firm characterized the decline as part of a broader six-month altcoin slowdown, with on-chain metrics signaling reduced user engagement across major networks.

Solana dropped 21% from its recent weekly peak despite U.S. exchange-traded funds recording $421 million in net inflows last week. The token tested the $156.65 support level after breaking below the $168.8 swing low established on October 10. Technical indicators suggest continued weakness despite institutional accumulation.

Crypto investment products recorded $360 million in outflows last week amid U.S. macro uncertainty, according to CoinShares. The Bitwise SOL staking ETF (BSOL) launched with $417 million in debut inflows, signaling sustained institutional interest in Solana despite broader market caution.