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Solana is the new Wall Street. The Bitwise Solana Staking ETF is officially live: Bitwise Asset Management, a global crypto asset manager, yesterday announced the approval of the Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (NYSE: BSOL) and has selected Helius as its exclusive SOL staking provider. BSOL is the first ETP in the U.S. to have 100% direct exposure to SOL, and one of the first crypto Exchange Traded Products with built-in staking. Bitwise intends to stake 100% of the Fund’s SOL holdings through the Bitwise Onchain Solutions validator, which is powered by Helius, giving BSOL holders access to an average yield of 7%+. Why Bitwise Chose Helius Because SOL staking rewards are directly related to a validator's performance, Bitwise needed an institutional-grade partner with a proven history and the expertise to meet their sophisticated staking requirements: ✅ Compliant infra and secure key management ✅ Custom, real-time reporting and forecasting ✅ A proven record and Solana-native expertise "We're thrilled to partner with Helius in building our own Solana validator for the Bitwise Solana Staking ETF," said Hong Kim, Co-founder and CTO of Bitwise Asset Management. "Not only is Helius the standard bearer for Solana validators when it comes to areas like performance, reliability, and security, but their native understanding of Solana and its ecosystem is unmatched." As Solana’s top validator with over 14M SOL staked, our fault-tolerant, performance-optimized nodes currently offer over 6.6% APY, have 100% uptime, and maintain a slot success rate over 99.9%. By applying these same optimizations to Bitwise's validator, and passing block rewards back to stakers, BSOL holders can expect to have an APY of 7%+. Why are institutions interested in Solana? What Netflix did to video and what Amazon did to commerce, Solana is doing to capital markets. And Solana's numbers this year speak for themselves: 💸 On-chain apps have earned over $1.8B in revenue 📈 Spot trading volume on DEXs has exceeded $1.2T 💲 Stablecoins hit an ATH of $16.6B in Oct. (245% YoY) Through Bitwise's Solana Staking ETF, traditional investors can now securely own a piece of the innovation happening on Solana everyday. If you’re a Solana ETF issuer, DAT or institutional asset manager, email us to learn how we can help you maximize your SOL staking rewards. About Bitwise Bitwise Asset Management is a global crypto asset manager with more than $15 billion in client assets and a suite of over 30 crypto investment products spanning ETFs, separately managed accounts, private funds, hedge fund strategies, and staking. The firm has a seven-year track record and today serves more than 4,000 private wealth teams, RIAs, family offices, and institutional investors, as well as 15 banks and broker-dealers. The Bitwise team of over 100 technology and investment professionals is backed by leading institutional investors and has offices in San Francisco, New York, and London.

$500M raised. Over 2.2M SOL accumulated. 1 mission. Build the future of capital markets on Solana. The Solana Company - a Digital Asset Treasury Company—backed by Pantera Capital, the first U.S. institutional asset manager focused exclusively on blockchain, and Summer Capital, one of the earliest licensed fund managers in Asia to invest in crypto—has selected Helius as a SOL staking provider. To date, the Solana Company has accumulated over 2.2M SOL. They intend to stake their SOL to earn 7%+ yield, and evaluate opportunities throughout the Solana ecosystem, such as lending, to generate additional revenue. The Solana Company raised over $500 million through a private placement offering of common stock, with an additional $750 million available to be raised through stapled warrants to purchase shares of common stock. The initial offering included participation from Big Brain Holdings, FalconX, Arrington Capital, Animoca Brands, Aspen Digital, Borderless.xyz, Laser Digital, HashKey Capital, Avenir, SINOHOPE Asset, and Republic Digital. Why the Solana Company Chose Helius Because SOL staking rewards are directly correlated to a validator's performance, the Solana Company needed a trusted, institutional-grade partner with a proven track record: ✅ Top-ranked validator with over 14 million SOL staked ✅ 0% commission compared to competitors taking 5-8% fees ✅ 100% validator uptime, 0% skip rate, and over 99.5% vote rate With SOC II Type 2 certified infra, support from leading qualified custodians like BitGo and Fireblocks, and validators optimized to safely maximize block rewards, Helius is the Solana Company’s partner of choice. "When it comes to SOL staking, Helius is truly differentiated," said Cosmo Jiang, General Partner at Pantera Capital and Board Observer at HSDT. "Helius is the industry leader when it comes to running secure, reliable, and performant validators. Since launching in 2022, they have championed Solana’s success, built world-class infrastructure, and stewarded the network to become what it is today— the foundation on which the new financial system will be built." The Future of Solana Together, the Solana Company and Helius are building the foundation for internet capital markets — a future where every asset is issued and traded globally, 24/7 on permissionless blockchains. If you’re a Solana digital asset treasury company, ETF issuer, or institutional asset manager, message us to learn how we can help you with customized staking solutions to earn the highest staking rewards for your product. Read the full announcement linked in the comments 👇 About Solana Company Solana Company (NASDAQ: HSDT) is a listed digital asset treasury dedicated to acquiring Solana (SOL), created in partnership with Pantera and Summer Capital. Focused on maximizing SOL per share by leveraging capital markets opportunities and onchain activity, Solana Company offers public market investors optimal exposure to Solana’s secular growth.

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Next-generation Enhanced WebSockets for Solana are live. Faster, more reliable data streaming starts here: Real-time data streaming is essential for building responsive Solana apps — from updating wallet balances to in-app notifications. WebSockets have long been the go-to protocol for enabling persistent, bidirectional communication, replacing inefficient HTTP polling. However, WebSockets have a few issues. Mainly: 1️⃣ Connections are fragile especially under heavy traffic 2️⃣ Maintaining WSS is unnecessary engineering overhead 3️⃣ Handling 1000s of concurrent connections makes scaling tough To fix this, we first launched Enhanced WebSockets in October 2023. Since then, our data streaming infra has improved orders of magnitude. Starting today, Enhanced WSS are powered by the same infra that powers LaserStream, the fastest, most reliable data streaming service on Solana. Here’s what it means for developers: 💯 Better Uptime — stream data from multiple aggregated nodes with automatic failovers for increased reliability. ⚡ Faster Performance — get the fastest notifications possible using LaserStream's purpose-built, ultra-low-latency infrastructure. 📱 Frontend-optimized Streams — integrate high-fidelity JSON payloads directly into browsers, React apps, and mobile clients. To learn if Enhanced WebSockets are the right streaming solution for your company, read our latest blog and updated docs for more details. To get started, visit the brand new WebSockets portal your dashboard. Links in the comments 👇

The rise of Solana digital asset treasuries is hard to ignore. Here’s what it means for investors and ETFs: Digital Asset Treasury (DAT) companies are publicly traded firms that hold cryptocurrency such as Solana (SOL) on their balance sheets, offering investors exposure to digital assets through equity ownership. For investors, DATs can function as leveraged, high-beta proxies for gaining exposure to the underlying assets. Here are some quick numbers to put it in perspective: ✅ 19 DATs are holding SOL on their books ✅ In total, DATs hold around 15.4 million SOL ✅ This is ~2.5% of the total circulating supply (610M SOL) Let's look at a few prominent DATs: Forward AP (NASDAQ: FORD) Backed by Galaxy, Multicoin Capital, and Jump Crypto, they announced a $1.65B PIPE, followed by a $4B ATM. To date they hold ~6.8M SOL. DeFi Development Corp. (NASDAQ: DFDV) DFDV is backed by Pantera Capital, Kraken, and Arrington Capital. The company raised over $370M and has accumulated over 2M SOL. Sharps Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: STSS) Sharps, backed by ParaFi Capital, Pantera Capital, FalconX, Republic Digital, and RockawayX raised over $400M and has accumulated ~2.14M SOL. Helius Medical Technologies, Inc. Helius (no relation) raised over $500M through a PIPE, and have acquired over 760,000 SOL. The DAT is co-led by Pantera Capital and Summer Capital. Other SOL DATs include: Upexi, Inc (NASDAQ: UPXI), Brera Holdings PLC (Solmate), SOL Strategies Inc., Bitmining Limited, Classover, AirNet Technology Inc., DigitalX Limited (ASX:DCC), Torrent Capital Ltd, Neptune Digital Assets, Exodus, SOL Global Investments, Artelo Biosciences, Inc., Acheter-louer.fr, Mercurity Fintech Holding Inc., and iSpecimen. What makes DATs unique vs. Solana ETFs? TL;DR — ETFs are passive products. DATs are actively managed financial vehicles that can raise and deploy capital strategically. DATs can: ✅ Issue equity when the stock is above NAV to buy SOL ✅ Earn staking yield to increase SOL token holdings ✅ Use DeFi apps to earn more yield on their SOL ✅ Acquire locked SOL at a discount from secondary markets ✅ Provide more favorable tax treatments than holding SOL But there are risks: 1️⃣ Owning shares in a DAT does not grant investors the right to redeem those shares for the company’s underlying digital assets 2️⃣ If DATs trade at a discount to NAV, they may need to sell assets to buy back shares, which could trigger a systemic unwind 3️⃣ DATs may take on leverage and run complex investment strategies to increase yields, which can introduce additional risks to investors While some critics may dismiss DATs as a passing fad, their unique structure, durable advantages, and long-term prospects appear far stronger. For more, read the full report below 👇 If you’re operating a DAT, ETF, or managing large amounts of SOL, you may be leaving yield on the table — ask us how to maximize your returns by staking with Helius or having us run your white label validator.

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On Solana, speed is the difference between winning and losing. And the top trading teams are choosing the fast path: Everyone wants their transactions to land as fast as possible. What’s the ultimate goal? Zero-slot execution. i.e., when a signal hits, a trade reacting to that signal lands in the same slot. However, competition on Solana is tough, and achieving zero-slot execution is extremely difficult to do. So what's the secret? TL;DR Use LaserStream for reads, Sender for writes. In practice, here is what it looks like: 1. Use LaserStream to listen for on-chain signals Shred-level ingestion and advanced filtering deliver real-time on-chain events (e.g., trades, price updates, etc.) faster than any other data pipeline. 2. Use Helius Sender to react to signals Transactions are simultaneously sent via SWQoS and Jito, with global routing and validator-aware delivery to maximize inclusion rates. The math is simple. By combining LaserStream and Sender, you get a purpose-built, vertically integrated trading stack that is greater than the sum of its parts. No more patchwork infra across multiple 3rd-party vendors. Our latest article explains the full workflow including code snippets and best practices for building your own trading stack with LaserStream + Sender. Guide linked in the comments 👇 If you’re a trader, market maker, arbitrager, or searcher, and you're looking for the lowest latency reads and fastest writes, reach out. From raw shreds to zero-slot execution, we have a solution for you.

P-token is 19x more efficient than Solana’s token program. And its implications for Solana's future are HUGE 👇 To put P-token’s impact into perspective, look at these numbers: 1. 200,000–300,000 new tokens are created EVERY week 2. AND over 650 million token transfers occur EVERY week With P-token, the compute units (CUs) required to execute operations like initializing mints and transferring tokens are reduced by over 95%! Check out these MASSIVE savings: 🌱 Initialize Mint — 105 CUs (down 93% from 2,967) ↔️ Transfer — 79 CUs (down 98% from 4,645) 🔥 Burn — 133 CUs (down 97% from 4,753) These optimizations will lead to key unlocks for the network: ⚡ More block space Token program instructions currently consume ~10% of block-wide CU usage. With P-token, this drops to 0.5%, unlocking 9.5% MORE capacity. 💸 Cheaper transactions Transactions that request fewer CUs cost less to execute, and more of them can be packed into a single block. This means users spend less in fees and enjoy a smoother experience when using on-chain apps. 🧩 Better composability Reducing the CU cost of executing on-chain operations also lowers the cost of integrating with other programs through cross-program invocations (CPIs), improving composability across the entire network. The best part? 🤔 P-token is FULLY backward-compatible with existing SPL tokens — it’s not a new standard, just a smarter implementation. And P-token is just one piece of the larger scaling roadmap: 1️⃣ Doubling blockspace by the end of 2025 2️⃣ Raising per-account CU limits to 40% of a block 3️⃣ Higher CPI limits and larger transaction sizes Solana’s story is only just beginning. To read the full article, click the link in the comments 👇 If you’re building on Solana and need the most scalable, enterprise-ready solutions for reading data and landing transactions, DM us. We’re here to help you build the future of internet capital markets.