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<h2 id="span-sol-network-climbs-to-third-globally-just-behind-binance-and-bybit-span">SOL Network Climbs to Third Globally Just Behind Binance and Bybit</h2>
Solana just did something no one expected from a blockchain in 2026.
Between June 12 and June 18, the network&nbsp;recorded $7.19 billion in spot trading volume. That puts it ahead of Coinbase. It puts it ahead of Kraken. It puts a decentralized blockchain above two of the most established centralized exchanges in the world.
Only Binance ($34.4B) and Bybit ($9.47B) topped SOL&nbsp;in weekly spot activity. That's the latest Solana news today — and it's a big one.
<img alt="Solana beats coinbase and kraken in spot volume and rank 3rd globally" src="https://d3iuzwoiyg9qa8.cloudfront.net/webadmin/storage/public/commonEditerImage/cmJJwJuji87gjTgjnDh61D2RnJABdhgYmwIaTesC.png" width="300" title="Solana beats coinbase and kraken in spot volume and rank 3rd globally">
Source: SolanaFloor X official
<h3 id="span-span-what-does-spot-volume-actually-mean-here-span-span">What Does "Spot Volume" Actually Mean Here?</h3>
<a href="https://www.coingabbar.com/en/crypto-blogs-details/crypto-margin-trading-vs-spot-trading-complete-trading-guide" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Spot trading volume</a> is the total value of real trades made. Not futures. Not leverage. Actual buying and selling of assets at live prices.
<a href="https://www.coinbase.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Coinbase handled</a> roughly $6 billion in spot activity&nbsp;that same week. Kraken came in near $4 billion. Solana beat both — on-chain, without a company, without a corporate headquarters.
This isn't a technical metric buried in a data report. It's a direct comparison of how much real money moved through each platform.
<h4>Here's the breakdown from that week:</h4>
<ul>
 <li>Binance — $34.39B</li>
 <li>Bybit — $9.47B</li>
 <li>Solana — $7.19B (reached 3rd spot)</li>
 <li>Coinbase — ~$6B</li>
 <li><a href="https://www.kraken.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Kraken exchange</a>— ~$4B</li>
</ul>
SOL&nbsp;finished third globally. That's a milestone.
<h3 id="span-span-what-drove-this-tokenized-stocks-meme-coins-and-fast-cheap-trades-span-span">What Drove This? Tokenized Stocks, Meme Coins, and Fast Cheap Trades</h3>
Three things pushed Solana's activity&nbsp;this high this week.
<h4>First, tokenized equities.&nbsp;</h4>
SPCX — the tokenized SpaceX share on the blockchain— alone crossed $105 million in daily trading at its peak. <a href="https://www.coingabbar.com/en/crypto-currency-news/solana-news-today-tokenized-stock-spcx-hits-dollar86m-volume" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Tokenized stock volume on Solana</a> hit a daily record of $187.9 million around mid-June. That's new, institutional-grade activity landing on a public chain.
<h4>Second, new token launches.&nbsp;</h4>
The blockchain&nbsp;sees constant meme coin and DeFi token activity. That generates real volume&nbsp;fast. Transaction fees stay under a penny, which means even small trades add up at scale.
<h4>Third, raw speed.&nbsp;</h4>
<a href="https://solana.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Solana Blockchain</a> processes thousands of trades per second. Daily on-chain activity peaked above 100 million transactions in mid-2026. Traders who want fast execution with low costs choose SOL&nbsp;— and right now, many of them are.
<h3 id="span-span-what-this-means-for-sol-investors-watching-the-solana-news-today-span-span">What This Means for SOL Investors Watching the Solana News Today</h3>
Volume growth isn't just a vanity metric. It drives real outcomes.
More on-chain activity means more fee revenue for validators. More fee revenue strengthens the case for holding SOL. And more institutional activity— like the tokenized stock trading that helped drive this week's numbers — attracts more developers to build on the network.
The Solana news today live data also shows SolanaETF assets crossed $1 billion from institutional players like Bitwise and Fidelity. Morgan Stanley filed for its own SolanaTrust. Forward Industries converted its treasury to hold over 6.9 million SOL worth nearly $1 billion.
Volume, ETF flows, and institutional treasury moves are all pointing in the same direction.
The <a href="https://www.coingabbar.com/en/crypto-currency-news/solana-news-today-solana-takes-top-rwa-holder-spot-from-ethereum" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">latest Solana news</a> from this week shows the network isn't just competing with other blockchains. It's competing with — and beating — the biggest centralized exchanges in crypto.
Watch for whether SOL&nbsp;can sustain this volume level into the next weekly period ending June 25, and whether any new major tokenized equity launches on the network push that figure even higher.
Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial or investment advice. Always conduct your own research before making any investment decisions.

Solana Records $7.19B Weekly Spot Volume, Beats Coinbase and Kraken

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