Solana Draws BlackRock and Visa as Institutions Move In


#Solana ($SOL) attracted growing participation from institutional finance and payment firms in Q1 2026, even as prices across the broader crypto market declined, according to a new report from Messari published May 18. The research firm said the nature of activity on the network is shifting away from speculative trading and toward infrastructure for tokenized finance and payments.


Solana's real-world asset (#RWA) market cap rose 43% quarter-over-quarter to $2.01 billion. The growth was led in part by the expansion of #BlackRock and Securitize's #tokenized money market fund BUIDL on the network. #BUIDL grew to $525.4 million on Solana after Anchorage Digital added custody support. Anchorage held roughly 81% of the asset's supply on the network by the end of the quarter, Messari said.

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May 18, 2026 at 10:23 PM
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