Solana Blockchain

CrowdStrike, with assistance from Google and Shadowserver, dismantled the Glassworm botnet, which had infected hundreds of open-source software packages since 2025. The operation disrupted four attacker-controlled servers and infrastructure layers, including Solana blockchain, BitTorrent, and Google Calendar, to halt malware distribution and credential theft.

The Glassworm botnet, which targets developers through software supply-chain attacks, was disrupted after its resilient command-and-control infrastructure using Solana blockchain transactions and BitTorrent DHT network was taken down by researchers.

Solana Blockchain is adopting FALCON signatures to enhance quantum resistance, despite the trade-off of slower transaction verification due to larger key sizes. The move addresses the risk of quantum computing decrypting public keys, which could compromise private keys and funds. Solana's current transaction capacity ensures the speed reduction remains negligible.

Israeli regulators approved the BILS stablecoin issued by Bits of Gold, which is pegged to the shekel and operates on the Solana blockchain. The approval followed a two-year pilot program.

The article discusses the daily creation of thousands of meme coins on the Solana blockchain and raises concerns about the amount of Solana lost when these coins become worthless. It highlights the uncertainty around how much Solana exits the ecosystem daily due to such losses.

Helius has launched LanaAI, a conversational AI platform that replaces traditional block explorers for Solana blockchain. It allows users to perform natural language queries on wallets, tokens, transactions, and on-chain actions via https://www.lana.ai.

The article claims that Solana's trading volume is largely artificial, citing examples like RAVE and JAPAN tokens where on-chain wash trading volumes far exceed market caps. It highlights patterns such as staircase price charts and identical volume bars as indicators of manipulation.