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Original 31 Aug 2026 · 4 min read

Why Solana's energy number changed, and why that's good news

The famous 0.00412 Wh per transaction figure is out of date. The real number is higher, better measured, and still remarkably small. Here's what changed.

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Original 30 Aug 2026 · 6 min

ReFi didn't die on Solana. It grew up.

Carbon-token ReFi collapsed across crypto, but not here. On Solana, impact quietly became DePIN networks, payment rails and climate data with real users. A field report.

State of Solana Q1 2026

The quarterly data picture: record DePIN revenue, real-world assets past $2B, and Solana settling roughly half of all major-chain stablecoin volume.

Solana Foundation × Carbonara / CCRI 2026

Solana Climate Dashboard

The canonical, daily-updated source for Solana's electricity use, emissions and MiCA sustainability indicators.

Crypto Altruists 2026

What happened to crypto carbon? Blockchain and carbon markets in 2026

The honest post-mortem of ReFi 1.0: who shut down, who pivoted, and what survived. Essential context for where impact went next.

KAST raises $80M at $600M valuation to expand stablecoin payments

The flagship financial-inclusion datapoint: Solana-first stablecoin banking for people in volatile economies, now at scale.

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