5 biggest Solana moments of 2025 (so far)

Key Points

1. Raydium launched its own memecoin launchpad after ending its partnership with another project, quickly gaining over 50% market share.

2. Pump.fun announced a token sale targeting $1 billion, achieving its goal despite criticism, with a $4 billion valuation.

3. A proposal to reduce Solana's token inflation rate (SIMD-0228) failed to pass despite strong support from key figures in the Solana community.

4. Former President Trump launched a memecoin before his inauguration, driving Solana's SOL token to an all-time high and increasing USDC supply on Solana.

5. Anza announced a major upgrade to Solana's proof-of-history mechanism at the Solana Accelerate conference, with potential deployment by December.