Solana briefly surpasses NYSE in weekly trades, Fidelity finds

Solana has drawn fresh attention from Fidelity Digital Assets after the investment firm’s latest research found that the blockchain accounted for roughly 15% of the trades measured against major U.S. exchanges in 2026, briefly surpassing the New York Stock Exchange in weekly executions. Summary Fidelity found Solana represented approximately 15% of compared exchange trades during 2026, measured by count. Solana briefly exceeded New York Stock Exchange executions, although the two markets trade different instruments. Solana said monthly tokenized asset trading reached nearly $5 billion, compared with under $100 million. Fidelity reported more than $590 billion in Solana perpetual futures notional volume over twelve months. SOL traded near $89.59 on November 8, while Fidelity warned network revenue depends on trading. Fidelity Digital Assets, in its November 6 report, examined Solana’s trading activity, transaction costs, network performance and growing market for tokenized financial assets. Senior digital assets research analyst Max Wadington described the blockchain as an increasingly competitive trading venue, although its activity still differs from that of traditional stock exch...