In this week's X Spaces session, SOL Strategies CTO Max Kaplan hosted Pablo from SolanaFloor for a discussion on institutional adoption, ETF demand, stablecoins, and the driving forces that have contributed to Solana’s position as a notable blockchain ecosystem for both retail and institutional participants.

When you delegate SOL, three variables drive your actual return: commission, uptime, and the quality of the infrastructure behind the validator. Get all three right and it’s pretty straightforward. SOL Strategies operates the Orangefin validator on the Solana network. Discover how it stacks up against other well-known institutional validators, using publicly available data from Stakewiz.com. 

SOL Strategies CTO Max Kaplan recently hosted Viktor (DeusNero), Core Contributor at Kamino, for a discussion on Solana DeFi lending, protocol security, and how institutional constraints are reshaping liquidity access on-chain.

On February 26, 2026, SOL Strategies CTO Max Kaplan hosted Garrett Harper, Head of BD at Squads, for a conversation on how products like Fuse and Altitude are reshaping finance on Solana, giving businesses access to next-generation financial products.

SOL Strategies CTO Max Kaplan recently hosted an X Spaces with Michael Hwang (tmoc), CEO at Orca, for a discussion on Solana’s evolution, the changing structure of on-chain markets, and how Orca is positioning itself for the next phase of DeFi. The conversation traced Orca’s origins, explored innovations like Prop AMMs, and looked ahead to a future shaped by RWAs and AI-driven economic activity.

SOL Strategies CTO Max Kaplan, hosted an X Spaces with Michael Miller, Co-Founder at Manifest, for a discussion on the shift from centralized exchanges to DeFi, the role of orderbooks on Solana, and what it takes to build open, institutional-grade markets on-chain.

SOL Strategies CTO Max Kaplan recently hosted Erik Ashdown, Co-Founder at Pye Finance, for a conversation exploring validator-centered DeFi and the evolution of staking infrastructure on Solana. The discussion followed SOL Strategies' operational partnership with Pye Finance. The conversation covered how Pye is building programmable stake accounts and validator-aligned DeFi markets.

Staking has always been fundamental to securing Solana, yet how stake is managed has barely evolved. Limited flexibility around terms, liquidity, and DeFi access has constrained both validators and stakers. Through early collaboration with Pye, SOL Strategies is helping shape programmable staking markets on Solana, bringing a validator’s perspective to their design before they scale.