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Schedule change will ease supply pressure on Solana

Solana validators have approved SGP-0002, a proposal that doubles the network’s annual disinflation rate. According to the final tally, the proposal passed with 67% support, while 25.16% voted against it and 7.84% abstained. With 60.7% of eligible stake taking part in the vote, the new schedule is expected to reduce total issuance by 18.9 million SOL over the next six years.

The change raises the annual disinflation rate from 15% to 30%, while keeping the network’s long-term inflation target at 1.5%. Under the new plan, Solana is expected to reach its terminal inflation rate in about 2.8 years, compared with roughly 5.7 years under the previous schedule.

Transaction volume remains strong

The tighter supply outlook comes as network usage continues to rise. Onchain data show that Solana set a monthly record in July with 4.2 billion transactions. That was up 13.5% from June and nearly 91% from December.

Two quantum-security initiatives stand out on Bitcoin

On the Bitcoin side, two developments related to quantum-computing security risks drew attention this week. StarkWare researcher Avihu Levy tested an experimental quantum-resistant transaction on Bitcoin mainnet, aiming to preserve the short window in which public keys are exposed during the mempool stage.

Onchain data show that the test spent a 10,000-satoshi output protected by Levy’s Quantum Safe Bitcoin approach. However, the solution’s practical use is still limited for now, as a single transaction can take hours to complete and cost between $150 and $200.

Blockstream publishes proposal for new signature scheme

The Blockstream Research team also released a Bitcoin Improvement Proposal on August 27 for SHRINCS, a signature scheme designed to help protect Bitcoin against quantum attacks. The researchers said they reduced the size of the large hash-based signature by about 13.23 times. Even so, they stressed that the new signatures are still roughly nine times larger than Bitcoin’s current ones and involve several trade-offs.

Blockstream researcher Jonas Nick said it is the “first concrete proposal for a post-quantum signature scheme designed specifically for Bitcoin.”

Bitcoin led the market as ETF inflows accelerated

According to BlocksBridge Consulting, Bitcoin’s 23% gain over the past week outpaced most artificial-intelligence-linked infrastructure stocks. Over the same period, shares of Canaan, American Bitcoin and Cango rose between 41% and 67%, while CoreWeave gained about 21%, Nebius 17% and IREN 15%.

Spot Bitcoin ETFs also attracted more than $3.3 billion in inflows in August, their strongest monthly performance since the October 2025 peak. By the end of the week, prices stood as follows:

  • Bitcoin: $78,420, up 1.1% on the week
  • Ethereum: $2,469, up 0.6%
  • XRP: $1.38, down 8.7%

According to CoinMarketCap data, the total crypto market value stands at $2.64 trillion. Market analysts say both Solana’s supply schedule change and Bitcoin’s security-focused technical steps could influence pricing and investor sentiment in the period ahead.

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