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On February 2, 2026, Jupiter announced Polymarket's launch on Solana via its platform, aiming for faster and lower-cost prediction market trading. A prior Jupiter beta with Kalshi saw a single test market exceed $120,000 in volume, while reports said the exchange had 8.4 million active users in Q3 last year.

HYPE has surged over 40% to $32 as Hyperliquid defies the broader crypto sell-off, powered by record $1.3 billion daily on-chain gold and silver trading and a fee-driven buyback engine that channels up to 97% of revenue into HYPE demand. With HyperEVM now hosting 35+ protocols, $639 million in TVL at Kinetiq, and over 42% of supply staked, HYPE is increasingly viewed as a revenue-backed DeFi asset rather than a purely speculative altcoin.

On 1 February 2026, Lighter announced Lighter EVM, an EVM‑equivalent rollup that links general‑purpose smart contracts to its low‑latency trading and liquidity. The design settles on Ethereum mainnet and enables near‑instant asset and position moves without waiting for full L1 finality, with a public release expected soon.

On January 31, 2026, Hyperliquid's daily revenue rose to $4.3 million, its highest level since November, supported by incentives, liquidity programs, and strong trading activity. The protocol is maintaining about $4.58 billion in TVL, while HIP-3 perpetual futures open interest climbed to a record $793.27 million alongside heavy whale activity in HYPE. One major HYPE holder realized a $4.92 million profit after unstaking and selling, and another whale moved $14.87 million in tokens from Galaxy Digital.

On January 30, Lighter announced a collaboration with Axiom to introduce Lighter EVM, an Ethereum-compatible rollup designed to extend the platform into a wider DeFi ecosystem. The system uses Axiom's OpenVM 2.0 and SWIRL proof method to deliver ZK-verified, low-cost, high-throughput execution while enabling rapid interoperability with Lighter's markets. Axiom has also strengthened fiat-to-crypto access via earlier integrations with Onramper and MoonPay, allowing users to fund trading with a broad range of payment options.

Aster (ASTER) is trading at $0.6072 and holding the $0.60 support amid broader market weakness. Technicals point to potential follow-through toward the $0.74 50-day moving average after a 75% slide from the September peak at $2.42. The protocol ranks second among perpetual DEXs with $7 billion average daily volume and a 14% share.

On Jan. 30, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson said he signed an agreement to integrate USDCx, a Circle-linked stablecoin, into the network. The initiative aims to channel sustained on-chain dollar liquidity for DeFi, though rollout timing and scope remain unconfirmed. USDCx is issued on a partner chain and backed one-to-one via Circle's xReserve, which is designed to reduce reliance on traditional bridges.

In the first 30 days of 2026, Solana’s on-chain activity surged, with Nansen reporting active addresses more than doubling to over 5 million and daily transactions rising from 52 million to 87 million. Daily fee revenue also reached about $1.1 million, driven primarily by DEX and DeFi usage, while sectors such as gaming, NFTs and infrastructure showed additional growth. Other L1 networks, including Ethereum, BNB, Tron and Base, recorded their own gains in users and transactions over the same period.

On January 28, 2026, Coinbase integrated Jupiter Exchange into its on-chain trading stack, enabling customers to trade Solana-native tokens using existing account balances and payment methods via self-custodial wallets. Under the new setup, Jupiter aggregates liquidity across Solana DEXs and executes trades on-chain, while Coinbase focuses on distribution, fiat on- and off-ramps, and user experience. The move comes alongside strong crypto M&A activity in 2025, including Coinbase's reported $2.9 billion acquisition of Derbit.

On Wednesday, Hyperliquid's HYPE token climbed 60% from $21.80 to $34.90, with more than $20 million in liquidations hitting bearish leveraged traders and a large staking unlock easing sell pressure. Institutional accumulation tied to Hyperliquid Strategies and a research report describing Hyperliquid as highly revenue efficient have fueled interest, even as onchain DEX metrics like fees and perpetual volumes show limited change and Binance still leads in BTC futures open interest.