Solana
Why Solana is down 1.1% in the last hour
Analysis
Solana (SOL) slipped 1.1% over the past hour as attention shifted to intensifying competition in the “AI agent payments” narrative after CoinDesk reported Cardano joining Solana and XRP Ledger in the race, potentially diluting near-term sentiment around Solana’s positioning. Separately, The Daily Hodl highlighted NOWPayments’ cross-chain payout benchmarks across TRON, BNB Chain, and Solana, which may have reinforced a more comparative, performance-driven framing rather than a SOL-specific catalyst.
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Cardano joins Solana, XRP Ledger in race to power AI agent payments
The official x402 kit now includes Cardano tools for apps and AI agents to pay with ADA and other network tokens, though the facilitator has so far only been tested on pre-production.
NOWPayments Releases Cross-Chain Payout Data Revealing Key Performance Benchmarks Across TRON, BNB Chain, and Solana
Tallinn, Estonia, 21st September 2026, Chainwire The post NOWPayments Releases Cross-Chain Payout Data Revealing Key Performance Benchmarks Across TRON, BNB Chain, and Solana appeared first on The Dai...
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