Touted as a potential Ethereum killer on its way up in the 2020-24 market cycle, Solana would still have a way to go to flip Ether’s market cap. Regardless, it has gone a long way in that direction as SOL boosters promised.
Over the last year, Bitcoin has outpaced Solana gains as SOL is going through a consolidation period. But over the past five years, SOL delivered over 10,000% ROI to BTC’s 1,100% returns on investment, according to data compiled by TradingView.
In one very bullish sign for both the long term digital currency accumulator and the near term altcoin trader, a pack of corporations is hogging up Solana the way Saylor’s Strategy has been having at Bitcoin.
3 US-Canadian Companies Go Full Saylor on Solana
1. Janover’s Still At It With A Fresh $11.5M SOL Tranche
JANOVER EXPANDS CRYPTO TREASURY WITH MAJOR #SOLANA BUY
Janover (NASDAQ: JNVR) has added approximately 88,164 $SOL to its crypto reserves, investing $11.5 million as part of its ongoing treasury strategy.
This brings the company’s total holdings to over 251,842 $SOL—now worth… pic.twitter.com/nfv3drIvX9
— Giannis Andreou (@gandreou007) April 23, 2025
The Nasdaq-traded real estate finance platform has former Kraken execs at the helm now, hired on to make a big play in Solana. They added $11.5 million more SOL to their corporate treasury over the past week.
2. Canadian SOL Strategies $500M Bite of Solana
Meanwhile, another company in Canada just made a whopping half-billion-dollar play for Solana. Based on its name, the OTCMKTS-listed corporation seems purpose-built to pile up SOL tokens.
SOL Strategies, Inc. just issued $500 billion in stock-convertible bonds like Strategy does for Bitcoin, all sold to New York-based ATW Partners, in order to stake the tokens for reward-mining validator nodes.
BREAKING: SOL Strategies secures landmark USD $500M convertible note facility with ATW Partners to expand SOL holdings.
This first-of-its-kind structure is exclusively for SOL purchases and staking on our validators, with interest paid in SOL.
This represents the largest… pic.twitter.com/p9SB4dRm6o
— SOL Strategies (CSE: HODL | OTCQX: CYFRF) (@solstrategies_) April 23, 2025
3. NASDAQ Listed Upexi Raises $100M for SOL Spree
Upexi, a Nasdaq-listed company, has raised $100 million to launch a Solana (SOL) treasury strategy, allocating over 90% of the funds to SOL. Following the announcement, Upexi shares surged 630%, jumping from $2.30 to $16.79. Major backers include Arthur Hayes’ family office,… pic.twitter.com/vD3h8cq4OG
— CoinPhoton (@coinphoton) April 22, 2025
In addition to these two corporate blockchain adopters, the Nasdaq-traded consumer brand developer Upexi just raised an astounding $100 million, with plans to use 90% of it to buy SOL. Upexi stocks soared 630% lately. Arthur Hayes was a major backer of the contract.
Big Solana Network Roadmap Milestones in April
4. Solana IoT Network Helium Expanding Like a Balloon
Meanwhile, the Helium network is moving right along, developing its Solana-powered Internet of Things ecosystem.
According to a recent report, Helium hit new all-time highs in April for “DAO voting participation, $MOBILE validator onboarding and usage-based rewards.”
Its $20/month unlimited mobile plan is now available in 3,000 Walmart stores. That shows how developers are building marketable real-world businesses using Solana.
5. Solana Foundation Huge Tweak to Secure Network Distribution
Finally, it may seem like a small note, but the Web3 sector specializes in managing operational security and risk on open networks. The core groups that made Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana the successes they are today consider matters like this when trading.
Moving forward, Solana has adjusted its onboarding and off-boarding process to raise more external stake and further decentralize the network’s validator nodes.
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