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Published: August 24, 2026

SOLANA GOVERNANCE

🚨 BREAKING: SOLANA VOTES ON A MAJOR TOKENOMICS OVERHAUL — DISINFLATION RATE COULD DOUBLE TO 30%

Solana is entering a critical governance moment as validators and delegators vote on proposal SGP-0002 (SIMD-0550), which would increase the network’s annual disinflation rate from 15% to 30%. The change accelerates the path to the 1.5% terminal inflation rate to roughly 2.8 years, cutting an estimated 18.9 million SOL from circulation over six years.

WHAT HAPPENED Stake-weighted vote active to double Solana’s annual disinflation rate to 30%

WHY IT MATTERS Reaches terminal 1.5% inflation in ~2.8 years, reducing 6-year supply by ~18.9M SOL

ZENVESTAI VIEW Weighs long-term supply scarcity against lower inflation-funded staking rewards

DISINFLATION RATE Proposed increase from 15% to 30% per year

STAKING YIELD IMPACT Nominal yields modeled to drop to ~4.34% in Year 1 and ~3.00% in Year 2

VOTING STATUS Active vote requiring a two-thirds supermajority to pass

BREAKING CRYPTO STORY

Published: August 24, 2026

DEFI SECURITY

The Sandbox SAND Exploit: 14.9 Billion Tokens Reportedly Minted on Base and BSC

The Sandbox has moved quickly to contain a major security vulnerability affecting its SAND cross-chain bridges on Base and BNB Smart Chain (BSC). Blockchain security firms report that approximately 14.9 billion unauthorized SAND tokens were minted across two attacker addresses, prompting the shutdown of bridging on both affected networks.

WHAT HAPPENED Approximately 14.9B SAND reportedly minted through a cross-chain exploit

WHY IT MATTERS Unbacked token creation can destabilize liquidity and market confidence

ZENVESTAI VIEW Critical cross-chain security risk under investigation

ESTIMATED EXTRACTION Around 14.75M SAND and 79.74 ETH reportedly extracted from liquidity pools

AFFECTED NETWORKS Base and BNB Smart Chain (BSC)

USER WARNING Do not buy, sell, or trade SAND on Base or BSC during the investigation