Uniswap enabled direct Solana trading on its web app, allowing users to attach Solana wallets and exchange Solana tokens alongside Ethereum and other networks. This move eliminates the necessity to go away Uniswap to access Solana markets.
In its announcement, Uniswap positioned the update as a part of a broader effort to scale back interchain fragmentation. The focus was on an architecture designed to support multiple networks without custom rebuilds for every network.
Jupiter delivers Ultra v3 via its stack
Jupiter has launched Ultra v3, a serious upgrade to its Solana aggregation engine with a concentrate on execution quality, MEV protection and slippage control. The team highlighted gasless trading when available and routing improvements through a brand new “Iris” meta-aggregator. ForkLog
Independent reports confirmed the technical claims, pointing to stronger sandwich attack defenses and significantly lower effective charges for joint attacks. They dated the go-live on the 18th-Nineteenth. October, with production endpoints already serving Ultra v3 traffic.
Further summaries noted faster routing and predictive execution on Ultra v3. Taken together, the releases represent this as a performance and protection release and never a token event.
Jupiter Ultra V3 execution stack. Source: Jupiter Exchange on X
Forward introduces a fee-free Solana validator
Forward Industries has launched a Solana validator that operates at 0% commission and allows delegates to receive full staking rewards from the node. The company said its own stake is directed to the validator and future nodes will follow the identical setup.
The validator runs on the DoubleZero infrastructure and references work around Jump Crypto's Firedancer client developed with Galaxy. Forward described the launch as an institutional contribution to validator diversity and performance.
Reports explained how commission settings impact delegate returns and why a fee-free stance can generate interest in customer diversification on the network level. According to the coverage, the launch took place within the second week of October.
Core Software and Public Comments: Agave Guidance and Disrupt Phase
Messari's Solana portal lists Agave v2.3.13 as the present advisable mainnet beta validator version as of October 10, 2025. Operators of older Ubuntu versions are reminded that recent binaries goal Ubuntu 22.04.
The Agave documentation reiterates that the Anza team maintains the validator client, previously under Solana Labs, and continues development toward multi-client resiliency. Release threads also note compatibility changes related to operating system baselines.
Separately, TechCrunch confirmed Solana Labs CEO Anatoly Yakovenko for a Disrupt 2025 mainstage session October 27-29 in San Francisco, with a program focused on scaling, developer adoption and real-world financial use cases. This sets the short-term window for public comments from the project manager.
Analysts are citing a rising channel and faster dip buying on Solana
An independent analyst, Yimin He argued that buyers were quick to step in each time the lower trend line was retested. As a result, he labeled the structure as a possible accumulation on the weekly chart.
Solana SOLUSD weekly channel. Source: Yimin X on X
He noted that reactions on the support level have accelerated slightly than slowed down, which regularly indicates that demand is increasing under price. Additionally, the visible range profile on its chart clusters volume across the $190 area. That zone, he said, continues to draw bids because the channel holds.
He added a conditional goal and stated that the subsequent leg could extend by about 50% if the pattern resolves higher. However, he positioned the view as a technical setup while most attention stays focused on Bitcoin. Therefore, he presented Solana as a parallel breakout candidate based on structure and never sentiment.
Analyst outlines breakout structure and Solana goal of 124%
Analyst JamesEastonUK highlighted a long-term ascending structure on Solana's weekly SOL/USDT chart and predicted a breakout goal at around $415. He pointed to a multi-year horizontal resistance zone that has capped any rally since 2021. In his view, Solana is now hitting that ceiling again while respecting a gradual series of upper lows.
Solana 415 breakout forecast. Source: JamesEastonUK on X and TradingView
In the chart, the analyst illustrated a rising trend line that has guided Solana's rise because the end of 2022. He argued that this structure reflects persistent demand and a deepening spiral amid great resistance. Therefore, he described the consolidation as a possible place to begin and never a reversal situation.
He added that a confirmed breakout could mean a 124% move from current levels. The chart shows a measured movement forecast consistent with the peak of the multi-year range. Therefore, he plans to reassess above $415 provided that the resistance is overcome with conviction. The post positions the pattern as a technical turning point because the broader market's attention continues to concentrate on Bitcoin.
