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Story: Solana Burns 18.9 Million SOL While Bitcoin Chases Quantum-Proof Security

By Maheen Hernandez

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Solana's Inflation Problem and What 18.9 Million SOL Means. Inflation has been a real friction point for Solana for a while now.

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Bitcoin's Quantum Security Push. Separately, Bitcoin is moving toward quantum-resistant defenses.

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Bernstein's $500,000 Bitcoin Target. Meanwhile, financial firm Bernstein put out a bullish projection: Bitcoin could hit $500,000…

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Solana validators just made a big call. They've collectively agreed to cancel 18.9 million SOL in a direct effort to pull back on inflation that's been eating at the network's…

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That's not a small number. Burning nearly 19 million SOL is a hard, deliberate move — the kind that doesn't happen without serious internal pressure from stakeholders who've…

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Inflation has been a real friction point for Solana for a while now. The network's staking rewards and issuance model have generated ongoing debate about whether SOL's supply…

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It's a proactive call. And it's the kind of move that tends to matter more over months than over days.

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The broader crypto market has seen similar debates play out across other networks — supply management, burn mechanisms, and validator governance have become increasingly central…

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Separately, Bitcoin is moving toward quantum-resistant defenses. The threat from quantum computing isn't immediate — most experts put truly dangerous quantum capability years out…

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See also: Solana Cuts SOL Inflation Rate From 8% to 5% After Community Vote

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That's a meaningful distinction. Traditional cryptographic methods that secure Bitcoin transactions could, in theory, become vulnerable as quantum computing scales.

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No specific implementation date was given. Unclear how far along the technical work actually is. But the direction is set.

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And it matters for trust. Bitcoin's value proposition has always rested heavily on security — the idea that the network is essentially unbreakable under current conditions.

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Meanwhile, financial firm Bernstein put out a bullish projection: Bitcoin could hit $500,000 within this market cycle. That's a striking number.

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See also: $40 Million Moves from Six Dormant Bitcoin Wallets, Leaving Traders Intrigued

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