Fidelity Adds Solana (SOL) to Its Platform, Bridging Wall Street and Web3
Fidelity, one of the world’s largest financial services companies, has officially added Solana trading to its platform, making the network’s native token available to both institutional and retail clients.
Solana Now Available Across Fidelity Platforms
According to a Fidelity spokesperson, SOL is now available to buy, sell, and trade on several of the firm’s crypto platforms — including Fidelity Crypto, Fidelity Crypto for IRAs, Fidelity Crypto for Wealth Managers, and Fidelity Digital Assets’ platform for institutional investors.
The spokesperson said, “The addition of Solana is a continuation of Fidelity’s decade-plus effort to develop the infrastructure, products, and educational resources for digital assets consistent with the solutions we provide for traditional asset classes.”
Bridging Traditional Finance and the Digital Economy
The addition of Solana marks another step toward closing the gap between legacy finance and the digital asset economy. With Solana’s inclusion, Fidelity continues to expand access to leading blockchain networks for both individual investors and large institutions.
This announcement follows a series of regulatory developments and global initiatives to expand access to digital markets. Notably, Hong Kong recently approved its first spot Solana ETF — a move that shows Solana’s growing appeal among regulators and institutional investors.
Solana’s Vision to Rival Wall Street
SOL holds a market capitalization exceeding $105.4 billion, ranking it as the sixth-largest cryptocurrency, according to CoinGecko.
SOL market cap (Source: CoinGecko)
Developers within the Solana ecosystem believe the network has significant room for growth and aim to position it as the home of internet capital markets — a decentralized counterpart to Wall Street.
To achieve this, Solana’s builders are focusing on hosting tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) such as stocks, money market funds, stablecoins, and collectibles. This effort seeks to democratize financial access and unlock liquidity traditionally trapped in illiquid asset classes.
Stablecoin Expansion on Solana
Cross-chain interoperable versions of Tether’s stablecoins — USDt and Tether Gold (XAUT) — were launched on Solana in October. These additions have the potential to make the network a central hub for cross-chain stablecoin liquidity.
By supporting tokenized RWAs and stablecoins, Solana could become a foundational layer for decentralized finance (DeFi), improving liquidity and reducing risks such as volatility, depegging, and slippage.
Toward 24/7 Market Infrastructure
In September, U.S. regulators — including the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) — expressed interest in moving traditional markets toward 24/7 trading schedules.
“Further expanding trading hours could better align U.S. markets with the evolving reality of a global, always-on economy,” the agencies said in a joint statement.
That vision aligns closely with Solana’s goal of building an always-on financial infrastructure that operates at internet speed — one that could rival traditional capital markets in efficiency, liquidity, and inclusivity.
