Fidelity Finds Solana Resilient as Key Network Risks Still Need Watching

By Isaac • October 17, 2026 12:01 pm •

Fidelity researchers are giving Solana credit for a network that has kept moving through a difficult market, while warning that resilience should not be confused with a clean bill of health.

Cointelegraph reports that Fidelity’s assessment credits Solana with durable activity, improving infrastructure and continued adoption even as SOL’s market performance remains unsettled. The research separates the health of the network from the price of its token.

Fidelity’s analysis points to stablecoin transfers and other economically meaningful activity that held up during the downturn. It also treats decentralization, infrastructure concentration, investor positioning and fee generation as areas that still need close observation.

That split matters because a busy chain can still carry weak token momentum. It