Foundational Researchfor Onchain Capital Markets
The Solana Research Institute (SRI) is an applied research forum dedicated to the participation of financial institutions in blockchain-based financial systems. We provide a systematic analysis of onchain infrastructure, evaluating the transition from legacy frameworks to high-performance capital markets.
Our work establishes technical and strategic frameworks across the full lifecycle of financial activity - from origination and execution to governance and risk management - to identify the trends, opportunities, and constraints defining the next generation of market infrastructure.

Latest Research
SRI Response to FCA Consultation Paper on Cryptoasset Perimeter Guidance
The UK would be alone among major jurisdictions in regulating non-custodial staking and wallets as financial services. The Solana Research Institute's response to FCA CP26/13 explains why that misreads the risk.
Read more →The Loneliness of Misunderstanding: The UK's Crypto Sakoku and the FCA's 2026 Regulations
Between 1603 and 1868, the Tokugawa shogunate imposed a strict isolationist policy on Japan known as sakoku, or "closed country" The UK's financial regulators appear set to repeat the same mistake with crypto.
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