--- title: "Solana Agave validator: v4.4.0 released" description: "Solana Agave validator published v4.4.0 on 2026-10-28 20:35:10 UTC. This records a repository release; it does not establish a network upgrade, mandatory…" language: en canonical: "https://whycoinmoves.com/en/events/solana-solana-agave-validator-v4-4-6e1b6c039c20af" published: 2026-11-01T06:04:08.000Z updated: 2026-11-01T07:05:00.000Z indexable: true --- # Solana Agave validator: v4.4.0 released Solana Agave validator published v4.4.0 on 2026-10-28 20:35:10 UTC. This records a repository release; it does not establish a network upgrade, mandatory… Attributed sources: [Solana Agave validator]() ## Key facts Solana Agave validator published v4.4.0 on 2026-10-28 20:35:10 UTC. This records a repository release; it does not establish a network upgrade, mandatory operator action or the cause of a price move. Evidence strength: Official source, 1 publisher group(s) (Solana Agave validator). After site detection, observed returns were 5 minutes: +0.08% (difference from BTC -0.04 pts; Nov 1, 2026, 06:04 → Nov 1, 2026, 06:09, UTC; Gate · USDT); 1 hour: -0.15% (difference from BTC -0.23 pts; Nov 1, 2026, 06:04 → Nov 1, 2026, 07:04, UTC; Gate · USDT) In the preceding 30 days, the 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns was 1.94% (OKX · USDT; cutoff Nov 1, 2026, 06:04, UTC). ## Returns after site detection | Window | Return | BTC | Difference from BTC | Actual sampled interval (UTC) | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 5 minutes | +0.08% | +0.12% | -0.04 pts | Nov 1, 2026, 06:04 → Nov 1, 2026, 06:09 | Gate · USDT | | 1 hour | -0.15% | +0.09% | -0.23 pts | Nov 1, 2026, 06:04 → Nov 1, 2026, 07:04 | Gate · USDT | ## Historical hourly baseline | Metric | Value | | --- | --- | | Coverage | 100.0% (720/720) | | Median absolute hourly return | 0.25% | | 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns | 1.94% | | BTC beta | 1.43 | | Source / cutoff (UTC) | OKX · USDT / Nov 1, 2026, 06:04 | ## Claims and open questions - No independently verified causal explanation is available. ## Source evidence - [Solana Agave validator: v4.4.0 released]() — Solana Agave validator; published Oct 28, 2026, 20:35; received Nov 1, 2026, 06:04 (UTC). ## Recent SOL events and market reactions - [Polygon brings its stablecoin payments stack to Solana]() — Published Oct 29, 2026, 13:01 (UTC) · Multiple publishers (3 publishers) · General news · 5m -0.11% / 1h -0.04% / 24h -3.94% - [Solana Foundation adds Boris Johnson and Martin Gilbert to Breakpoint 2026 lineup]() — Published Oct 26, 2026, 22:52 (UTC) · Official source (1 publisher) · General news · 5m -0.19% / 1h -0.54% / 24h +2.79% - [Solana changelog lists Agave v4.3.2 and Firedancer v26.10.4 releases]() — Published Oct 23, 2026, 01:09 (UTC) · Official source (1 publisher) · General news · 5m -0.07% / 1h +0.34% / 24h -1.42% - [Solana activates Alpenglow consensus upgrade on mainnet]() — Published Oct 21, 2026, 04:35 (UTC) · Multiple publishers (3 publishers) · Project updates · 5m -0.14% / 1h +0.09% / 24h -0.51% - [Solana study models geo-aware leader schedule proposal SIMD-0675]() — Published Oct 14, 2026, 15:05 (UTC) · Official source (1 publisher) · General news · 1h -0.32% - [Full coin archive]() ## Research for this archive - [Altcoin beta to Bitcoin: BTC, ETH, SOL and DOGE hourly returns]() - [Do XRP and Solana ETF flows move the price? First-year data]() - [Perpetual funding rates and annualized yield: a 2025 comparison]() - [Best time to trade crypto: volatility by hour and time zone]() Evidence levels describe source coverage, not the probability that a report is true. Price moves and their timing cannot establish a cause; minute samples show an observed interval and alert thresholds are heuristics. Explanations are model-assisted, with citations and figures checked. Source titles stay in their original language; full articles are not republished. [Methods and limitations]()