--- title: "Solana Foundation adds Boris Johnson and Martin Gilbert to Breakpoint 2026 lineup" description: "The Solana Foundation announced new speakers for Solana Breakpoint 2026, set for 15–17 November at Olympia London, including Revolut Chair Martin Gilbert, former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, former Chancellor Sajid Javid, and leaders from Zelle, DTCC, Mastercard, Backpack and Bitwise. The…" language: en canonical: "https://whycoinmoves.com/en/events/solana-solana-breakpoint-2026-adds-revolut-072e602a1054ad" published: 2026-10-27T09:23:21.000Z updated: 2026-10-27T10:25:00.000Z indexable: true --- # Solana Foundation adds Boris Johnson and Martin Gilbert to Breakpoint 2026 lineup The Solana Foundation announced new speakers for Solana Breakpoint 2026, set for 15–17 November at Olympia London, including Revolut Chair Martin Gilbert, former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, former Chancellor Sajid Javid, and leaders from Zelle, DTCC, Mastercard, Backpack and Bitwise. The… Attributed sources: [Solana News]() ## Key facts The Solana Foundation announced new speakers for Solana Breakpoint 2026, set for 15–17 November at Olympia London, including Revolut Chair Martin Gilbert, former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, former Chancellor Sajid Javid, and leaders from Zelle, DTCC, Mastercard, Backpack and Bitwise. The foundation said the lineup reflects the event theme, Token Supercycle, covering stablecoins, tokenized assets, payments and AI-driven activity. Evidence strength: Official source, 1 publisher group(s) (Solana News). After site detection, observed returns were 5 minutes: -0.19% (difference from BTC -0.08 pp; 27/10/2026, 09:23 → 27/10/2026, 09:28, UTC; Gate · USDT); 1 hour: -0.54% (difference from BTC -0.31 pp; 27/10/2026, 09:23 → 27/10/2026, 10:23, UTC; Gate · USDT) In the preceding 30 days, the 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns was 1.87% (OKX · USDT; cutoff 27/10/2026, 09:23, UTC). ## Returns after site detection | Window | Return | BTC | Difference from BTC | Actual sampled interval (UTC) | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 5 minutes | -0.19% | -0.11% | -0.08 pp | 27/10/2026, 09:23 → 27/10/2026, 09:28 | Gate · USDT | | 1 hour | -0.54% | -0.23% | -0.31 pp | 27/10/2026, 09:23 → 27/10/2026, 10:23 | Gate · USDT | ## Historical hourly baseline | Metric | Value | | --- | --- | | Coverage | 100.0% (720/720) | | Median absolute hourly return | 0.27% | | 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns | 1.87% | | BTC beta | 1.47 | | Source / cutoff (UTC) | OKX · USDT / 27/10/2026, 09:23 | ## Claims and open questions - The Solana Foundation announced another wave of speakers for Solana Breakpoint 2026 on October 27, 2026, with the event taking place 15–17 November at Olympia London. - New speakers include Revolut Chair Martin Gilbert, former Chancellor Sajid Javid, former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and leaders from Zelle, DTCC, Mastercard, Backpack and Bitwise. - Lily Liu, President of the Solana Foundation, said the next generation of capital markets will run around the clock, settle in seconds and be open to anyone with an internet connection. - Which specific initiatives, if any, the Solana Foundation or UK policymakers plan to announce at Breakpoint regarding capital, listings and talent in London. - The full speaker roster and agenda beyond those announced so far. ## Source evidence - [Solana Breakpoint 2026 Adds Revolut Chair, Former Prime Minister, Former Chancellor and City Leaders to London Lineup]() — Solana News; published 26/10/2026, 22:52; received 27/10/2026, 09:23 (UTC). ## Recent SOL events and market reactions - [Solana changelog lists Agave v4.3.2 and Firedancer v26.10.4 releases]() — Published 23/10/2026, 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 21/10/2026, 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 14/10/2026, 15:05 (UTC) · Official source (1 publisher) · General news · 1h -0.32% - [SkyAI sells entire Solana treasury and launches $201 million buyback]() — Published 19/10/2026, 21:04 (UTC) · Multiple publishers (2 publishers) · 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? 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