Tagged: solana

June 13, 2026 @ 8:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ethena Labs has signaled its intention to direct a substantial $250 million toward a newly expanded tokenized fund focused on high-quality structured credit. This move coincides with the fund’s deployment on the Solana blockchain, highlighting accelerating institutional interest in real-world assets (RWAs) that offer greater… Read More

June 6, 2026 @ 1:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Investor withdrawals from US spot cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds accelerated sharply in recent sessions, affecting products tracking Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and XRP. This wave of redemptions reflects heightened caution amid declining prices for the underlying digital assets and shifting macroeconomic signals. According to available data, Bitcoin-linked… Read More

June 4, 2026 @ 4:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ethereum (ETH) price has dropped below the $2,000 mark, and Solana (SOL) is trading below the $75 mark at the time of writing. Meanwhile, Bitcoin (BTC), the flagship cryptocurrency, is trading at about $66,000 after having reached a recent high of approximately $82,000 just weeks… Read More

May 17, 2026 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Dune Analytics has indicated that traditional asset managers are now actively shaping lending markets on Solana. Recently this month, crypto-native issuer Ethena deployed $200 million of its USDG stablecoin into two isolated lending pools—one on Kamino Finance, curated by Sentora, and the other on Jupiter… Read More

May 16, 2026 @ 5:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Ethereum network continues to stand out as the foremost blockchain for smart contracts, thanks to its exceptional level of participation in network security. On-chain data confirms that Ethereum’s validator numbers dwarf those of rivals such as Solana and Cardano, highlighting a clear edge in… Read More

May 7, 2026 @ 6:08 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Jito Foundation has teamed up with Nasdaq-listed Solana Company to expand institutional-grade Solana validator and staking infrastructure across the Asia-Pacific region. The move comes as blockchain networks compete to attract regulated financial institutions and professional investors, analysts said. Per the announcement, the partnership will see… Read More

May 7, 2026 @ 9:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Solana Foundation has joined forces with Google Cloud in order to introduce Pay.sh, a gateway that lets AI agents independently discover, access, and settle payments for APIs using stablecoins on the Solana blockchain. Announced recently this month, the initiative aims to remove longstanding barriers… Read More

May 6, 2026 @ 3:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Russia’s securities marketplace, the Moscow Exchange (MOEX), has unveiled plans to significantly expand its lineup of cryptocurrency indices by incorporating four prominent digital assets. Beginning May 13, 2026, the exchange will start calculating and disseminating real-time benchmarks for Solana, XRP, TRON, and Binance Coin (BNB)…. Read More

May 3, 2026 @ 7:42 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Squads this week announced an $18 million strategic round led by Solana Ventures, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Haun Ventures, L1D, Collab+Currency, Electric Capital, Placeholder, Jump Crypto, and Robot Ventures, bringing total funding to $42.9 million. This raise accelerates Altitude, a financial operating system built on… Read More

April 15, 2026 @ 4:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Figure Technology Solutions (Nasdaq: FIGR) and its specialized platform Hastra have announced the addition of auto loans to their growing lineup of on-chain credit products. This expansion broadens access for decentralized finance participants beyond traditional home equity offerings, marking a move into mainstream consumer lending…. Read More

April 13, 2026 @ 4:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coin Metrics State of the Network update noted that as blockspace scales and transaction costs keep falling, differentiation between various blockchains is gradually shifting from cost to more use-case specialization. Coin Metrics also touched on Bitcoin’s 20 millionth coin being mined in the past month,… Read More

April 8, 2026 @ 1:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As part of a seemingly decisive step toward elevating protection standards in the blockchain space, the Solana Foundation has launched STRIDE, a new comprehensive security framework designed to enhance safeguards for decentralized finance applications built on its network. Unveiled on April 6, 2026, in collaboration… Read More

April 2, 2026 @ 7:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Solana-based perpetual futures exchange Drift Protocol fell victim to a large-scale security breach on April 1, 2026. On-chain monitoring firms reported that attackers siphoned roughly $285 million in various cryptocurrencies from the platform’s primary vault, marking one of the most substantial DeFi incidents of the… Read More

March 24, 2026 @ 6:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

The banks are at it again. Instead of competing on a level playing field with digital asset firms, they want to put their hand on the regulatory scale to ensure they maintain a moat that helps them, but not consumers. Spewing FUD regarding deposit flight,… Read More

March 24, 2026 @ 2:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In the fast-growing ecosystem of cryptocurrency trading, particularly on the Solana blockchain, product development continues to reshape how users interact with markets. A notable development comes from Trojan, which has progressed from its initial phase as a popular Telegram trading assistant to launching a full-fledged… Read More

March 8, 2026 @ 11:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain networks depend on carefully designed transaction pricing systems to balance performance, fairness, and protection against abuse. On February 27, 2026, security experts at CertiK revealed how their analysis helped eliminate a serious flaw in Solana’s architecture that could have let attackers overwhelm validators with… Read More

February 24, 2026 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cryptocurrency investors are navigating one of the most anxious periods in recent memory, with Bitcoin slipping beneath the $63,000 level and broader risk assets showing clear signs of strain. As of early Tuesday, February 24, 2026, the leading digital asset had touched intraday lows near… Read More

February 15, 2026 @ 11:41 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Hex Trust, a digital assets financial service provider specializing in markets services, custody, and staking, this week announced its official partnership with Jito Foundation, a Solana-focused protocol building network infrastructure. As part of the partnership, Hex Trust has integrated JitoSOL, a liquid staking token on… Read More

February 13, 2026 @ 10:28 am By JD Alois  |  

In what is being described as a first-of-its-kind tri-party custody model, Anchorage Digital, Kamino, and Solana Company are collaborating to enable institutions to stake SOL. According to a release, the service will support institutions to access onchain borrowing without moving assets out of regulated custody,… Read More

February 13, 2026 @ 8:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, once positioned himself as a visionary in the crypto and tech worlds. Before his empire crumbled amid allegations of massive fraud, SBF made several shrewd early investments that have since exploded in worth. These… Read More