Tagged: solana

August 6, 2026 @ 12:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Solana blockchain has reached a significant milestone in the tokenization of traditional financial instruments. Its real-world asset (RWA) sector has expanded to a total value of $3.73 billion, establishing a fresh all-time high for the network.This growth reflects increasing participation from institutional players who… Read More

August 5, 2026 @ 2:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Pump.fun, the Solana-based platform that allows users to quickly launch meme coins, has come under scrutiny following reports that it terminated employees just weeks or months before their company token grants were set to begin unlocking. An investigation by Sandmark, drawing on internal documents, emails,… Read More

August 3, 2026 @ 8:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Michael Coates, the newly appointed chief information security officer at the Solana Foundation, has raised alarms about how artificial intelligence is transforming cryptocurrency-related fraud into something far more convincing and harder to detect. In a recent interview, Coates stressed that the industry’s most pressing risks… Read More

July 29, 2026 @ 5:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Morgan Stanley Investment Management (NYSE:MS) has expanded its digital asset offerings by introducing two new exchange-traded products focused on Ethereum and Solana. The Morgan Stanley Ethereum Trust, trading as MSSE on NYSE Arca, and the Morgan Stanley Solana Trust, under the ticker MSOL, began trading… Read More

July 28, 2026 @ 9:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Large blockchain networks including Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), and Avalanche (AVAX) have recorded notable increases in on-chain activity and reductions in transaction costs over the past year, even as the prices of their native tokens experienced substantial declines. This divergence between market prices and underlying… Read More

July 25, 2026 @ 10:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Solana blockchain recorded its strongest performance yet in the realm of consumer payment cards. Top-up volumes linked to crypto cards built on the network reached an unprecedented peak in May, climbing to $94.32 million. This figure marks the highest monthly total observed for such… Read More

July 17, 2026 @ 3:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ETRADE from Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) has officially enabled direct cryptocurrency trading, allowing eligible U.S. clients to buy, sell, and hold Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Solana (SOL) within their brokerage accounts. This launch integrates digital assets seamlessly alongside traditional holdings such as stocks, ETFs, and mutual funds, marking a… Read More

June 30, 2026 @ 2:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Phantom, the Solana cryptocurrency wallet serving more than 20 million users, has updated the infrastructure supporting its in-app prediction markets feature. Starting with positions opened on or after June 1, 2026, new trades now rely on World Prediction Markets instead of the previous Kalshi-powered system…. Read More

June 28, 2026 @ 12:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Publicly traded companies that hold Solana (SOL) cryptocurrency as part of their corporate reserves saw notable price increases during intraday trading last Friday. The coordinated movement drew attention to equities offering indirect exposure to the Solana ecosystem through traditional stock market channels. Sol Strategies, trading… Read More

June 21, 2026 @ 6:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) has taken another significant step toward offering investors direct exposure to major cryptocurrencies through exchange-traded funds. The firm recently submitted amended registration statements to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its proposed spot Ethereum and Solana ETFs. These updates provide… Read More

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