Tagged: solana

December 17, 2025 @ 7:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As institutions adopt on-chain credit, FalconX’s lending desk has integrated Kamino, a “decentralized” lending protocol on Solana, into its lending and structured product offerings. By utilizing Kamino’s non-custodial infrastructure and fixed-rate lending design, FalconX can access liquidity, maximize capital efficiency, and support the institutional demand… Read More

December 12, 2025 @ 1:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

R3 says it will launch a Corda protocol to support a Solana, curated yield vault offering managed RWA yield. The protocol is expected to be available in the first half of 2026. R3 explains the mission as supporting their vision of connecting TradFi and DeFi… Read More

December 8, 2025 @ 7:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Galaxy Digital Inc. (NASDAQ: GLXY), a global firm focused on digital assets and data center infrastructure, announced that it is now the Development Company for Liquid Collective, which is described as the enterprise-grade liquid staking protocol, via its acquisition of Alluvial Finance, a staking software… Read More

December 4, 2025 @ 8:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The crypto ETF ecosystem has grown considerably in size and scope during this past year. VanEck has also added to this activity this last month when it launched the VanEck Solana ETF (VSOL), which is now reportedly the third SOL ETF in the United States… Read More

November 26, 2025 @ 9:33 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

RateX, a Solana-based yield trading protocol, has raised $10.4 million across three funding rounds over the past two years, including a recently completed $7 million strategic round. The latest raise includes participation from Animoca Ventures, ECHO, GSR, Crypto.com Capital, Gate, Rzong Capital, BGX Capital, and… Read More

November 23, 2025 @ 10:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BitGo has recently partnered with Canary Capital for the roll-out of its Canary Marinade Solana ETF (SOLC), which is a spot ETF that incorporates Marinade’s staking protocol to provide investors with exposure to Solana (SOL) while participating in the network’s staking rewards. This launch marks… Read More

November 20, 2025 @ 9:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Solflare, the gateway to web3 and modern digital finance, partnered with Mastercard (NYSE: MA), in order to launch the Solflare Card, the self-custody debit card on Solana. Linking to users’ Solflare Wallets, the digital card enables users to complete instant debit card payments with USDC… Read More

November 18, 2025 @ 8:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SOL Strategies Inc. (NASDAQ: STKE), a publicly traded company that claims to be the first in combining a substantial Solana treasury with a revenue-generating validator operating business, announced its selection as a staking provider for the VanEck Solana ETF via SOL Strategies’ Orangefin validator. VanEck… Read More

November 18, 2025 @ 3:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fidelity Investments, the $6.4 trillion asset manager, is poised to debut its spot Solana exchange-traded fund (ETF) under the ticker $FSOL. Scheduled for launch on November 18, 2025, this product arrives with a management fee of 0.25%, positioning it as a gateway for institutional and… Read More

November 17, 2025 @ 2:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Figure Technology Solutions (Nasdaq: FIGR) announced that its subsidiary, Figure Certificate Company (FCC), plans to start minting $YLDS, a registered public debt security, natively on Solana. $YLDS is described as being a security-version of stablecoin, intended to maintain a fixed dollar price and offer a “continuous… Read More

November 7, 2025 @ 5:54 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

OpenAI and Amazon’s $38 billion deal had Web3 tongues wagging, but other topics also caught their attention. Read on to find out which ones. Bitcoin good “October is over, and what a disappointment it was for crypto investors expecting the customary rally. Bitcoin closed October… Read More

November 3, 2025 @ 10:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Alpaca, a global provider of brokerage infrastructure APIs providing access to crypto, stocks, ETFs, options, and fixed income, announced that it joined Global Dollar Network (GDN). This should offer clients access to USDG on Solana, one of the “most used” blockchains with reported benefits such… Read More

October 30, 2025 @ 11:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Bitwise has launched various crypto-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The advent of the first Bitcoin ETF foreshadowed a cascade of crypto funds, with many generating significant investor interest. The newest ETF launched just this week is the Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (BSOL), which pays a yield… Read More

October 29, 2025 @ 2:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SOL Strategies Inc. (NASDAQ: STKE), a company that combines a Solana treasury with a “revenue-generating” validator business, announced it has successfully completed its SOC 2 Type 2 & SOC 1 Type 2 examination with no exceptions noted. The audit reportedly validates SOL Strategies’ controls, effective… Read More

October 21, 2025 @ 10:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Pier Two, the institutional staking and infrastructure provider, announced the acquisition of Solana validator Blockport. The latest acquisition highlights Pier Two’s growing commitment to the Solana ecosystem and brings on board Blockport Co-Founders Adrian Ciaffoncini and Nik Herrmann, whose experience and focus on the Solana… Read More

October 17, 2025 @ 8:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sygnum Bank Middle East announces the launch of Sygnum Validators, a new service launched from Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) which includes operating institutional-grade validator nodes for select blockchain net​​works that enable non-custodial staking. The first validator to launch supports the Solana network, enabling eligible… Read More

October 16, 2025 @ 10:08 am By JD Alois  |  

The Jito Foundation has received a $50 million investment from a16z in a private token sale, according to a company statement. Jito aims to maximize scalability and economic value on Solana, supporting Solana’s goal of being the home of Internet Capital Markets. Brian Smith, President… Read More

October 15, 2025 @ 4:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Gemini Exchange and Gemini Wallet clients are now able to deposit stablecoins USDT and USDC on the Solana network. With this latest update, digital assets firm Gemini (NASDAQ:GEMI) explained that its customers are able to complete transfers for these stablecoins via multichain rails with Solana,… Read More

October 8, 2025 @ 4:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin’s (BTC) supply on centralized exchanges has recently plummeted to a six-year low of approximately 2.83 million BTC, as reported by Glassnode, reflecting a surge in self-custody trends and aggressive institutional accumulation that reduces available sell-side liquidity. This scarcity aspect has coincided with BTC breaking… Read More

October 5, 2025 @ 4:10 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

A new report from RedStone finds that Solana is now home to more than $13.5 billion in tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), including stablecoins. Contributing factors include institutional-grade performance, compliance-first tooling, and deeply integrated DeFi infrastructure. The data, previewed in RedStone’s upcoming Internet Capital Markets on… Read More