Solana starts testnet rollout of Alpenglow, upgrade that could cut finality from 12.8 seconds to 150 milliseconds
Alpenglow's consensus overhaul is Solana's most significant core protocol change in years, and the testnet activation is the first verifiable step toward dramat
Cryptoslate · +13 outlets
Solana real-world asset value hits record $4.6 billion with holders topping 685,850
Record RWA value on Solana reflects growing tokenization demand, a metric institutions have been watching as evidence of real on-chain utility.
디지털투데이 · +2 outlets
SEC and CFTC write crypto rules after Clarity Act fails in the Senate
With market structure legislation stalled, agency rulemaking becomes the main channel for US crypto policy.
finance.yahoo · +14 outlets
OpenAI launches GPT-6 Sol and Luna models, cutting API prices 50%, minutes after Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5
Competing price cuts from OpenAI and Anthropic reverse the earlier coordinated slow-down and lower the cost of advanced model access.
finance.yahoo · +14 outlets
Ondo Finance's USDY pushes deeper into Solana DeFi after adding $170M in TVL
Expanding a yield-bearing tokenized treasury product across Solana DeFi signals continued convergence between traditional money markets and on-chain lending.
CryptoRank · +2 outlets
Solana DEX weekly trades top 208 million, surpassing NYSE transaction count
The comparison underscores how far on-chain trading volume has scaled, though per-trade dollar values remain far below those of major equity venues.
TronWeekly · +9 outlets
Trump administration weighs a global stablecoin plan to cement dollar dominance
A dollar-backed stablecoin strategy would tie crypto policy directly to reserve-currency geopolitics.
coindesk.com · +6 outlets
US spot Solana ETF assets hit new high of $1.77 billion
Rising ETF assets show sustained institutional access demand for SOL exposure through regulated vehicles.
Coinfomania · +9 outlets
Bitcoin nears $87,000 and Zcash jumps 10% as US bitcoin reserve bill clears committee
Committee passage is a procedural step, not enactment, but it moved both Bitcoin and privacy-coin sentiment.
coindesk.com · +5 outlets
Crypto sell-off: Dogecoin slides 8% and Bitcoin falls below $84,000
A broad drawdown across major tokens underscores how correlated altcoin moves remain to Bitcoin's direction.
coindesk.com · +4 outlets
Bitwise report says institutions treat Ethereum and Solana as venture bets they will sell if adoption stalls
The finding suggests institutional conviction remains concentrated in Bitcoin, with altcoin allocations treated as conditional positions.
finance.yahoo · +6 outlets
SoFi goes live with stablecoin settlement on Mastercard, the first bank-issued stablecoin on a major card network
Live card-network settlement is a concrete step beyond pilot announcements for bank-issued stablecoins.
Yahoo Finance · +14 outlets
BitMEX shuts down after 11 years, urges users to withdraw funds
The closure of a long-running derivatives venue reflects consolidation and shifting derivatives market share.
coindesk.com · +13 outlets
Bitcoin trades near $85,000 to $87,000 ahead of one of Deribit's largest options expiries of the year
A $15.6 billion options expiry concentrates dealer positioning and can amplify short-term price volatility.
coindesk.com · +4 outlets
Blockchain.com and NYSE plan access to tokenized US stocks and ETFs
Exchange-linked tokenized equity access would put on-chain trading directly against listed market rails.
The Block · +13 outlets
Australian PM says an AI agent hacked a government website for the first time
If confirmed, autonomous AI-driven intrusion marks a milestone for security and for agent governance debates.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
DeFi Development Corp adds 101,381 SOL and SOL equivalents to its corporate treasury
Another digital asset treasury purchase extends the corporate balance-sheet trend into Solana-focused holding companies.
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BlackRock says AI agents could use stablecoins to pay for data and computing power
The asset manager's thesis links agentic AI compute demand to stablecoin settlement rails, a longer-horizon bet than current volumes support.
coindesk.com