The announcement came just as both underlying assets experienced substantial price rebounds over the past 24 hours. Just a couple of days after a cryptic tweet on X containing XRP’s logo, the official channel behind the Solana ecosystem announced that a 1:1-backed token redeemable for Ripple’s cross-border token has launched on its blockchain. The
The Solana network’s economic activity contracted for the second consecutive quarter. Solana witnessed a notable economic slowdown as its active addresses took a plunge of 30% and operational efficiency collapsed by over 40% in the third quarter of the year. But data suggest that the network’s stablecoin activity came to the rescue. Solana’s Network
Hong Kong investors will soon access Solana via ChinaAMC’s first spot ETF, which joins the company’s existing Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs. Hong Kong’s financial regulator has granted approval for ChinaAMC’s spot Solana (SOL) exchange-traded fund (ETF), setting the stage for its debut next Monday. The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) confirmed on its website
Vitalik Buterin and Anatoly Yakovenko debate whether Ethereum’s Layer-2 networks truly ensure security and decentralization. A public exchange between Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko has gotten attention in the X crypto community. The debate centered on the level of security that Ethereum’s Layer 2 (L2) networks offer. Security and Centralization
The issuers used an automatic SEC rule to launch the ETFs despite parts of the U.S. government being shut down. The U.S. market is about to welcome its first spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for Solana (SOL), Litecoin (LTC), and Hedera (HBAR). The funds, issued by Bitwise, Canary Capital, and Grayscale, are set to start
HBAR and LTC ETFs launched alongside BSOL, but with far smaller day-one volumes, $8M and $1M, respectively. The new Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (BSOL) shocked the markets on Tuesday, recording $56 million in trading volume on its first day. This milestone makes it the best ETF launch of 2025, not just in crypto but
“Understand what you’re buying and understand that this is not the stock market,” he urged. Lark Davis – one of the most popular crypto analysts on X – predicted that almost all digital assets we see today would sooner or later crash to virtually zero. He believes that only three coins are guaranteed to
Despite Solana’s record-breaking February, Ethereum still leads in cumulative stablecoin transaction volume at around $52 trillion. The Solana blockchain processed about $650 billion in stablecoin transactions in February 2026, setting a new monthly record, according to The Kobeissi Letter. That spike placed stablecoin activity far above traditional benchmarks, with monthly volumes now approaching $2
The Solana Foundation and its affiliates, such as Monke Foundry, distribute tens of millions in grants each year. This week, a public debate about support for builders on Solana spilled into full view, with Vibhu Norby, the Solana Foundation’s chief product officer, posting a detailed rebuttal, where they cited $650 million raised by alumni
Bitcoin dominated weekly activity while Ethereum snapped its streak. Digital asset investment products posted $230 million in net additions last week, in a slowdown relative to recent trends. Although concerns around the Iran conflict have affected sentiment, CoinShares stated that the reaction to the US Federal Reserve’s Wednesday meeting and its “hawkish pause” signal