In June 2026, Circle minted $500 million USDC on Solana, raising Solana's share of global USDC to about 10.3% and increasing on-chain dollar liquidity to support payments, DeFi, and real-world asset transactions. This surge builds on Solana's $16.4 billion stablecoin supply peak in May and $2.8 billion in tokenized real-world assets, enhancing liquidity depth and improving transaction efficiency with lower slippage and faster settlements. The growth in stablecoins, combined with $1.0–$1.1 billion in U.S.-listed spot SOL ETFs, supports more reliable trading and institutional interest, potentially underpinning a sustained recovery in SOL price if liquidity continues to stick and utility expands. Key risks include issuer concentration, regulatory changes, and market volatility, but the expanded stablecoin base strengthens Solana's payments and trading ecosystem.
A surge in demand for SpaceX tokenized stocks on Solana led to $557 million committed via Binance Wallet, but the tokenization provider could not secure enough underlying shares to fulfill subscriptions. This caused cancellations and refunds on platf...
Starknet has released a new appchain framework that allows developers to create sovereign blockchains with custom execution logic while inheriting security from Starknet's zero-knowledge (ZK) core stack. This framework focuses on modular settlement a...
The SEC has approved the T. Rowe Price Active Crypto ETF, allowing it to list and trade shares with an active strategy investing in 5 to 15 eligible cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Ripple (XRP). The fund can also use USD...
Solana's price increased by 3.38% to $67.73, extending weekly gains above 4%, driven by renewed bullish momentum. This rise coincides with the launch of SPCX, a tokenized SpaceX share product on Solana, allowing users to trade and redeem tokenized sh...
Bitcoin and Ethereum posted solid daily gains, with Bitcoin up 2.21% to $64,054.40 and Ethereum rising 2.57% to $1,684.08. This rally is driven by increased dominance of these large-cap cryptocurrencies, signaling investor preference for quality and ...
