Jupiter Exchange launched a beta version of Jupiter Gacha on July 13, allowing users to open digital packs containing real, professionally graded Pokémon and One Piece cards tokenized on the Solana blockchain. Each card is backed one-to-one by a physical slab stored securely, and users can trade, hold, sell back, or redeem the physical card. The platform features a $100,000 rewards pool and leverages Solana's low fees for frequent transactions. This launch extends Jupiter's existing lending market for tokenized cards and positions the exchange to scale gacha mechanics to a broad user base, blending nostalgia with blockchain technology.
Solana (SOL) traded at $99.99 as of 9:59 p.m. ET Wednesday, marking a 1.55% decline over the previous 24 hours. This drop places the cryptocurrency just below the significant $100 price level, which could be a psychological barrier for investors. The...
Solana introduced the BP Badge, a programmable hardware device for attendees at Breakpoint 2026 in London. The badge lets users build apps, complete quests, trade digital cards, and earn rewards using a game currency called !LAMPs. It runs on an ESP3...
Solana is working to increase institutional use of stablecoins and tokenized assets amid a decline in its share of onchain perpetual-contract trading volume, which fell from 17% to 6%. The network aims to expand beyond meme-coin speculation by attrac...
Jupiter, a finance platform on Solana, and BitGo have launched an institutional validator allowing BitGo's institutional clients to stake SOL tokens through Jupiter using their existing custody accounts. This integration simplifies the staking proces...
Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko responded to objections from over 30 major companies, including Goldman Sachs and Microsoft, against trading tokenized versions of their shares on blockchain. The SEC's five-year trial framework allows public compa...
