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R3 and Solana Foundation Unite to Bridge TradFi and DeFi via Strategic Collaboration

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R3 announced a strategic collaboration with the Solana Foundation aimed at merging public and private blockchain networks to enhance institutional access to digital capital markets. This partnership will leverage R3’s enterprise-grade private blockchain technology alongside solana’s high-performance public mainnet, facilitating the integration of regulated financial institutions with tokenized real-world assets (RWAs). The initiative is expected … Read more

Kraken to Launch Tokenized US Stocks for Non-American Customers, Enabling 24/7 Trading

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Kraken is set to launch tokenized versions of popular U.S. stocks, including Apple, Tesla, and Nvidia, allowing non-U.S. customers to trade these assets over a digital ledger. The initiative, branded as “xStocks,” aims to simplify access to U.S. equities for international investors by enabling 24/7 trading, even when U.S. markets are closed, according to a … Read more

Solana Gears up to Disrupt the Mobile Status Quo With Seeker

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Solana Mobile made two announcements focused on disrupting the current mobile phone ecosystem: Its second hardware development, the Seeker phone, will begin shipping on August 4. Along with it, a new platform called TEEPIN will also debut, featuring an ecosystem token at its center. Solana Mobile Launches TEEPIN, Announces Shipping Date for Seeker Solana Mobile … Read more

Solana Chain Extension Sonic SVM Introduces New Token Burn Program

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Sonic SVM, the first SVM chain extension on Solana, has announced the introduction of a new SONIC burn program aimed at enhancing the token’s value accrual mechanism. This strategic redesign replaces the previous burning model with a buy-and-lock system, where 50% of all transaction fees will be used to purchase SONIC tokens from the open … Read more

Chainlink CCIP Launches on Solana, Linking $19B in Assets

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Chainlink’s CCIP is now live on Solana, enabling cross-chain transfers between Solana and major blockchains like Ethereum and BNB Chain. Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Protocol Goes Live on Solana Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) is now operational on Solana, marking its first deployment on a non-Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) blockchain via the v1.6 upgrade. The integration aims … Read more

Solana Treasury Company DeFi Development Corp. Partners With BONK Memecoin to Launch Validator Node

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DeFi Development Corp. (Nasdaq: DFDV), a public company with a crypto treasury strategy focused on accumulating solana ( SOL), has announced a strategic partnership with BONK, a popular community memecoin in the Solana ecosystem. As part of the collaboration, the two entities will jointly operate and manage a validator node, with both contributing to the … Read more

Pump.fun Leads Revenue Surge as Solana Has Best Quarter in 12 Months

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In the first quarter of 2025, Solana’s blockchain protocol recorded its strongest performance in a year, with total application revenue rising to $1.2 billion. January was particularly notable, accounting for nearly 60% of the quarter’s total revenue. Pump.fun Top Revenue Generator in Q1 for Solana Apps In the first quarter of 2025, the blockchain protocol … Read more

Lyft to Leverage Solana DePIN Project Hivemapper Through Bee Maps

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Lyft, a ride-sharing company with over 2 million drivers, will leverage Hivemapper, a Solana-based DePIN application, as a low-level, street-focused mapping solution. Lyft will implement solutions provided by Bee Maps, a company that utilizes Hivemapper-based software. Lyft Partners With Bee Maps to Capture Street-Level Mapping Data Lyft, a ridesharing company with over 2 million drivers … Read more

DeFi Development Corp. Acquires $23.6 Million in Solana, Expanding Total Holdings to 595,988 SOL

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DeFi Development Corp. (Nasdaq: DFDV) announced the acquisition of 172,670 solana ( SOL) tokens at an average price of $136.81, totaling approximately $23.6 million, marking the company’s largest purchase of solana to date and its tenth acquisition under its digital asset treasury strategy. Following this transaction, DeFi Development Corp. now holds a total of 595,988 … Read more