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Solmate Infrastructure Partners With Kraken Institutional to Stake SOL Without Moving Assets Out of Custody
Solmate Infrastructure (SLMT) and Kraken Institutional announced July 30 that SOL staking rewards can be earned inside Kraken Financial's qualified custody.
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Morgan Stanley's MSOL and MSSE Draw $33M in Second-Day Inflows, MSSE Outpaces BlackRock's ETHA
SoSoValue data shows MSOL drew $19.03M and MSSE drew $14.03M on July 30, with MSSE outpacing BlackRock ETHA amid sector-wide Ethereum ETF net outflows of ~$19M.
Two Senate Republicans Flag Stablecoin Yield Risk Eight Days Before CLARITY Act August Recess Deadline
Senators Curtis and Cornyn raised CLARITY Act stablecoin yield objections July 30, adding Republican holdouts eight days before the August 7 recess deadline.
SEC Chair Atkins Pledges Technical Assistance on CLARITY Act as Polymarket Odds Fall to 34%
SEC Chair Atkins made his first on-record endorsement of the CLARITY Act July 28, pledging technical assistance to Congress as Polymarket odds fall to 34%.
Senate Shelves CLARITY Act Until September as Thune Prioritizes Russia Sanctions
Senate Majority Leader Thune has shelved the CLARITY Act until September,
Merged CLARITY Act Draft Released as Galaxy Research Cuts Passage Odds to 30% Ahead of August 7 Deadline
Senate released a merged 616-page CLARITY Act draft July 26 with a first-ever ethics provision. Galaxy Research gives it 30% odds before the August 7 deadline.
Senate Democrats' Specific Problem With the CLARITY Act: Trump's $1.4B in Crypto
Senate Democrats say Trump's $1.4B in crypto makes the CLARITY Act ethics provision unworkable. Schwab calls it a 'fundamental catalyst.' Passage odds: 33.5%.
CLARITY Act Misses Its Pre-Recess Window as Thune Reverses Course, Passage Odds Fall to 30%
Senate Majority Leader Thune said July 23 a CLARITY Act vote before August recess is unlikely, reversing Bessent's optimism. Galaxy Digital cuts odds to 30%.
Bessent Says CLARITY Act Is at the '1-Yard Line' as Senate Eyes Vote This Week
Bessent put the CLARITY Act at the '1-yard line' July 21 with a Senate vote set for July 23. Democrats remain opposed over DOJ-only ethics enforcement.
White House Agrees on CLARITY Act Ethics Deal, Sharing Terms with Senate Republicans
The White House agreed on a CLARITY Act ethics deal and shared terms with Senate Republicans, potentially enabling a Senate floor vote before August recess.
Nova Labs CLO Takes Helium's Dismissed SEC Claims to House CLARITY Act Hearing
Nova Labs CLO Sarah Aberg took the SEC's dismissed HNT token claims to the July 17 NYC CLARITY Act hearing to argue for CFTC oversight of functional networks.
CLARITY Act Floor Vote in Jeopardy as Senate Republicans Release Ethics-Free Draft
Senate GOP released a new CLARITY Act draft on July 17 without ethics provisions, threatening the week-of-July-20 floor vote target with Polymarket odds at 41%.
Helium's HIP-149 Passes: Advisory Council Election Now Open to veHNT Holders
HIP-149 passed with a 66%+ supermajority, creating Helium's first Advisory Council. veHNT holders elect 5 of 7 seats at heliumvote.com through July 20, 2026.
Superteam UK's Stephen Newnham Enters Clacton By-Election on Onchain Transparency Platform
Superteam UK's Stephen Newnham entered the Clacton by-election, pledging to publish all campaign donations onchain and challenge Nigel Farage's Reform UK seat.
Solana Policy Institute Files CFTC Letter Proposing Wallet Software Rules, 24/7 Market Standards, and Blockchain Recordkeeping
SPI filed a July 9 CFTC RFI letter proposing three rule fixes: wallet software exemptions, 24/7 compliance standards, and on-chain recordkeeping recognition.
Solana Mainnet Reaches Epoch 1000 After More Than Six Years of Continuous Operation
Solana mainnet hit Epoch 1000 on July 10, 2026, more than six years after its March 2020 launch, with June 2026 setting a 3.77B non-vote transaction record.
DeFi Development Corp. Narrows Focus to SOL Per Share After Volatile June
At its July 8 AMA, DeFi Development Corp. outlined cost cuts and Treasury Accelerator changes while doubling down on SOL per share as its sole success metric.
Solana Foundation Names Michael Coates as Its First Chief Information Security Officer
Solana Foundation has appointed Michael Coates, Twitter's first CISO and former Mozilla Head of Security, as its first-ever Chief Information Security Officer.
Three Tokenomics Proposals Line Up for Formal Votes as Solana's Governance System Goes Live
SIMD-550, SIMD-123, and SIMD-553 each address a different layer of SOL's economics. With SGPs now live, here is what each one proposes and where it stands.
Upexi Partners With Blueprint to Put Its 2.4M SOL Treasury to Work
Upexi (NASDAQ: UPXI) has partnered with Blueprint, Hivemind Capital's institutional staking arm, to stake a portion of its 2.4M SOL corporate treasury.
DeFi Development Corp. Ends UK Treasury Accelerator Partnership as DFDV UK Reverts to Cykel AI
DFDV ends its UK Solana treasury accelerator partnership June 29. DFDV UK reverts to Cykel AI PLC and pivots to AI, ending the model's only real-world test.
Jeff Park of ParaFi Capital Joins Solana Foundation as Advisor
Jeff Park, Partner at ParaFi Capital ($1.9B AUM), is joining the Solana Foundation as a personal advisor, citing Solana's capital-markets infrastructure work.
Forward Industries and Upexi Enter Major US Equity Indexes as Solana Treasury Companies Land in Russell Reconstitution
FWDI joins the Russell 2000 and 3000 today. Upexi joins the Russell Microcap June 29. First simultaneous Russell entry by multiple Solana treasury companies.
House Schedules Back-to-Back Crypto Hearings as Solana Policy Institute Marks August 7 as CLARITY Act Watershed
House sets July 14 and 17 digital asset hearings as Solana Policy Institute warns Senate must clear the CLARITY Act by August 7 or crypto rules slip for years.
Anza CEO Says SIMD-123, SIMD-550, and SIMD-553 Will All Ship This Year
Anza CEO Brennan Watt says SIMD-123 is nearly code-complete and issued concept ACKs for SIMD-550 and SIMD-553, placing all three on a 2026 delivery track.
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