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Solana Foundation Launches Enterprise Developer Platform as Worldpay and Western Union Sign On
The Solana Developer Platform bundles 20+ infrastructure providers into a single API, with Worldpay targeting merchant settlement and Western Union building cross-border stablecoin rails.
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WalletConnect Pay Adds Solana, Making SOL and Stablecoins Spendable at Merchants
WalletConnect Pay added Solana to its merchant payment infrastructure, letting users spend SOL, USDC, and USDT at any merchant on the network's 700-plus wallet platform.
Backpack and Sunrise Launch SPCX, a Tokenized SpaceX Stock, on Solana the Same Day It Lists on Nasdaq
Backpack Securities and Sunrise launch SPCX on Solana June 12, same day as SpaceX's Nasdaq IPO, with 24/7 trading and redemption into real shares via ACATS.
SIMD-0550 Proposes Doubling Solana's Disinflation Rate, Cutting $1.5B in Future SOL Emissions
A new Solana governance proposal would double the annual disinflation rate from 15% to 30%, eliminating an estimated $1.5B in future SOL emissions and reaching terminal supply three years earlier.
SurancePlus Brings Reinsurance Risk On-Chain With Three Tokenized Securities on Solana
Oxbridge Re's SurancePlus is launching HCI Re 2026 Series A, B, and C on Solana via Alphaledger, giving accredited investors on-chain exposure to Florida excess-of-loss reinsurance risk.
Shift RWA Lists Leveraged Tokenized Equities on Jupiter, Adding No-Liquidation Stock Exposure to Solana DeFi
Shift RWA's leveraged tokenized equity tokens are now on Jupiter: 2x and 3x exposure to Tesla, the S&P 500, and semiconductors, no forced liquidation.
Helius Acquires Light Protocol to Build Solana's Privacy Layer
Helius is acquiring Light Protocol, the team behind Solana's ZK syscalls and ZK Compression, to build a programmable onchain privacy layer for Solana.
Kalshi Takes SOL Perpetual Futures Live on Its CFTC-Regulated American Perpetuals Platform
Kalshi went live with Solana perpetual futures on June 10, making SOL the fourth asset on the first CFTC-regulated domestic perps venue in US history.
Pump.fun Launched 42,000 Tokens in One Day. Fewer Than 2% Will Ever Reach a DEX.
Pump.fun drove ~42,000 token launches on Solana in a single day. With 11.9M total launches and $800M+ in revenue, fewer than 2% ever graduate to a DEX.
Brera Holdings Rejects Forward Industries' All-Stock Bid for Its SOL Treasury
Forward Industries proposed 1.54 FWDI shares per SLMT share at a 30.7% premium to acquire Brera's SOL treasury. Brera's board rejected the bid on June 6, 2026.
Fabric Ventures and Wintermute Combine Accelerators to Back 8 Solana Founders With $300K Each
Fabric Ventures and Wintermute merge accelerators into a 12-week Solana program offering $300K per team to 8 founders. Applications open through September 15.
Mastercard Launches Agent Pay for Machines With Solana Foundation Among 30+ Partners
Mastercard's Agent Pay for Machines (AP4M) enables autonomous AI microtransactions across stablecoins and card rails. Solana Foundation is among 30+ launch partners.
Solana Foundation Named Presenting Sponsor of the World Series of Poker
The Solana Foundation becomes the official presenting sponsor of the 2026 WSOP, enabling zero-fee SOL and stablecoin tournament buy-ins via MoonPay starting today.
Arcium Hits 1 Million Confidential Computations as ZINC Breaks Into Solana's Top 3 by Fee Revenue
Arcium crosses 1 million confidential computations on Solana mainnet while ZINC, built on Arcium’s MPC network, ranks #3 in 24-hour fee revenue within two weeks of launch.
Loopscale Expands Earn With Curated Vaults, Bringing Managed Lending Strategies to Solana DeFi
Loopscale Earn's Curated Vaults let third-party managers deploy capital across fixed-rate lending markets on Solana, reaching $141M in total deposits by Q1 2026.
Japan's Enish Sells All Bitcoin Holdings, Pivots to Solana-Focused Treasury Strategy
Tokyo-listed game developer Enish sells 8.063 BTC for ¥79.27M and pivots to Solana staking and validator operations under a new DAT 2.0 active treasury framework.
SOL Enters CME's First Crypto Basket Futures as Part of Market-Wide Institutional Benchmark
CME Group and Nasdaq launched the Nasdaq CME Crypto Index futures on June 8, placing SOL alongside BTC and ETH in CME's first market-cap-weighted basket product.
Centrifuge Brings $200M in AAA-Rated CLO Collateral to Solana for Ethena's USDe
Ethena selects Centrifuge as strategic tokenization partner, deploying $200M in AAA-rated CLO tokens on Solana to diversify USDe's collateral beyond crypto basis trades.
Solana Policy Institute CEO Urges Senate to Keep Open-Source Developer Shields in CLARITY Act
Kristin Smith urges the Senate to preserve Section 604 of the CLARITY Act, which shields non-custodial software developers from money-transmission prosecution.
Solana Foundation CPO: $3B in RWAs Is 0.001% of What's Possible
Vibhu Norby at Ukrainian Blockchain Week 2026 frames Solana's $3B RWA milestone as 0.001% of global assets, and names AI agents as the next demand driver.
PiggyBank's LAB Basis Trade Unwinds, Cutting Vault NAVs by Up to 15%
PiggyBank closed a failed basis trade on locked LAB tokens in early June 2026, triggering NAV drawdowns of 15% in its USDC vault, 12% in SPYx, and 9% in JitoSOL.
Kazakhstan Stock Exchange Becomes Country's First Registered Digital Asset Platform Operator on Solana
Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) becomes the country's first registered digital asset platform operator (#001), with Solana Foundation as the blockchain layer.
DFDV Co-Founder Parker White Departs to Lead Apyx as Solana Treasury Pioneer Holds 2.3M SOL
DeFi Development Corp co-founder Parker White exits to lead Apyx, a dividend-backed protocol DFDV had backed with preferred stock. No replacement named.
SOL Strategies Sells 65,001 SOL to Retire Debt and Restructures Related-Party Credit Facility
SOL Strategies sold 65,001 SOL at an average CAD $87.88 to retire ~C$5.75M in debt and restructured a related-party credit facility with former chairman Antanas Guoga.
Morgan Stanley and Galaxy Digital Let HNW Clients Lend BTC, ETH, and SOL for ETP Shares
Morgan Stanley and Galaxy Digital launch a referral arrangement letting HNW clients lend BTC, ETH, or SOL and receive spot ETP shares without a taxable sale.
