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bitFlyer to List SOL on June 24 as FSA-Licensed Exchange Joins Japan's Solana Push
bitFlyer, a Japan FSA-licensed crypto exchange founded in 2014, will list Solana on June 24, the third Japan/SOL institutional move in two weeks.
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Forward Industries Strikes Out Again as HSDT Rejects Third All-Stock Bid for Solana Treasury
Forward Industries has been rejected or ignored by all three Solana DAT targets it approached in two weeks, exposing a flaw in its all-stock bid strategy.
ZINC Blocks MetaDAO Buyout Proposal as Governance Dispute Heads to Private Talks
ZINC is opposing MetaDAO's ZKFG-007 proposal to buy out token holders at $0.15 and take Turbine Cash DAO LLC private, with both sides in private talks.
Solana Tokenized Equities Cross $100M in a Single Day for the First Time
Solana tokenized equities crossed $100M in 24-hour volume on June 15 — a category first. SPCX drove 40% of trades as total RWA TVL hit a $2.95B all-time high.
CLARITY Act July 4 Target at Risk After Ethics Clause Deal Collapses
The CLARITY Act ethics deal collapsed June 11 after Republicans dropped state AG enforcement language, putting the White House's July 4 passage target at risk.
Tokenized Trading Card Market Hits $230M in May as Solana Claims 64% of Gacha Volume
The top seven tokenized trading card platforms generated $230M in gacha sales in May 2026, a sevenfold increase year-over-year, with Solana capturing 64% of total volume.
Three Tokenized SpaceX Products Now Trade on Solana, and They Work Very Differently
SPCX, SPCXx, and SPACEX track SpaceX on Solana with different legal structures: share-backed custody, a European SPV, and a pre-IPO token expiring March 2027.
SPCX Tokenized SpaceX Shares Hit $37M in First-Day Trading Volume on Solana
Three competing SpaceX tokens generated $37M in combined first-day trading volume on Solana, with Backpack Securities' SPCX leading at $18.2M across 5,900+ holders.
Solana Foundation Signs New MOU with Kazakhstan's Alatau City for Blockchain Hub
Solana Foundation's Alatau City MOU creates a Kazakhstan blockchain hub for startup incubation and Rust training, extending its 2025 national SEZ KZ agreement.
Securitize Brings STAC Tokenized CLO Fund to Solana as Ethena Plans $250M Allocation
Securitize expands its STAC AAA CLO fund to Solana. Ethena plans a $250M allocation to back USDe, one of the largest single RWA commitments on the network.
Exodus Launches Tokenized Stock Trading on Solana via Ondo Finance Partnership
Exodus Movement and Ondo Finance launch Exodus Markets, giving qualified users access to 200+ tokenized US stocks, ETFs, and real-world assets on Solana.
Circle Mints Another $1B USDC on Solana as 2026 Gross Issuance Approaches $57 Billion
Circle has minted another $1B USDC on Solana in 24 hours, extending an accelerating issuance streak that has pushed 2026 gross issuance to approximately $57B.
Collector Crypt Sets Weekly Pack Record With 215K Opens, Crosses $50M in Revenue
Collector Crypt opened 215,000 tokenized TCG packs in a single week on Solana, setting a platform record while crossing $50M in cumulative protocol revenue.
Solana Becomes Presenting Sponsor of WSOP 2026, Enabling Zero-Fee Crypto Buy-Ins
The Solana Foundation is the official presenting sponsor of the 2026 World Series of Poker, enabling zero-fee buy-ins with SOL, USDC, and USDT via MoonPay.
Solana Foundation Launches Frontier Traders, an Invite-Only Program for Institutional Market Makers
The Solana Foundation launched Frontier Traders, a tiered invite-only program for hedge funds and prop trading firms with $500M+ in monthly DEX volume.
Solana RWA Sector Posts Sharpest June Acceleration Yet: $4.4B in Transfer Volume, 273K Holders
Solana's RWA sector posts $4.40B in 30-day transfer volume (+36%), $2.70B distributed asset value (+17%), and 273K holders (+27%) in June 2026, per RWA.xyz.
"Fortune Names Solana
Fortune’s inaugural Crypto 100 ranks Solana #3 in Blockchains and Protocols, behind Bitcoin and Ethereum, in the magazine’s first scored crypto ranking.
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.
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.
