Crypto-related stocks in U.S. markets continued their rally during trading hours, with MARA surging 15.27%.
According to market data from BIT (bit.com), US-listed crypto-related stocks continued to strengthen during intraday trading. Details: Strategy (MSTR) rose 2.11%; Circle (CRCL) gained 0.83%; MARA Holdings (MARA) surged 15.27% after announcing the acquisition of a Texas-based 2000MW computing power park project company for up to $600 million; Riot Platforms (RIOT) climbed 6.1%.
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JPMorgan: The biggest risk for Bitcoin is not Strategy’s sell-off, but blockchain adoption that bypasses public chains and tokens.
JPMorgan Chase’s analyst team noted that the market views Strategy’s Bitcoin sale plan as a key risk for the crypto sector, but it is not a major structural threat to Bitcoin. The more fundamental risk lies in tokenization, payments, and settlements increasingly taking place on permissioned infrastructure that does not rely on public blockchains. If this trend continues, the entire crypto ecosystem could face a "structural downgrade"—marked by slower transaction activity, reduced liquidity, and weaker capital inflows—ultimately weighing on Bitcoin. The analysts stated bluntly: "In our view, a more significant risk stems from the way blockchain is adopted in traditional finance, which continues to bypass public, permissionless networks." The analysts explained that institutional adoption so far has clearly favored permissioned chains, as they offer advantages in privacy, KYC/AML controls, governance, throughput, legal accountability, and regulatory certainty, posing a competitive threat to public blockchains like Ethereum. If tokenized deposits are widely adopted—especially in non-transferable forms favored by regulators—it could reduce demand for stablecoins in institutional payments and settlements; SWIFT’s blockchain initiative and central bank digital currency (CBDC) projects such as the digital euro and digital renminbi further strengthen regulated alternatives. In the roughly $500 billion tokenized real-world assets market, while Ethereum currently holds a certain share, this likely reflects early-stage experimentation rather than the market’s long-term structure. As institutional adoption grows, issuance, custody, settlement, and lifecycle management will likely be conducted more on private or permissioned infrastructure that meets requirements for identity, confidentiality, and operational resilience, with public blockchains used only for distribution and limited secondary trading.
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Security Warning: Abnormal on-chain fund flows detected for the CodexField project on BNB Chain.
On-chain investigator Specter has issued a community security alert, warning of potential fund misappropriation risks associated with the CodexField project on BNB Chain. On-chain tracking shows the project has amassed over $85 million in funds. Specter detected abnormal on-chain fund flows yesterday: a wallet bridged 17.3 million USDT from TRON to Ethereum, then swapped the tokens for DAI via Bitget Swap on Polygon. So far, $6.5 million has been transferred out, while the remaining $10.8 million is still in transit. The funds were originally bridged from Ethereum to TRON roughly six months ago, and the source wallet is linked to CodexField’s deposit contract. Below are key addresses for users to verify on their own: EVM: 0xBc606358910b3720d136F0d4Ce12b759C270747a TRON: TQNTEYadFVVQeobBtctSjurJ5RpfBsTmqh, TAzpg8L1WkkzCxxZk8TYnvaRYahehh52MK Related deposit contract: 0x9E6A75b546B65E7B9D34E2c9aB8Fe224B9aA52AA Additional red flags: The project requires a minimum $100 deposit for participation. Blockchain security tool Blocksec MetaSuites initially labeled the deposit contract as "Fake CodexField", but Specter’s follow-up investigation found the contract is actually operated by the CodexField team itself. The project uses multiple domains and subdomains to collect user deposits, and the team previously shared these domains via official channels. Its fund flow pattern is unusual, deviating from standard fund management practices: the project bridges funds across multiple blockchains, routes them through intermediate wallets, and ultimately sends assets to centralized exchanges. Specter noted that based on on-chain activity, the project warrants high vigilance. It advises all users interacting with CodexField to exercise extreme caution until the team provides a transparent explanation of its fund movements.
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Post-quantum cryptography management platform QIZ Security closes $17 million seed round.
QIZ Security, a crypto posture and post-quantum cryptography (PQC) management platform, announced the completion of a $17 million seed funding round, led by Bessemer Venture Partners and Merlin Ventures, with participation from Evolution Equity Partners, Qbeat Ventures, Singtel Innov8, and Qino Cyber Capital. The capital will be used to accelerate product R&D and market expansion. QIZ Security was co-founded by Ben Volkow, Lenny Ridel, and Itan Barmes; the team has years of experience in cybersecurity, enterprise services, and post-quantum transformation, with Barmes previously leading Deloitte’s global quantum cybersecurity readiness team. Its platform helps enterprises identify and assess crypto asset risks and implement remediation measures, and is currently applied in industries including finance, telecommunications, healthcare, and critical infrastructure. It has also established partnerships with Cisco, AWS, Google, CrowdStrike, Deloitte, EY, and IBM, among others.
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Hyperliquid recommends that the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) formally recognize that on-chain protocols are not required to register, and non-custodial wallets do not serve as financial intermediaries.
Hyperliquid Policy Center (HPC) and Phantom have jointly submitted comments to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in response to the agency’s request for feedback on whether existing rules keep pace with the evolution of financial technology, proposing to explicitly extend the distinction between "building tools" and "operating regulated businesses" to on-chain markets. The comments note that software engineers have been developing matching engines for regulated futures trading platforms for decades, and the CFTC has never classified them as trading platform operators. However, developers in the digital asset sector have long lacked such clarity, forcing many to opt for offshore development. The current CFTC, led by Chairman Selig, is working to address this gap and carve out room for innovation for fintech firms in digital asset and derivatives markets. The two entities put forward three key recommendations: First, explicitly confirm that merely publishing on-chain protocol software itself does not require registration — a factor often decisive for engineers when choosing where to develop. Second, establish a clear path for the CFTC’s registration bodies to operate regulated functions using on-chain infrastructure, enabling trading platforms and clearinghouses to replace decades-old legacy systems with transparent infrastructure. Third, formalize Phantom’s recent no-action letter into official rules, eliminating the need for self-custody wallet providers to apply for approved exemptions on a case-by-case basis. HPC and Phantom stress that self-custody and transparent on-chain systems can embed investor protection directly into technology, while regulated intermediaries retain responsibility for issues that technology cannot resolve independently. This approach will bring the next generation of financial markets within reach of U.S. consumers.
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Micron raises its U.S. investment plan to $250 billion, betting on demand for AI memory chips.
Micron Technology plans to increase spending on its new U.S. factory to $250 billion to meet the surging demand for memory chips driven by the global artificial intelligence boom. The move adds $50 billion to Micron’s previously announced $200 billion commitment to expanding domestic U.S. chip manufacturing, covering projects in New York, Idaho, and Virginia. The expenditure is expected to run through 2035, and will help the company achieve its target of producing 40% of its DRAM products in the U.S. within the next decade.
Micron Technology has become the stock that AI bulls and crypto natives are both fighting over. The memory chipmaker’s shares have climbed roughly 197% year-to-date in 2026, recently trading around $949, as insatiable demand for high-bandwidth memory chips collides with a supply picture so tight that every unit produced through the end of 2026 is already spoken for under binding contracts.
And now, for the first time, you can trade a tokenized version of Micron stock on Ethereum and Solana. Traditional finance and DeFi are officially sharing a lunch table.
The AI memory bottleneck powering Micron’s run The large language models and data centers powering the current wave of artificial intelligence require high-bandwidth memory, or HBM, in enormous quantities. Micron happens to be one of a small handful of companies capable of manufacturing these chips at scale.
UBS analyst Timothy Arcuri raised his price target on Micron to $1,625 in May 2026, up from $535. The rationale centers on AI-driven memory shortages that Arcuri expects to persist until at least Q2 2028.
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Micron’s HBM4 capacity is fully contracted through 2026, with tight supply conditions anticipated to extend well beyond 2027. The company has committed $27 billion in capital expenditures for fiscal 2026 alone to expand production.
Analyst 12-month price targets currently range between $600 and north of $1,500, reflecting a wide but uniformly bullish consensus.
Tokenized Micron stock hits Ethereum and Solana In June 2026, tokenized versions of Micron stock launched on two major blockchain networks. MUon debuted on Ethereum, while $MU went live on Solana. Both allow investors to gain on-chain exposure to Micron’s equity without touching a traditional brokerage account.
Tokenized stocks trade 24/7, settle almost instantly, and can be composed into DeFi strategies alongside stablecoins, lending protocols, and yield products.
Micron’s deeper crypto connection Micron has a long history of supplying GDDR memory for GPUs used in cryptocurrency mining. Every Ethereum miner who ran rigs before the network’s transition to proof-of-stake was, in some indirect way, a Micron customer.
What investors should actually worry about Multiple analysts project that peak market conditions for memory chips could arrive around 2027-2028, with a potential normalization or outright downturn by 2029. The reasoning is classic semiconductor cyclicality: competitors will eventually catch up, new fabrication capacity will come online, and the supply-demand imbalance will narrow.
The $27 billion capex commitment looks smart today. It could look very different if demand softens and capacity sits idle.
For crypto investors specifically, the tokenized stock products introduce their own set of considerations. Regulatory clarity around tokenized equities remains a patchwork globally. The tokens themselves depend on custodial arrangements and issuer reliability that vary by platform.
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Wall Street giant Wells Fargo revealed massive crypto holdings via exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and stocks. The banks revealed exposure to Bitcoin, Ethereum (ETH), Solana, Strategy (MSTR), Bitmine (BMNR) and other crypto stocks.
Wells Fargo Reveals Bitcoin, ETH, Solana ETFs Exposure In its latest SEC filing, $2.5 trillion AUM Wells Fargo disclosed 6.5 million shares in BlackRock Bitcoin ETF (IBIT). It also revealed a new call position and an increase in put position in IBIT amid growing uncertainty during the US-Iran war.
IBIT holdings dropped by 75,102 shares compared to the Q4 quarter. Moreover, the Wall Street giant cut its exposure to the Invesco Galaxy Bitcoin ETF (BTCO), Ark 21Shares Bitcoin ETF, and the Fidelity Bitcoin ETF (FBTC).
While Wells Fargo decreased holdings in IBIT, Bitcoin exposure increased in Grayscale Bitcoin Mini ETF, Bitwise’s BITB, and GBTC. Notably, BITB holdings climbed 24% quarter-on-quarter.
Meanwhile, Wells Fargo boosts Ethereum ETF holdings with a 65% rise in BlackRock Ethereum ETF (ETHA) shares. The bank now holds more than 1.10 million ETHA shares worth $17.56 million.
In addition, the banking firm holds 257,157 Bitwise Ethereum ETF, 4,637 Grayscale Ethereum Staking ETF, and 623 VanEck’s ETHV shares.
Also, Wells Fargo disclosed new exposure to Solana ETFs. It scooped 13,280 in Grayscale’s GSOL and 1,638 in Fidelity Solana Fund (FSOL).
Holding in Strategy’s MSTR, Bitmine, and other Crypto Stocks On the crypto stocks side, Wells Fargo significantly ramped up its position in Michael Saylor’s Strategy (MSTR). The bank boosted its MSTR shares by 125% to almost 726,000 shares, adding an estimated $41.5 million in exposure. Notably, Strategy plans sell Bitcoin, but Grayscale claims Strategy’s Bitcoin sales are good for markets.
It also revealed new holdings in the Trump family’s American Bitcoin Corp (ABTC) and Strive (ASST). This move highlights a preference for established Bitcoin treasury companies over direct mining or trading firms.
The bank significantly increased its holdings in Bitmine Immersion’s BMNR from 2,323 to 21,547 stocks. This makes an 828% rise in Ethereum treasury exposure to $426K.
Robinhood (HOOD) shareholdings jumped from 65% to 2.56 million shares. Wells Fargo also opened put option positions for almost $116K. As CoinGape reported earlier, Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev sold HOOD shares earlier this week.
In contrast, the bank sharply reduced its stake in Galaxy Digital by about 97% and 25% in Coinbase (COIN). This signals a strategic shift away from certain crypto stocks.
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Solana market sentiment has turned sharply bearish amid its ongoing price decline, a new study from on-chain analytics platform Santiment confirms.
In particular, social media negativity has reached its highest level of 2026. Meanwhile, trading volume has fallen to its lowest point of the year.
Despite growing narratives around tokenized stocks and real-world asset (RWA) adoption on Solana, SOL has yet to post meaningful price gains. Santiment said the lack of price momentum has left many traders frustrated.
Meanwhile, the firm also noted that periods of extreme pessimism and weak trading activity have historically preceded unexpected price rebounds.
Solana Volume Slumps, Negative Sentiment Surges According to Santiment, Solana is seeing a rare combination of falling market participation and rising bearish sentiment. The platform said social media discussions about SOL recorded their most negative day of 2026, while trading volume dropped to its lowest level of the year.
The accompanying chart shows SOL trading around $77.80, with seven-day trading volume at roughly $2.27 billion. Trading volume has been declining since late January. Meanwhile, negative sentiment climbed to its highest level since November 2025, reaching a reading of 14.05.
Santiment said much of the pessimism stems from disappointment that bullish narratives around tokenized equities and RWA adoption have not translated into stronger price performance.
Solan Price At press time, Solana is trading at $78.18, up a modest 0.72% over the past week and 16% over the past month. However, SOL remains down 37% since the start of the year and 49% over the past 12 months.
As a result, many long-term holders are still sitting on significant losses, further reflected in the extremely bearish market sentiment.
Solana Chart by TheCryptoBasic Santiment Sees Potential Contrarian Setup Despite the weak sentiment, Santiment said the current setup could favor a potential recovery. The analytics firm noted that periods of extreme fear and thin trading activity often drive retail investors to the sidelines.
However, if buying pressure returns, larger market participants can move prices more easily under such conditions.
Santiment added that rebounds often occur when traders least expect them. It said Solana may be entering a “low-attention, high-FUD” environment, where prices could rise if sentiment improves.
However, the firm did not predict an imminent rally. Instead, it said the current conditions are historically worth watching for contrarian investors tracking shifts in market psychology.
Can SOL Hit $100 Soon? In a recent commentary, market watcher Michaël van de Poppe argued that conditions are starting to become interesting for Solana at current price levels.
In his view, holding the $73-$76 price range and moving higher would provide a strong signal that the market is ready for a run toward the psychologically important $100 level.
DisClamier: This content is informational and should not be considered financial advice. The views expressed in this article may include the author's personal opinions and do not reflect The Crypto Basic opinion. Readers are encouraged to do thorough research before making any investment decisions. The Crypto Basic is not responsible for any financial losses.
Morpho, one of DeFi’s heavyweight lending protocols, just planted its flag on Solana. The MORPHO token is now tradable through Jupiter, Solana’s dominant DEX aggregator, after being listed via Sunrise, the cross-chain asset gateway built by Wormhole Labs.
How the listing works Sunrise, which launched in November 2025, is Wormhole Labs’ answer to a persistent DeFi problem: getting tokens from one chain onto another without the usual liquidity fragmentation headaches. The model treats each new asset launch as what amounts to a tier-one listing, coordinating liquidity pushes across Solana DEXs and wallets simultaneously.
In practice, that means MORPHO didn’t just appear on one obscure pool somewhere. Initial MORPHO/USDC liquidity on Raydium has been observed in the range of $50K to $295K, with Jupiter serving as the primary trading interface where users can actually swap the token.
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For Solana users, the practical upside is straightforward: access to a major lending protocol’s governance token without touching Ethereum’s gas fees. For Morpho, it’s distribution. Getting listed on Jupiter puts MORPHO in front of one of DeFi’s most active trading audiences.
Why Morpho matters beyond the token Morpho completed a $175 million funding round in 2026 at a $2 billion valuation. Its total value locked sits at approximately $4.3 billion, putting it in the upper tier of DeFi lending protocols globally.
Morpho’s core value proposition has always been capital efficiency in lending markets, emphasizing peer-to-peer matching of lenders and borrowers to improve on the pooled-liquidity model.
What this means for Solana’s DeFi landscape Jupiter aggregates pricing across Solana’s DEX landscape, so even thin pools get routed efficiently. For protocols like Morpho, it means instant access to Solana’s active user base without building bespoke infrastructure.
Community activity around the listing has been noticeable, with discussions picking up on July 9, 2026 around peer-to-peer lending rates on Solana and what Morpho’s presence could mean for the network’s lending markets longer term.
Investors watching this space should pay attention to two things. First, whether the initial MORPHO/USDC liquidity on Raydium deepens meaningfully in the coming weeks. Second, whether this token listing is a precursor to Morpho deploying its lending protocol natively on Solana, which would represent a far more consequential expansion than token availability alone.
Bridged assets, even through well-designed systems like Sunrise, carry inherent cross-chain risk. Smart contract vulnerabilities in the bridging layer, oracle discrepancies between chains, and liquidity fragmentation across ecosystems are all factors that sophisticated traders will price in.
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@OndoFinance has extended its 24/7 on-chain minting and redemption service for tokenized US equities to @Solana, completing a multi-chain rollout that began on Ethereum and BNB Chain in late June 2026. The move brings always-on liquidity to a growing suite of tokenized stocks and ETFs, allowing users anywhere in the world to settle positions outside traditional market hours.
What the Upgrade Actually Does Prior to this rollout, Ondo's platform already permitted around-the-clock transfers of tokenized securities, but minting and redemption, the creation and cancellation of positions, were still tied to US market hours. The Defiant reported that the upgrade removes that constraint, allowing eligible users to mint or redeem tokenized equities at any hour, including weekends and public holidays, at the prevailing market price.
The assets covered include $SPYon, $QQQon, $NVDAon, and $TSLAon, among others. Crypto Times noted that these are among the most actively traded tokenized names on the platform, with additional assets expected to be added in the weeks ahead.
The system is powered by Ondo's Nexus infrastructure, which handles on-demand, price-linked creation and redemption of tokens backed by real securities held at broker-dealers. Chainlink price feeds provide the real-time pricing data that makes continuous redemption technically viable.
Scale and Competitive Context Ondo Global Markets now lists more than 430 tokenized stocks and ETFs across Ethereum, Solana, and BNB Chain. The platform states it was the first in the tokenized-stock sector to surpass $1 billion in total value locked, exceeding the combined TVL of competing platforms. Beyond trading, tokenized stocks on the platform are also being used as collateral within DeFi applications including Ondo Perps, Morpho, and Euler.
@OndoFinance has also highlighted a distinction that separates this launch from rival offerings. Competitors claiming 24/7 trading have generally confined continuous access to secondary-market transfers on centralized and decentralized exchanges, while actual issuance and redemption remained restricted to market hours. Ondo's upgrade addresses that gap directly at the protocol level.
The Solana integration reflects the network's appeal for high-throughput, low-cost on-chain activity and continues Ondo's broader strategy of expanding institutional-grade tokenized assets across multiple chains.
Sources:
The Defiant: Ondo Finance 24/7 Minting and Redemption for Tokenized Stocks and ETFs
Crypto Times: Ondo Launches Industry-First 24/7 Tokenized Stock Minting
Crypto Briefing: ONDO Finance Enables 24/7 Minting and Redemption for Tokenized Stocks and ETFs
Solana is quietly doing what most blockchains only promise on whitepapers. The network’s real transaction throughput, stripped of validator vote transactions that inflate the numbers, is consistently clearing 2,500 transactions per second.
That distinction matters more than you’d think. Solana’s approach of separating “true” user-initiated transactions from the consensus-related vote transactions that validators produce gives a cleaner picture of actual network utility.
The numbers behind the noise Analytics data from mid-2026 shows Solana’s non-vote TPS averaging between 1,600 and 3,800, depending on network demand. During high-activity periods, total TPS frequently spikes above 6,000.
Historical peaks have exceeded 4,500 TPS on particularly busy days. For context, Ethereum’s base layer processes roughly 15-30 TPS, relying on Layer-2 rollups to scale beyond that.
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Sustained levels around 3,000 TPS have become common enough that fee modeling proposals from June 2026 use that figure as a baseline assumption.
The theoretical ceiling sits at approximately 65,000 TPS, though that number lives in the realm of ideal conditions. The Firedancer client, developed by Jump Trading’s crypto division, has recorded over 1 million TPS in test settings.
Firedancer represents a ground-up rewrite of Solana’s validator software in C++, designed to push throughput well beyond what the current Agave client can handle.
Transaction costs remain remarkably low through all of this, typically coming in below $0.01 per transaction.
Architecture doing the heavy lifting The network uses Proof-of-History (PoH), a cryptographic clock that timestamps transactions before they enter consensus. Combined with Tower BFT consensus, this architecture allows Solana to process transactions in parallel rather than sequentially.
The monolithic design philosophy stands in sharp contrast to Ethereum’s rollup-centric roadmap. Ethereum essentially outsources execution to Layer-2 networks while maintaining the base layer as a settlement and data availability layer.
The number of validators has declined from over 2,500 in 2023 to around 800 by late 2025 and into early 2026. Higher hardware requirements mean fewer participants can afford to run a validator node.
What this means for investors High TPS combined with sub-penny transaction costs creates fertile ground for DeFi trading, stablecoin payments, and tokenized asset transfers — high-volume, low-margin activities that simply can’t function on chains where a single swap costs several dollars in gas fees.
The validator consolidation trend is the risk factor worth monitoring. A network that processes thousands of transactions per second but relies on a shrinking pool of node operators creates a concentration risk. If hardware requirements continue climbing with future upgrades, that 800-validator count could fall further.
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Wells Fargo has expanded its exposure to Strategy while reducing part of its BlackRock Bitcoin ETF position, according to its latest regulatory filing that also shows larger investments across Ethereum and Solana-linked products.
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Wells Fargo increased its Strategy stake by 125% while trimming its BlackRock Bitcoin ETF holding. The bank boosted Ethereum ETF exposure, added Solana funds, and expanded positions in Bitmine and Robinhood. SEC filings also show reduced stakes in Coinbase and Galaxy Digital despite broader crypto market exposure. According to the bank’s latest filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the $2.5 trillion asset manager increased its holding in Michael Saylor’s Strategy (MSTR) by 125% to nearly 726,000 shares, adding roughly $41.5 million in exposure.
At the same time, the filing shows the bank reduced its position in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) by 75,102 shares compared with the previous quarter, while also opening a new IBIT call position and increasing its put exposure during a period of heightened market uncertainty linked to the U.S.-Iran conflict.
Bitcoin ETF exposure has been rebalanced rather than cut outright Although Wells Fargo trimmed its IBIT position, the filing indicates it did not reduce its Bitcoin exposure across the board. The bank also lowered its holdings in the Invesco Galaxy Bitcoin ETF (BTCO), the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF, and the Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC).
However, it added to positions in the Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust, Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), and Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB), with its BITB stake rising 24% from the previous quarter.
Ethereum-linked investments moved in the opposite direction. Wells Fargo increased its holdings in BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA) by about 65%, taking its position to more than 1.10 million shares valued at approximately $17.56 million, according to the filing.
The bank also reported ownership of 257,157 shares of the Bitwise Ethereum ETF, 4,637 shares of the Grayscale Ethereum Staking ETF, and 623 shares of VanEck’s Ethereum ETF (ETHV).
The filing also disclosed the bank’s first reported positions in Solana investment products. Wells Fargo purchased 13,280 shares of Grayscale Solana Trust (GSOL) and 1,638 shares of the Fidelity Solana Fund (FSOL), adding Solana exposure alongside its existing Bitcoin and Ethereum allocations.
Crypto stock buying has favored treasury companies Beyond exchange-traded funds, Wells Fargo increased investments in several crypto-related companies. Its position in Bitmine Immersion (BMNR) climbed from 2,323 shares to 21,547 shares, an increase of about 828%, lifting its exposure to the company’s Ethereum treasury strategy to roughly $426,000.
The filing also shows new positions in American Bitcoin Corp. (ABTC), the Trump family-backed Bitcoin treasury company, and Strive Asset Management’s treasury vehicle (ASST). At the same time, Wells Fargo expanded its Robinhood (HOOD) holding by 65% to about 2.56 million shares while opening put option positions valued at nearly $116,000.
Robinhood has recently attracted interest from other institutional investors as well. As crypto.news reported on June 27, Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest bought approximately $25.54 million worth of shares across Coinbase, SpaceX, Circle, Bullish, and Robinhood through several of its exchange-traded funds. Robinhood was one of the companies added during that round of purchases.
Not every crypto-linked stock received additional capital. Wells Fargo cut its stake in Galaxy Digital by roughly 97% and reduced its Coinbase (COIN) position by about 25%, according to the SEC filing, indicating the bank adjusted individual equity holdings while continuing to maintain exposure across Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and crypto treasury companies.
Crypto-related stocks in U.S. markets continued their rally during trading hours, with MARA surging 15.27%.
According to market data from BIT (bit.com), US-listed crypto-related stocks continued to strengthen during intraday trading. Details: Strategy (MSTR) rose 2.11%; Circle (CRCL) gained 0.83%; MARA Holdings (MARA) surged 15.27% after announcing the acquisition of a Texas-based 2000MW computing power park project company for up to $600 million; Riot Platforms (RIOT) climbed 6.1%.
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JPMorgan: The biggest risk for Bitcoin is not Strategy’s sell-off, but blockchain adoption that bypasses public chains and tokens.
JPMorgan Chase’s analyst team noted that the market views Strategy’s Bitcoin sale plan as a key risk for the crypto sector, but it is not a major structural threat to Bitcoin. The more fundamental risk lies in tokenization, payments, and settlements increasingly taking place on permissioned infrastructure that does not rely on public blockchains. If this trend continues, the entire crypto ecosystem could face a "structural downgrade"—marked by slower transaction activity, reduced liquidity, and weaker capital inflows—ultimately weighing on Bitcoin. The analysts stated bluntly: "In our view, a more significant risk stems from the way blockchain is adopted in traditional finance, which continues to bypass public, permissionless networks." The analysts explained that institutional adoption so far has clearly favored permissioned chains, as they offer advantages in privacy, KYC/AML controls, governance, throughput, legal accountability, and regulatory certainty, posing a competitive threat to public blockchains like Ethereum. If tokenized deposits are widely adopted—especially in non-transferable forms favored by regulators—it could reduce demand for stablecoins in institutional payments and settlements; SWIFT’s blockchain initiative and central bank digital currency (CBDC) projects such as the digital euro and digital renminbi further strengthen regulated alternatives. In the roughly $500 billion tokenized real-world assets market, while Ethereum currently holds a certain share, this likely reflects early-stage experimentation rather than the market’s long-term structure. As institutional adoption grows, issuance, custody, settlement, and lifecycle management will likely be conducted more on private or permissioned infrastructure that meets requirements for identity, confidentiality, and operational resilience, with public blockchains used only for distribution and limited secondary trading.
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Security Warning: Abnormal on-chain fund flows detected for the CodexField project on BNB Chain.
On-chain investigator Specter has issued a community security alert, warning of potential fund misappropriation risks associated with the CodexField project on BNB Chain. On-chain tracking shows the project has amassed over $85 million in funds. Specter detected abnormal on-chain fund flows yesterday: a wallet bridged 17.3 million USDT from TRON to Ethereum, then swapped the tokens for DAI via Bitget Swap on Polygon. So far, $6.5 million has been transferred out, while the remaining $10.8 million is still in transit. The funds were originally bridged from Ethereum to TRON roughly six months ago, and the source wallet is linked to CodexField’s deposit contract. Below are key addresses for users to verify on their own: EVM: 0xBc606358910b3720d136F0d4Ce12b759C270747a TRON: TQNTEYadFVVQeobBtctSjurJ5RpfBsTmqh, TAzpg8L1WkkzCxxZk8TYnvaRYahehh52MK Related deposit contract: 0x9E6A75b546B65E7B9D34E2c9aB8Fe224B9aA52AA Additional red flags: The project requires a minimum $100 deposit for participation. Blockchain security tool Blocksec MetaSuites initially labeled the deposit contract as "Fake CodexField", but Specter’s follow-up investigation found the contract is actually operated by the CodexField team itself. The project uses multiple domains and subdomains to collect user deposits, and the team previously shared these domains via official channels. Its fund flow pattern is unusual, deviating from standard fund management practices: the project bridges funds across multiple blockchains, routes them through intermediate wallets, and ultimately sends assets to centralized exchanges. Specter noted that based on on-chain activity, the project warrants high vigilance. It advises all users interacting with CodexField to exercise extreme caution until the team provides a transparent explanation of its fund movements.
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Post-quantum cryptography management platform QIZ Security closes $17 million seed round.
QIZ Security, a crypto posture and post-quantum cryptography (PQC) management platform, announced the completion of a $17 million seed funding round, led by Bessemer Venture Partners and Merlin Ventures, with participation from Evolution Equity Partners, Qbeat Ventures, Singtel Innov8, and Qino Cyber Capital. The capital will be used to accelerate product R&D and market expansion. QIZ Security was co-founded by Ben Volkow, Lenny Ridel, and Itan Barmes; the team has years of experience in cybersecurity, enterprise services, and post-quantum transformation, with Barmes previously leading Deloitte’s global quantum cybersecurity readiness team. Its platform helps enterprises identify and assess crypto asset risks and implement remediation measures, and is currently applied in industries including finance, telecommunications, healthcare, and critical infrastructure. It has also established partnerships with Cisco, AWS, Google, CrowdStrike, Deloitte, EY, and IBM, among others.
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Hyperliquid recommends that the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) formally recognize that on-chain protocols are not required to register, and non-custodial wallets do not serve as financial intermediaries.
Hyperliquid Policy Center (HPC) and Phantom have jointly submitted comments to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in response to the agency’s request for feedback on whether existing rules keep pace with the evolution of financial technology, proposing to explicitly extend the distinction between "building tools" and "operating regulated businesses" to on-chain markets. The comments note that software engineers have been developing matching engines for regulated futures trading platforms for decades, and the CFTC has never classified them as trading platform operators. However, developers in the digital asset sector have long lacked such clarity, forcing many to opt for offshore development. The current CFTC, led by Chairman Selig, is working to address this gap and carve out room for innovation for fintech firms in digital asset and derivatives markets. The two entities put forward three key recommendations: First, explicitly confirm that merely publishing on-chain protocol software itself does not require registration — a factor often decisive for engineers when choosing where to develop. Second, establish a clear path for the CFTC’s registration bodies to operate regulated functions using on-chain infrastructure, enabling trading platforms and clearinghouses to replace decades-old legacy systems with transparent infrastructure. Third, formalize Phantom’s recent no-action letter into official rules, eliminating the need for self-custody wallet providers to apply for approved exemptions on a case-by-case basis. HPC and Phantom stress that self-custody and transparent on-chain systems can embed investor protection directly into technology, while regulated intermediaries retain responsibility for issues that technology cannot resolve independently. This approach will bring the next generation of financial markets within reach of U.S. consumers.
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Micron raises its U.S. investment plan to $250 billion, betting on demand for AI memory chips.
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Perpetual futures are right now crypto’s most active trading category. DefiLlama data showed $21.9 billion in perp DEX volume over 24 hours on July 3, 2026, with open interest across derivatives protocols at about $15.5 billion.
But the market is dominated and defined by Hyperliquid. The exchange led the sector with about $250.5 billion in 30-day perp volume, leaving little serious competition at the top.
That gap explains why new trading chains are still entering the market. The demand is clear, but the winner is not yet protected by regulation, brand loyalty, or deep institutional lock-in.
AFX is one of the newer challengers. It is a sovereign Layer 1 built around perpetual futures, with a fully on-chain order book, on-chain matching and settlement, zero-gas execution, 100ms median latency, fair ordering, and MEV-resistant protection.
On paper, the pitch is long. But the actual goal is simple: give traders Hyperliquid-style speed and liquidity, but with more of the trading stack moved fully on-chain.
AFX Daily Perp Volume and TVL. Source: DeFiLlama PlatformCore modelWhat it has provedWhere AFX differsHyperliquidCustom trading L1Deep perp liquidity and strong trader adoptionAFX follows a similar trading-chain thesis, but from a much earlier basedYdX ChainCosmos-based appchainPerp DEXs can leave shared execution environmentsAFX pushes more of the order flow and matching process on-chainGMXPooled liquidity and oracle pricingTraders will use pool-backed leverage without a central order bookAFX is built around exchange-style order book tradingDriftSolana-native hybrid modelFast execution can support active perp tradingAFX uses a sovereign L1 rather than Solana infrastructureLighterZK-verified derivativesVerification can become part of exchange designAll fees are redistributed to usersAevoRollup-based derivativesDerivatives can run through a dedicated rollupAFX takes the more vertically controlled L1 route The comparison is not whether AFX has more features than these platforms. The real question is whether its design solves the problems that matter during live trading: fast order placement, reliable cancels, deep maker liquidity, stable liquidations, and predictable execution when markets move sharply.
AFX Vs. Hyperliquid and dYdX AFX sits closest to Hyperliquid and dYdX, but the comparison is practical rather than one-to-one.
Hyperliquid is the liquidity benchmark. It has already proved that a custom trading L1 can attract serious perp volume, open interest, and trader mindshare.
AFX follows a similar high-performance trading-chain thesis, with 100ms median latency, zero-gas execution, on-chain orderbook trading, and deterministic ordering. Its challenge is proof: deeper liquidity, more market makers, and a longer record during volatile markets.
We didn't build another app.
We built the chain beneath it.
A sovereign Layer 1 where execution, settlement and risk management all happen fully onchain.
Designed for professional traders.
Ready for autonomous AI agents.
The next generation of perp trading starts here.… pic.twitter.com/JwSqMEeU9v
— AFX Trade (@AFX_XYZ) July 7, 2026 dYdX is the architecture benchmark. Its Cosmos-based chain uses in-memory orderbooks to keep trading fast while blocks sync the final state.
AFX pushes more of the trading process on-chain, including order placement, matching, and settlement. That gives traders more visible execution data, but it also raises the performance test.
Perp traders punish slow cancels, delayed matching, and weak liquidation systems quickly.
AFX Versus Lighter, Drift, and Aevo Lighter, Drift, and Aevo really show how varied the perp DEX field has become:
Lighter emphasizes ZK verification for matching and liquidations; Drift uses Solana-native execution with a hybrid system combining an AMM and a central limit orderbook; Aevo uses an EVM-based optimistic rollup for derivatives trading. AFX differs through vertical control. It uses a trading-specific L1 and aims to coordinate consensus, orderbook execution, settlement, margin, liquidation, APIs, and trader UX inside one dedicated system.
This is also where the AI-agent angle becomes important. AFX offers agent wallets that can place, cancel, and modify orders, update leverage and margin mode, and receive private WebSocket data.
Moreover, users can limit agent permissions for withdrawals, transfers, agent authorization, revocation, and vault operations.
Risk Design During Market Stress Perp DEX quality becomes visible during volatile markets. Mark-price design, liquidation mechanics, and backstop liquidity determine whether traders face orderly execution or unstable loss socialization. A strong venue needs risk controls able to hold up when price moves become fast, liquidity thins, and leverage unwinds at once.
AFX highlights several risk controls: manipulation-resistant mark pricing based on native orderbook data and external exchange feeds, staged liquidations, backstop liquidity through its vault, and capped open interest per market.
Security also deserves a word. Zellic’s public audit repository lists an AFX Bridge audit from May 2026 on EVM, which supports mention of a third-party audit for the bridge scope.
A Note on Incentives and Trader Alignment Perp DEXs often compete through points, rebates, fee tiers, maker rewards, vault yield, and revenue sharing. These tools can seed order flow, attract market makers, and reward active traders, although long-term value depends on sticky liquidity after rewards cool.
AFX’s VIP Program is a great example, where high-volume traders can receive lower fees and a share of platform fee revenue, with 30% to 50% of protocol revenue allocated across eligible tiers.
Importantly, AFX’s revenue sharing may help attract professional traders, but its durability will depend on execution quality, spreads, open interest, trader retention and more.
AFX Tokenomics and Community Distribution AFX’s tokenomics also support its active-trader positioning. The model is built around community distribution first, with 73% of the 1 billion token supply allocated across genesis distribution, protocol incentives, core community, and ecosystem development.
The largest single bucket is protocol incentives at 30%, which means the token model is designed to reward ongoing trading activity, liquidity participation, and node staking rather than only early access.
Genesis distribution accounts for 27% of supply and is fully unlocked at TGE, creating meaningful early float from day one instead of concentrating liquidity around delayed unlocks.
How AFX Promises to Distribute Its Revenue. Source: Medium AFX also has no VC allocation and no private rounds, which gives the token model a user-participation angle rather than a private-investor allocation structure. Core contributors receive 19% of supply, but this allocation has no TGE unlock, a one-year cliff, and 36-month linear vesting. This ties contributor incentives to longer-term protocol development rather than immediate liquidity.
The treasury allocation is set at 8% and is intended for compliance, infrastructure, and risk reserve needs under governance and foundation discretion. Points also connect current user activity with future token distribution, with a fixed 10 million-point pool across three seasons and conversion expected at TGE.
Who AFX Is Really Built For AFX makes the most sense for traders who care about execution control rather than simple leveraged exposure.
Active perp traders who want order book trading, fast order placement, and more control over entries, exits, and cancellations. Market makers and high-volume traders who need low fees, API access, predictable sequencing, and enough technical transparency to monitor execution quality. On-chain-native traders who prefer public settlement, visible order flow, and a trading stack that keeps more of the exchange process on-chain. Automated strategy builders who want agent wallets, private WebSocket data, and permission controls for bots or AI-assisted trading systems. Traders looking beyond crypto pairs who want perpetual exposure to stocks, indices, metals, and commodities inside a crypto-native venue. AFX is less suitable for casual users, passive DeFi investors, or traders who only want a simple leverage product with minimal setup. It is also not the obvious first choice for users who prioritise the deepest existing liquidity, the longest operating history, or the broadest stress-tested track record.
For those traders, Hyperliquid, dYdX, or GMX may still feel safer until AFX proves its liquidity, uptime, and liquidation design across more volatile market cycles.
The open issue is proof. AFX has early volume, a defined technical thesis, and a set of features aimed at active traders, but the strongest perp venues are judged over time. Liquidity depth, uptime during volatility, liquidation behavior, independent audits, and trader retention will matter more than launch metrics.
Key Takeaways Solana has declined 3% on Wednesday, approaching critical support at the 50-day EMA positioned at $76.67 ETF inflows for SOL plummeted to $1.67M on Tuesday, a significant decrease from Monday’s $8.36M Open Interest contracted 4% over the past 24 hours to $5.31 billion, indicating diminished trader engagement Technical analyst Ali Charts cautions that failure to break through the $79–$85 resistance zone could send SOL tumbling to $53 Market participants Scient and Ryker are monitoring the $74–$77 range as a critical support area before any bullish continuation Solana (SOL) has posted a 3% loss on Wednesday, continuing a downward trajectory that initiated following a rejection at a long-standing overhead resistance trendline around $83.94.
Solana (SOL) Price This pullback has brought SOL perilously close to a crucial technical support area at $76.67, where the 50-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) currently resides.
Institutional interest in SOL appears to be waning. ETF inflows registered just $1.67 million on Tuesday, representing a dramatic reduction from Monday’s $8.36 million, per Sosovalue tracking data.
Source: SoSoValue Futures Open Interest for SOL contracted 4% during the past 24 hours, settling at $5.31 billion according to CoinGlass metrics. Simultaneously, trading volume declined 8% to $8.66 billion.
Funding rates currently sit at 0.0029%, climbing from the previous day’s -0.0042%. This reversal suggests market indecision among traders rather than a definitive directional bias.
SOL continues trading significantly beneath the 200-day EMA at $95.51, keeping the overarching trend neutral instead of decisively bullish.
Bearish Momentum Builds Below $83.94 Resistance The MACD indicator is trending downward toward its signal line, threatening a bearish crossover should buying interest continue deteriorating. Meanwhile, the RSI has retreated to 54, signaling weakening bullish momentum.
Immediate support rests at the 50-day EMA of $76.67, which aligns with the 50% Fibonacci retracement level at $76.92. A decisive close beneath this confluence zone could pave the way for a descent toward $60.13, representing approximately 22% downside.
Cryptocurrency analyst Ali Charts identified a substantial supply concentration between $79 and $85 in a post on X. Based on on-chain URPD analysis he presented, roughly 105 million SOL tokens changed hands within this price range.
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Solana is currently attempting to reclaim a resistance zone between $79 and $85.
According to URPD data, roughly 105 million SOL were transacted within this range, establishing a dense supply cluster.
Reclaiming this zone as support clears the overhead… https://t.co/CZXB9kPtOz pic.twitter.com/jiZI3GJ8z4
— Ali Charts (@alicharts) July 8, 2026
He emphasized that successfully breaching this resistance cluster would clear the path toward $100 initially, followed by $127. However, rejection at these levels could intensify selling pressure, potentially driving SOL down to $53.
Market Participants Focus on $74–$77 Support Region Trader Scient revealed he began accumulating his SOL position following the pullback into the $74–$77 area. He characterized this region as a previous breakout zone and positioned bids extending down to $74.
Should buyers successfully defend this support zone, the initial upside objective lies near $93. The broader target spectrum spans between $115 and $127.
Trader Ryker is drawing parallels between the current 2026 price action and Solana’s 2023 recovery pattern, when SOL established a base before launching a substantial rally. He acquired SOL at $40 during that cycle and exited at $122.
Ryker indicates he’s currently waiting for a more favorable entry opportunity before reentering positions. He suggests the current setup may require additional time to develop before the next significant upward movement materializes.
SOL ETF inflows on Tuesday totaled $1.67 million, marking the weakest performance in the past two days.
Vlad Tenev is not exactly known for posting crypto tutorials. So when the Robinhood CEO personally shared a guide walking users through how to move assets from Solana onto Robinhood Chain, it was a signal worth paying attention to.
The move comes just weeks after Robinhood Chain’s public mainnet went live on July 1, 2026.
What bridging actually looks like The Robinhood Wallet now supports bridging from Solana, Ethereum, and Arbitrum directly within the app, collapsing what used to be a multi-tab, multi-wallet operation into a single interface.
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The specific flow Tenev highlighted involves transferring USDC from Solana and receiving USDG on the other end. USDG is a Paxos-issued stablecoin native to Robinhood Chain, and the bridging runs through Across, a cross-chain transfer protocol. In plain terms: you put dollars in on the Solana side, and spendable stablecoin comes out on Robinhood’s chain, ready to use for trading tokenized equities or other on-chain activity.
That last part matters. This isn’t bridging for bridging’s sake. The destination has actual financial products attached to it, including tokenized stock tokens for companies like NVDA, GOOG, and AAPL, all priced using Chainlink’s decentralized oracle network.
What Robinhood Chain actually is Robinhood Chain is an Ethereum-compatible Layer 2 built on the Arbitrum stack, running under Chain ID 4663 with block times around 100 milliseconds. For context, Ethereum’s mainnet produces a block roughly every 12 seconds. Robinhood Chain is moving about 120 times faster.
The mainnet launched alongside a partnership with Uniswap, which provides decentralized trading infrastructure, and Chainlink, which feeds reliable price data for tokenized equities on-chain.
World, a prediction market platform that previously operated on Solana, is also migrating to Robinhood Chain.
Why this matters for retail investors Coinbase launched its own Layer 2, Base, in 2023, and it has grown into one of the more active chains in the ecosystem. Robinhood is entering that same category of exchange-backed L2s, but with a sharper focus on tokenized equities rather than general-purpose DeFi.
By welcoming assets from Solana, Ethereum, and Arbitrum rather than demanding users start fresh, Robinhood is lowering the cost of trying the chain. You don’t have to abandon wherever you already are. You just move some USDC over and see what the products feel like.
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@world_xyz, the on-chain prediction market that went live on @solana inside @phantom on July 1, posted this week that it is migrating off the chain for @RobinhoodCrypto Chain after what it described as "careful deliberation from the team in the last 24 hours."
Take it with a pinch of salt. The claim rests on a single post with no confirmation from Robinhood, it landed just seven days after the Solana launch, and the account has a well-documented taste for meme-cult trolling. Real pivot or the year's cleanest bandwagon troll? That question is still open.
What World actually built on SolanaWorld launched on July 1, available at world.xyz and within the Phantom wallet on iOS, Android, and desktop. The platform is non-custodial, meaning funds only move when a user enters a market, and all positions, settlement, and redemptions occur on-chain.
Chainlink provides World's oracle infrastructure through Chainlink Data Streams and the Chainlink Runtime Environment, a setup designed to enable automatic payouts and reduce reliance on human-led resolution. World uses Phantom's CASH stablecoin as its settlement currency, allowing winning positions to be redeemed automatically inside the Phantom wallet.
At launch, World offers Bitcoin price contracts and 2026 FIFA World Cup markets, with additional sports, politics, and macroeconomic markets planned in the weeks ahead. CoinDesk also reported that the Phantom integration is the first of several frontend distribution partnerships World plans to activate across traditional fintech and crypto platforms in July.
Why Robinhood Chain is suddenly a talking pointThe timing is not entirely random. Robinhood launched the public mainnet of Robinhood Chain on July 1, a Layer 2 blockchain built on the Arbitrum platform and connected directly to the firm's on-chain user base. The network is designed for financial services and real-world assets, with Chainlink serving as its official data and cross-chain oracle infrastructure.
The launch drew significant attention across crypto circles, making it an obvious target for anyone looking to ride the news cycle. Robinhood has steadily expanded beyond stocks and spot crypto trading into tokenized equities, perpetual futures, and event contracts, which means a genuine integration between World and Robinhood Chain is not completely implausible. But there is nothing on record from Robinhood to support the claim, and the framing of the original post, rushed deliberation in 24 hours and a chain switch one week in, reads more like performance than strategy.
Until Robinhood confirms any partnership, this sits firmly in the unverified column.
Sources
CoinDesk: Mysterious Solana Project World Unveiled as Fully Onchain Prediction Market
CoinMarketCap: Solana Prediction Market World Launches Inside Phantom Wallet
Robinhood Newsroom: Robinhood Chain Mainnet Launch
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Grayscale, a leading digital asset investment firm, highlighted 8 crypto with the most important narratives shaping the market today. Each asset carries a distinct story driving adoption, developer activity, and investor interest.
Here is a closer look at each narrative, its current price, and how far it sits from its all-time high.
Every asset has its narrative:$BTC → Digital money$ETH → World Computer $XRP → Global payments$SOL → High performance $HYPE → Onchain trading 24/7$LINK → Tokenization & oracles$SUI → Next gen infrastructure$AVAX → Mass customization
— Grayscale (@Grayscale) July 8, 2026 What the 8 Grayscale Crypto Narratives Actually MeanEach crypto carries a distinct narrative, from Bitcoin’s digital money to Ethereum’s world computer, driving adoption and investor interest across the market.
Bitcoin (BTC) – Digital MoneyBitcoin remains the original narrative of decentralized digital money and a hedge against fiat debasement. Its fixed supply and growing institutional adoption through ETFs and corporate treasuries reinforce its role as a store of value.
Furthermore, it anchors the entire crypto market as the reserve asset. BTC trades around $62,000, roughly 51% below its all-time high near $126,000, yet long-term conviction stays strong.
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Bitcoin (BTC) Price Performance. Source: BeInCryptoEthereum (ETH) – The World ComputerEthereum powers smart contracts and decentralized applications, earning it the title of the programmable world computer. Its dominant DeFi and NFT ecosystems, combined with staking and Layer-2 scaling, sustain relevance despite fierce competition.
Moreover, ongoing upgrades and institutional flows continue to support the network. ETH trades near $1,732, about 65% below its all-time high close to 4,878 dollars from the 2025 cycle.
Ethereum (ETH) Price Performance. Source: BeInCryptoXRP – Global PaymentsRipple’s XRP focuses on fast, low-cost cross-border payments for financial institutions. Regulatory clarity in the United States has meaningfully boosted its utility and adoption potential.
As a result, banks and payment providers increasingly view it as a viable settlement infrastructure. Trading around $1.09, XRP sits roughly 72% below its all-time high near $3.84, with upside tied to expanding payment adoption.
XRP Price Performance. Source: BeInCryptoSolana (SOL) – High PerformanceSolana stands out for its high-throughput blockchain, enabling fast, cheap transactions ideal for memecoins, DeFi, and consumer apps. Despite past network outages, its ecosystem continues to expand through new projects and institutional interest.
Furthermore, ETF launches and treasury strategies have added fresh demand. SOL trades near $77, about 74% below its all-time high of $293, yet developer activity remains consistently strong.
Solana (SOL) Price Performance. Source: BeInCryptoHyperliquid (HYPE) – Onchain Trading 24/7Hyperliquid powers a high-performance Layer-1 optimized for decentralized perpetual futures and spot trading. It has captured a major share of the on-chain derivatives market while generating substantial real revenue.
Moreover, consistent fee buybacks remove tokens from circulation, increasing scarcity and supporting the price. HYPE trades near $67, only about 13% below its all-time high of $76.70, showing remarkable resilience versus peers.
Hyperliquid (HYPE) Price Performance. Source: BeInCryptoChainlink (LINK) – Tokenization and OraclesChainlink provides essential oracle services, connecting blockchains to real-world data and powering the tokenization of assets. As real-world asset tokenization gains traction across finance, its role in infrastructure becomes increasingly critical.
Furthermore, partnerships with major banks strengthen its long-term positioning. LINK trades near $7.59, roughly 85% below its all-time high close to $53, but is positioned for RWA-driven growth.
Chainlink (LINK) Price Performance. Source: BeInCryptoSui (SUI) – Next-Generation InfrastructureSui offers a high-speed, object-centric blockchain designed for scalability in gaming, DeFi, and next-generation applications. Its performant architecture has attracted meaningful developer interest as an alternative to older networks.
Moreover, its technical foundations remain strong despite recent price weakness. SUI trades near $0.70, about 87% below its all-time high of around $5.35, reflecting the broader altcoin correction.
Sui (SUI) Price Performance. Source: BeInCryptoAvalanche (AVAX) – Mass CustomizationAvalanche enables custom subnets for tailored blockchain solutions, appealing to enterprises and specialized use cases. This flexibility supports mass adoption across gaming, finance, and institutional sectors seeking dedicated infrastructure.
Furthermore, subnet-driven growth offers a distinct path toward real-world deployment. AVAX trades around $6.42, roughly 95% below its all-time high near $146, with recovery tied to institutional adoption.
Avalanche (AVAX) Price Performance. Source: BeInCryptoGrayscale’s emphasis comes as the crypto market transitions toward fundamentals such as usage, revenue, and regulatory clarity. Most assets fell sharply from their 2025 peaks. However, their distinct value propositions position them for potential recovery, provided execution follows the narrative.
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Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev has sparked mixed community reactions after he pushed the newly launched Ethereum L2, Robinhood Chain, as a great option for memecoin activity. Initially positioned as focused on real-world assets (RWA) tokenization, his openness to trying memecoins was met with strong criticism and little support.
While we’re building Robinhood Chain to be the best chain for RWA … it works great for memes too.
Some venture capitalists in the sector slammed the move, questioning the viability of another Ethereum L2. Simon Dedic of Moonrock Capital retorted,
Just another L2 that offers no real value over the existing ones is exactly what we were missing. But hey, you can trade memes on it too. Someone tell Vlad it’s not 2024 anymore.
Some even drew comparisons to Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, whose centralized platform has been slow to list memecoins. However, for Base, the L2 has been onboarding some memecoins.
For perspective, Solana became a key spotlight at the early stage of this current market cycle because of the memecoin mania, driven by PumpFun.
Unfortunately, retail investors incurred heavy losses, and some became scam victims. Memecoin issuers like Trump-affiliated World Liberty Financial pocketed most of the gains. So, it’s understandable why some hate memecoins.
Can Robinhood L2 dominate memecoin activity? Still, memecoins command blockchain activity. Besides, they are the best way to gain market share, especially for a new chain like Robinhood Chain.
For perspective, memecoin activity accounts for 40%-50% of the total trading volume across Solana and BNB Chain. Apart from Ethereum, Solana and BNB Chain are some of the top chains by total value locked (TVL).
Source: Dune In fact, Base has also been ranking fourth in terms of memecoin dominance with less than a 2% market share.
In other words, Tenev may be betting on memecoins to catch up with his rivals and has been onboarding even new DEX platforms. Surprisingly, the hype seems to be working, at least after his post went viral.
For example – Cash Cat [CASHCAT] and 4663, two of the memecoins on Robinhoood Chain, have exploded by 1100% and 800% in the last 24 hours as traders rushed to bridge into the L2.
Amid the FOMO, the L2 saw its TVL grow 10x in less than a week from $10M to $105M. Similarly, DEX volumes increased from $10M to $52M, further underscoring the growing traction.
Source: DeFiLlama It remains to be seen whether the traction will be sustainable and help rival Base and other top chains.
Final Summary Robinhood CEO wants its new L2 to dominate RWA and memecoins Memecoin mania has sparked traction on the Robinhood Chain, driving activity by 10X
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Yesterday, the total net inflow into U.S. Ethereum spot ETFs stood at $70.5 million.
According to Farside's monitoring, U.S. Ethereum spot ETFs recorded a total net inflow of $70.5 million yesterday, among which Fidelity's FETH had a net inflow of $69.2 million.
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Goldman Sachs: China's AI has become one of the most notable growth narratives in today's tech sector.
In the report titled "Investment Strategy: Long China's AI Value Chain", Goldman Sachs analyst Louis Mille wrote: "China's AI industry has officially come into our focus." This is attributed to "an unprecedented combination of massive state support, surging global demand, and structural capital rotation, which has made China's AI one of the most compelling growth stories in today's tech sector." Goldman Sachs put forward three key points to support its investment thesis: a severe mismatch between the market capitalization of Chinese AI firms and their market potential, leaving ample valuation upside; China's AI industrial chain has unique competitive advantages undervalued by the market; and the Chinese AI sector has outperformed other Chinese assets, with capital being structurally incrementally allocated to it.
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For the first time, the US Federal Reserve has listed AI investment as one of its three major inflation risks.
The Federal Reserve released its meeting minutes on Wednesday, with officials at last month’s gathering generally agreeing they would need to raise interest rates if inflation remains persistently high this year. At the same time, they also concurred that rates could be held steady if upward price pressures fade quickly. Notably, Nick Timiraos—known as the “New Fed Wire” reporter—spotted an interesting detail in the documents: Fed officials are increasingly focusing on an inflation driver barely mentioned in debates just months ago: the boom in AI investment. Per the minutes, this is categorized as one of three key forces pushing inflation higher, alongside the Middle East conflict and tariffs—factors that could keep prices elevated and prompt the Fed to pivot to rate hikes. The minutes, released three weeks behind schedule, reflect growing concerns over inflation outlooks. More officials pointed out that robust business investment in AI infrastructure is a new force that could sustain price pressures. The minutes noted: “Several participants commented that price pressures have become more broad-based, with a large share of goods and services… experiencing significant increases.”
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Sony plans to launch its stablecoin issuance business in 2027, having secured conditional approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a national trust bank.
Sony has obtained conditional approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a national trust bank in the United States. The company plans to launch its subsidiary Connectia Trust this month, with an aim to kick off U.S. dollar-denominated stablecoin issuance and management operations in 2027.
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Yesterday, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a net outflow of $84.9 million.
According to Farside’s monitoring, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded total net outflows of $84.9 million yesterday, with BlackRock’s IBIT alone seeing total net outflows of $59.1 million.
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10% of fees from Robinhood Chain and other Arbitrum Layer 2 (L2) networks will be allocated to the Arbitrum ecosystem, while 8% will flow to the token holders' treasury.
Offchain Labs co-founder Steven Goldfeder stated that 10% of fees generated by Robinhood Chain and other Arbitrum Layer 2 (L2) networks will flow to the Arbitrum ecosystem. Of that total, 8% will go to a treasury controlled by ARB token holders, while 2% will be earmarked for development funding. This mechanism gives the ARB token holder treasury a steady revenue stream, with the relevant funds potentially used for ecosystem grants, token buybacks, or staking rewards in the future. Should Robinhood Chain’s trading volume continue to grow, it could further strengthen the Arbitrum ecosystem’s revenue-generating capacity.
Solana News: The Solana Foundation has appointed Michael Coates, Twitter’s first-ever Chief Information Security Officer and a veteran of Mozilla and enterprise SaaS security, as its new CISO, a hire that signals the Foundation is treating security as a boardroom priority rather than an engineering footnote.
Coates announced the move on X on July 7, 2026, describing it as a new chapter driven by his longstanding draw to fast-moving new frontiers.
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Solana News: Why Coates Chose Solana The draw, according to Coates, was scale. He cited Solana’s tens of billions of dollars in daily stablecoin volume and its position processing more transactions each day than most of the cryptocurrency industry combined as the deciding factors.
He also pointed to the launch of SpaceX tokenized shares on Solana on the same day the asset debuted on Nasdaq, a data point that illustrates how quickly real-world financial activity is migrating to the network.
Big Update for me – a new chapter and I'm now CISO of @SolanaFndn .
I've always been drawn to fast moving new frontiers. Head of Security of Mozilla during the height of the browser wars, the first CISO of Twitter as they burst onto the world's stage, and even as a startup… pic.twitter.com/nrxtpxIKqZ
— Michael Coates (@_mwc) July 7, 2026
That activity has been building steadily. According to 99Bitcoins, Solana’s decentralized application revenue has reportedly grown for nine consecutive quarters, giving institutional participants and builders an increasingly compelling case for committing infrastructure to the chain.
Coates is walking into a network already operating at significant financial and transactional scale, which is precisely why the security role carries real weight.
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A Resume Built for This Moment Coates’s background is unusually well-matched to the crypto security challenge. He served as Head of Security at Mozilla during the browser competition era, then became Twitter’s inaugural CISO as the platform scaled to hundreds of millions of users, building the security function from scratch against organized cybercrime and nation-state adversaries.
He later founded Altitude Networks, a cloud data security startup focused on SaaS document theft prevention, which was acquired by CoinList. That acquisition brought Coates into the crypto sector directly, where he gained experience with crypto infrastructure before his move to Solana.
He also testified before Congress earlier this year on AI and cybersecurity, covering both the offensive risks that AI poses to digital security and the defensive potential of AI capabilities when used effectively, as he noted in his remarks. Both sides of that equation are directly relevant to his new role.
What He Will Actually Do At the Solana Foundation, Coates said his remit spans three areas: strengthening operational security across the network, improving application security practices for builders, and engaging with policymakers and standards bodies on cybersecurity regulation affecting the crypto sector. He described the current threat environment plainly – attackers remain heavily motivated to steal digital assets, and malicious uses of artificial intelligence are becoming an increasing concern.
The governance infrastructure Coates will help protect has grown more sophisticated in recent months. Solana’s on-chain governance framework reportedly includes staker override mechanisms that give token holders a direct check on validator behavior, the kind of decentralized coordination system that requires hardened operational security to function as designed.
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Last week, approximately $40 million in assets were transferred to the Solana blockchain from other chains, as reported by SolanaFloor. This development highlights a growing trend of cross-chain inflows into Solana amid a broader movement of liquidity toward the network. Solana has seen nearly $500 million in bridged assets this month, with a significant portion originating from Ethereum. These inflows suggest a sustained interest in Solana’s DeFi and stablecoin ecosystem, which has been gaining traction for its high-performance capabilities.
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Key Takeaways Recent asset inflows into Solana appear to be consistent with increased interest in its blockchain ecosystem. Market pricing suggests this movement could moderately boost the probability of Solana reaching the $90 target in July. The steady migration of liquidity to Solana may indicate ongoing confidence in its DeFi and stablecoin infrastructure. What to Watch Watch for any further increases in asset inflows to Solana, as continued growth could reinforce the current pricing outlook. Key indicators include potential announcements regarding new financial products on Solana or significant upgrades to the network’s capacity. Developments in these areas could be supportive of scenarios where Solana achieves higher price targets in the coming weeks.
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A wallet named Ansem-2 spent $233,000 to buy 2.79 million Cash Cat (CASHCAT) tokens within three hours. On-chain data links the wallet to a Solana address tied to trader Ansem (@blknoiz06).
The Solana address, CLM6E4zpTviEC77nWKogpVLQoXx9tgoQCYJ8NibxKg1Q, holds 10.5 million The Black Bull (ANSEM) tokens. It has generated roughly $2.6 million in past ANSEM profits. Ansem has not confirmed any link to the purchase.
A Fast, Targeted CASHCAT BuyBlockchain analytics firm Lookonchain flagged the transaction on July 8. The wallet, labeled “Ansem-2” and starting with 0x6f5b, moved quickly, accumulating 2.79 million CASHCAT tokens in under three hours.
CASHCAT trading volume topped $73 million in the past 24 hours, underscoring active speculative interest. The token ranks 283rd by market capitalization and carries a circulating supply of nearly 1 billion coins. The purchase, therefore, represents a meaningful slice of daily volume, not a token launch bet.
Meanwhile, Solana’s meme coin sector has stayed active through July. That backdrop gives fresh CASHCAT buying extra visibility among traders who track large wallets.
CASHCAT Price Performance. Source: BeInCrypto MarketsWallet Trail Points to AnsemInvestigators tied the EVM wallet to CLM6E4 through shared transaction patterns. Neither address carries an official label. The Solana wallet’s 10.5 million ANSEM tokens are worth roughly $3.2 million at current prices.
That stake sits inside The Black Bull’s recent volatility. The token surged earlier after Ansem pledged weekly creator fee airdrops to holders. It has since fallen 28% in a day yet remains up more than 130% over the past week.
Historically, the wallet has turned a $2.6 million profit trading ANSEM. Lookonchain reported that figure alongside the wallet’s current holdings. That record suggests the CASHCAT purchase may follow a similar pattern, not a random bet. Traders who monitor Ansem-linked wallets often treat his moves as an early signal.
Speculation Without ConfirmationNo public statement from Ansem confirms the wallet belongs to him. Attribution therefore stays speculative, resting entirely on on-chain analysis rather than a verified claim.
Ansem has stayed active elsewhere. He recently pushed Pump.fun to approve a $300 million token airdrop. He argued that Ethereum faces a worse spot than 2023, a view some traders disputed.
If the wallet does belong to him, the CASHCAT position adds another data point. Traders already watch his record closely, and confirmation, so far, has not arrived. That gap between suspicion and proof keeps CASHCAT under the spotlight for now.
Bitcoin and altcoins continue to experience volatile movements due to both geopolitical and macroeconomic factors.
While predicting both bullish and bearish trends for BTC and altcoins, the latest analysis comes from expert analyst Michaël van de Poppe.
Poppe, covering Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, shared his analysis from his X account.
Ethereum is a Better Investment Option Than Bitcoin! First, he stated that Ethereum is a better investment option than Bitcoin in the future.
The analyst noted that Ethereum has been remarkably resilient despite recent declines, returning to an uptrend for the first time in a year.
In this context, Poppe added that Ethereum maintained its position without experiencing a significant drop during Bitcoin’s recent correction.
Secondly, the analyst who examined Bitcoin stated that there is still no problem with the outlook for BTC.
According to the analyst, the BTC price continues to trade above $60,000 despite the renewed outbreak of war in the Middle East.
At this point, the analyst stated that the critical level for BTC is $61,000.
The analyst also said that Bitcoin has either reached its bottom or is going through an accumulation phase.
Finally, the analyst stated that he expects a correction in Bitcoin and altcoins in September/October, followed by a new major uptrend across all markets in the fourth quarter.
What’s the Situation in Solana? Poppe recently reviewed Solana and stated that he maintains his positive outlook for SOL.
The analyst notes that Solana is still in an uptrend, stating that the year-long downtrend against Bitcoin has been broken.
In this context, the analyst stated that he does not expect this trend to stop, and believes it is only a matter of time before the SOL price trades above $100 again.
The analyst, who argued that SOL should be in everyone’s portfolio, said that the situation is actually simple:
“SOL is in an uptrend against the Dollar and BTC.
Buy the dip when it falls 10-30% against BTC.”
*This is not investment advice.
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Solana’s ETF story keeps gaining weight. The latest Bitwise-linked filing puts SOL more firmly into the institutional product conversation, even if approval is still a separate and much harder question.
The useful way to read this is not as a guaranteed price signal, but as a fresh piece of information in a market that is trying to sort real developments from noise. For Solana, that matters because it keeps moving the asset out of the purely crypto-native lane. The more firms that file, the more serious the market has to be about SOL as a potential institutional allocation product.
For more details, visit the official SEC platform.
TL;DR A Bitwise-linked Solana ETF filing has entered the regulatory queue.The filing adds to the growing race to bring SOL exposure into US fund wrappers.Solana is increasingly being treated as the next serious test for crypto ETFs beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum. Why the filing matters ETF filings are not approvals, but they are signals. They show that issuers believe there is enough demand, enough legal argument, and enough market infrastructure to justify pushing the product forward.
For Solana, that matters because it keeps moving the asset out of the purely crypto-native lane. The more firms that file, the more serious the market has to be about SOL as a potential institutional allocation product.
The Market Read Avoid saying approval is likely; focus on the queue and issuer interest.
That is the balance readers need to keep in mind. Crypto markets are quick to turn every update into a single-direction trade, but most durable stories are more layered than that. They matter because they change positioning, incentives, infrastructure, or regulation over time.
What Comes Into Focus Now From here, the important thing is follow-through. If the source data, company update, filing, or on-chain record continues to move in the same direction, this can become part of a larger trend. If it stalls, it is still useful as a snapshot of where attention is sitting today.
For traders and readers, the cleaner takeaway is to separate the confirmed development from the speculation around it. The confirmed part is what deserves coverage. The speculation is what needs caution.
For Solana readers specifically, the story is useful because it gives a clearer frame for the next few sessions. It tells them what to watch, which part of the market is reacting, and where the first obvious risk sits. That is more valuable than simply saying a token, company, or regulator has made a move. The useful work is in connecting the update to liquidity, positioning, adoption, enforcement, or user behaviour without pretending that any single headline controls the whole market.
The practical question now is whether this remains an isolated update or becomes part of a chain of follow-through. A second filing, another wallet move, fresh dashboard data, a new governance vote, or a stronger market reaction can all turn a clean single-day story into a broader narrative. Without that follow-through, it still matters, but more as a marker of where attention was concentrated on July 8 than as a complete trend on its own.
That distinction is especially important in a market where headlines can travel faster than context. A source-backed update gives readers something firmer to work with, but it does not remove liquidity risk, execution risk, or the chance that traders fade the initial reaction once the first wave of attention passes.
In that sense, the headline is only the starting point. The better read is to watch how builders, exchanges, funds, wallets, regulators, or large holders respond after the first announcement has moved through the feed.
This report is based on information from sec.gov.
This article was written by the News Desk and edited by Samuel Rae.
Solana’s ETF story keeps gaining weight. The latest Bitwise-linked filing puts SOL more firmly into the institutional product conversation, even if approval is still a separate and much harder question.
The useful way to read this is not as a guaranteed price signal, but as a fresh piece of information in a market that is trying to sort real developments from noise. For Solana, that matters because it keeps moving the asset out of the purely crypto-native lane. The more firms that file, the more serious the market has to be about SOL as a potential institutional allocation product.
For more details, visit the official SEC platform.
TL;DR A Bitwise-linked Solana ETF filing has entered the regulatory queue.The filing adds to the growing race to bring SOL exposure into US fund wrappers.Solana is increasingly being treated as the next serious test for crypto ETFs beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum. Why the filing matters ETF filings are not approvals, but they are signals. They show that issuers believe there is enough demand, enough legal argument, and enough market infrastructure to justify pushing the product forward.
For Solana, that matters because it keeps moving the asset out of the purely crypto-native lane. The more firms that file, the more serious the market has to be about SOL as a potential institutional allocation product.
The Market Read Avoid saying approval is likely; focus on the queue and issuer interest.
That is the balance readers need to keep in mind. Crypto markets are quick to turn every update into a single-direction trade, but most durable stories are more layered than that. They matter because they change positioning, incentives, infrastructure, or regulation over time.
What Comes Into Focus Now From here, the important thing is follow-through. If the source data, company update, filing, or on-chain record continues to move in the same direction, this can become part of a larger trend. If it stalls, it is still useful as a snapshot of where attention is sitting today.
For traders and readers, the cleaner takeaway is to separate the confirmed development from the speculation around it. The confirmed part is what deserves coverage. The speculation is what needs caution.
For Solana readers specifically, the story is useful because it gives a clearer frame for the next few sessions. It tells them what to watch, which part of the market is reacting, and where the first obvious risk sits. That is more valuable than simply saying a token, company, or regulator has made a move. The useful work is in connecting the update to liquidity, positioning, adoption, enforcement, or user behaviour without pretending that any single headline controls the whole market.
The practical question now is whether this remains an isolated update or becomes part of a chain of follow-through. A second filing, another wallet move, fresh dashboard data, a new governance vote, or a stronger market reaction can all turn a clean single-day story into a broader narrative. Without that follow-through, it still matters, but more as a marker of where attention was concentrated on July 8 than as a complete trend on its own.
That distinction is especially important in a market where headlines can travel faster than context. A source-backed update gives readers something firmer to work with, but it does not remove liquidity risk, execution risk, or the chance that traders fade the initial reaction once the first wave of attention passes.
In that sense, the headline is only the starting point. The better read is to watch how builders, exchanges, funds, wallets, regulators, or large holders respond after the first announcement has moved through the feed.
This report is based on information from sec.gov.
This article was written by the News Desk and edited by Samuel Rae.
Folarin Balogun told American soccer fans “we let you down” after the US men’s national team was bounced from the 2026 FIFA World Cup in a 4-1 Round of 16 loss to Belgium on July 7. The apology, posted to Instagram, was heartfelt. But for crypto traders, the real action had already happened off the pitch.
The drama surrounding Balogun’s eligibility in the days before the Belgium match sent prediction markets into overdrive. Trading volumes reportedly reached into the hundreds of thousands as bettors wagered on whether the 25-year-old striker would even be allowed to play. A Solana-based meme token called $BALOGUN also emerged during the chaos, turning a sports controversy into yet another speculative vehicle for retail traders.
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The eligibility saga that launched a meme coin Balogun had picked up a red card during an earlier group-stage match against Bosnia and Herzegovina, which initially resulted in a FIFA ban that would have sidelined him for the knockout round.
FIFA ultimately lifted the suspension under a probationary agreement just days before the Belgium match. That reversal was reportedly influenced by external pressure, including intervention from President Donald Trump.
The $BALOGUN meme token on Solana surged during the eligibility drama. Prediction markets lit up as traders priced in the likelihood of Balogun’s reinstatement in real time, with trading volumes hitting hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Three goals and a bitter exit Balogun scored three goals during the World Cup, marking himself as one of the breakout stars of the competition. This was his first World Cup appearance, a detail he emphasized in his social media apology.
The 4-1 scoreline against Belgium was brutal. His post-match message focused on the pain of knowing it would be four years before the team gets another shot at the tournament.
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The fragile calm between the US and Iran didn’t survive the week. Fresh American airstrikes ended what had been a tenuous ceasefire, sending oil prices sharply higher and triggering a broad selloff across every asset class that carries even a whiff of risk. Crypto, predictably, was not spared.
Bitcoin dropped below $62K on Wednesday, shedding 3.3% in 24 hours. Ethereum fared worse, falling 4.2% to trade near $1,700. Solana took the hardest hit among major tokens, sliding 6.8% to around $76. XRP dipped below $1.10. The Fear & Greed Index, which measures overall crypto market sentiment, sits at 20, firmly in “Extreme Fear” territory.
What happened and why it matters Here’s the thing about geopolitical shocks: they don’t need to directly involve crypto to crush crypto. The transmission mechanism is straightforward. Military escalation in the Middle East pushes oil prices up. Higher oil prices mean higher inflation expectations. Higher inflation expectations mean the Federal Reserve is less likely to cut rates anytime soon. And rate cut expectations are basically rocket fuel for risk assets, crypto included.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq both dropped on Wednesday as traders recalibrated their positions. When equities sell off on geopolitical fear, crypto tends to follow with extra volatility, like a smaller boat getting tossed around in the same storm that rocks the larger ships.
The correlation between Bitcoin and traditional risk assets has been a persistent theme this cycle. For all the talk of Bitcoin as “digital gold” or an uncorrelated hedge, it continues to trade like a high-beta tech stock when fear spikes. Wednesday was a textbook example.
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Oil’s jump is particularly important to watch. Energy prices feed directly into consumer price data, which feeds directly into Fed policy decisions, which feeds directly into how much liquidity is sloshing around for speculative assets. It’s a chain reaction, and the first domino just got knocked over.
The broader context Look, this selloff didn’t happen in a vacuum. The crypto market was already on shaky ground. The Fear & Greed Index was at 11 just last week, which is about as terrified as the metric gets. It’s now at 20. In English: sentiment went from “hiding under the bed” to merely “extremely nervous.” Progress, technically, but not the kind anyone celebrates.
Bitcoin’s 7-day change actually shows a 3.6% gain, according to CoinGecko data, which means the token had been climbing before Wednesday’s geopolitical news wiped out a chunk of those gains. That’s the frustrating part for bulls. The market was trying to recover, and then the real world intervened.
The top-performing crypto category over the past seven days was DeFi, which managed a grand total of 0.0% change. When the best sector in your market is the one that didn’t move at all, you know conditions are rough.
Solana’s 6.8% daily decline is worth noting because it illustrates how lower-cap majors tend to amplify Bitcoin’s moves. When BTC drops 3%, SOL drops nearly 7%. That leverage works both ways, of course, but during risk-off episodes it’s cold comfort to SOL holders.
What this means for investors The immediate question is whether this escalation represents a one-off shock or the beginning of a sustained period of elevated geopolitical risk. Markets can digest single events relatively quickly. An extended military campaign between two major powers is a different beast entirely, one that would keep oil elevated, inflation expectations high, and central bankers hawkish for longer than anyone in crypto wants to think about.
For crypto specifically, the $62K level for Bitcoin becomes a key area to watch. If it holds as support on a closing basis, the dip could end up being a buying opportunity in hindsight. If it breaks convincingly lower, the next leg down could get ugly fast, especially with sentiment already deep in fear territory.
There’s also the matter of positioning. Extreme Fear readings on the sentiment index have historically preceded local bottoms in crypto. Warren Buffett’s old line about being greedy when others are fearful gets thrown around a lot, but it’s worth remembering that the index was at 11 last week and the market still found a way to get worse. Fear can persist longer than contrarian traders expect.
The risk-reward calculus here depends almost entirely on variables outside crypto’s control. Oil prices, diplomatic developments, and Fed rhetoric will drive the next move more than any on-chain metric or technical pattern. For investors who believe the geopolitical situation will de-escalate, current prices could look attractive in a few weeks. For those who think this is just the opening chapter of a broader conflict, capital preservation becomes the priority.
Either way, Wednesday was a reminder that crypto doesn’t exist in a bubble. When jets fly, tokens fall.
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According to official announcements, prediction market platform World has announced it will migrate from Solana to the Robinhood Chain. As previously reported, World officially launched on July 1.
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Solana is about to get significantly faster. The network’s upcoming Alpenglow upgrade, targeting a mainnet launch in the third quarter of 2026, promises to reduce transaction finality times from roughly 12.8 seconds down to 100-150 milliseconds.
Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko confirmed in May 2026 that mainnet deployment is on track for Q3 2026, following successful testing on a community test cluster. The upgrade has been in the works since at least September 2025, when governance proposal SIMD-0326 passed with 98.27% approval from stakeholders, with roughly 52% of all staked tokens participating in the vote.
What Alpenglow actually changes The upgrade, led by Anza, an engineering team focused on Solana’s core infrastructure, replaces two of Solana’s most fundamental consensus mechanisms. Out go Proof of History and Tower Byzantine Fault Tolerance, the original technical pillars of the network. In their place come two new systems called Votor and Rotor.
One of the most consequential changes is the removal of on-chain vote transactions. Under the current system, validators continuously broadcast votes to the network as a form of consensus signaling. Those votes consume meaningful network resources. Eliminating them simplifies the network’s processing load and frees up capacity for actual user transactions.
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Alpenglow is currently live on a community test cluster and is expected to roll out under the Agave 4.1 client.
Why 150 milliseconds matters more than it sounds Human reaction time is roughly 200-250 milliseconds. A transaction settling in 100-150 milliseconds means Solana finalizes trades faster than a person can physically react to pressing a button.
High-frequency trading desks that operate on Solana currently have to build latency into their strategies to account for finality windows. Shrinking that window by roughly 100 times gives those operations far more room to work with, and makes Solana substantially more competitive with centralized exchanges that already operate at sub-second speeds.
DeFi protocols face a similar calculus. Liquidation engines, automated market makers, and oracle-dependent applications all perform better when the chain underneath them settles faster. Slower finality means wider safety margins have to be built into protocol design, which in turn means less capital efficiency for users. Faster finality allows protocols to tighten those margins without increasing risk.
Tokenized assets, whether they represent Treasury bills, equities, or real estate, require settlement reliability that mirrors or exceeds traditional finance infrastructure. A 150-millisecond finality window is a credible answer to institutional settlement requirements in a way that a 12.8-second window simply is not.
What investors should watch The governance vote passing with 98.27% approval is about as close to unanimous as blockchain governance gets. Contentious upgrades typically see significant dissent, lengthy forum debates, and sometimes competing forks. Alpenglow had none of that.
The removal of on-chain vote transactions is particularly worth monitoring. It streamlines validator operations and could reduce the cost of running a validator, which may affect the distribution and composition of the validator set over time. Staking mechanisms are preserved under the upgrade’s design, but the economics of validation shift when a major cost center is removed.
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Crypto markets declined earlier today, Wednesday, July 8, after renewed military action between Iran and the United States weighed on investor sentiment.
President Donald Trump said the recent ceasefire with Iran was "over" after fresh exchanges of airstrikes. Speaking alongside NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the NATO summit in Ankara, Trump said the agreement was no longer in effect. He later added that the United States would likely strike Iran again tonight, accusing Iran of violating the ceasefire.
WTI crude oil climbed more than 5% to over $75 per barrel, while Bitcoin fell to an intraday low near $61,800 before trading around $62,000, down roughly 2% over the past 24 hours.
Liquidations Accelerate the Selloff The decline triggered widespread liquidations across the crypto market. According to CoinGlass, 139,860 traders were liquidated over the past 24 hours, totaling $396.88 million. More than $300 million came from long positions as falling prices forced leveraged traders to exit.
Altcoins also came under pressure. Solana dropped below $77 and traded about 5.8% lower over the same period.
ETF Inflows Offer a Different Signal Despite weaker prices, institutional investors continued adding exposure to Bitcoin. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $21.44 million in net inflows on Tuesday, July 7, extending a three-day streak that also included inflows of $265.69 million on July 6 and $221.72 million on July 2. It marked the first three-day inflow run since record ETF outflows began in June.
BlackRock's $IBIT led the latest session with $54.8 million in inflows, offsetting withdrawals from Fidelity's $FBTC and $ARKB. Total Bitcoin ETF assets have recovered to $77.26 billion from a June 30 low of $70.95 billion.
While the inflows remain modest compared with earlier in the year, they ended the record streak of ETF outflows that dominated June and suggest the relentless institutional selling may have run its course. Markets will now watch the upcoming U.S. inflation data and the Federal Reserve's late July meeting for confirmation that the recovery can continue.
Solana Fundamentals Remain Resilient Although Solana declined alongside the broader market, several underlying indicators continued to improve. Spot Solana ETFs attracted $5.74 million in net inflows over the past week, one of their strongest weekly performances in 5 weeks. Total net inflows have now reached $1.15 billion.
Cross chain activity also remained healthy, with nearly $40 million worth of assets bridged to Solana during the past week.
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The price of Solana (SOL) has declined below $77, coinciding with the collapse of the Iran ceasefire and a drop in Bitcoin (BTC) to $62,000. The renewed geopolitical tensions have led to a sharp reversal in crypto markets, reflecting broader market concerns over energy security and potential inflationary pressures. Solana’s price is currently between $76.96 and $78.47 as analysts reassess the impact of these developments on risk assets. The market pricing appears to be consistent with a decrease in Solana’s prospects, as the coin struggles to maintain its previous support level.
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Key Takeaways Market behavior suggests that Solana’s price prospects are negatively impacted by the collapse of the Iran ceasefire. The current geopolitical situation appears to have contributed to a broader decline in cryptocurrency values, including Bitcoin. Solana’s fall below the $77 support level is seen by analysts as a potential indicator for further declines. What to Watch Monitor geopolitical developments closely, particularly any further escalations or resolutions that could impact global markets. Additionally, the market’s response to Solana’s price movements around the $63–$65 zone will be crucial in determining the short-term outlook. If Solana fails to recover above its previous support level, it may indicate prolonged market concerns over risk assets.
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Solana’s private transaction flow debate has once again reared its ugly head, with analyst 8bit0 surfacing data that suggests two of Solana’s biggest validators, Helius and Kiln, are running private inclusion lanes.
Despite the alarmist framing of the data, ecosystem leaders have pushed back on claims that private inclusion lanes are inherently malicious.
Some contributors have posited that MCP implementation could offer a solution, while rival RPC providers already offer some protection against private inclusion lanes
Analyst Claims Solana Validators are Running Private Transaction Lanes Helius and Kiln, two of Solana’s leading validators, have been accused of running private transaction inclusion lanes, allegedly servicing a backrunning MEV bot. Unlike traditional sandwich bots, backrunning bots execute trades directly behind the target transaction, attempting to profit from the state change that follows big swaps.
According to 8bit0’s analysis, Helius and Kiln validators consistently gave the wallet preferential servicing, with inclusion rates on transactions without priority fees sitting at between 80-84%, over 3x higher than the average of 25%.
While backrunning is widely considered to be a relatively benign form of MEV, detractors argue that private transaction lanes set a bad precedent. Representatives of rival RPC providers assert that private transaction lanes make Solana’s micro market structure more unpredictable, which inhibits market maker’s ability to quote efficiently.
Additionally, private lanes introduce a degree of opacity to the ecosystem. There’s nothing to suggest that Helius or Kiln is profiting from private inclusion services. However, network participants have no way of verifying that private companies are not accepting private order flow deals from third-parties, adding a layer of trust to what is designed to be a transparent and open protocol.
Anza’s Trent.sol Argues Anything Within Protocol is Permissible Ecosystem leaders have been quick to debunk and challenge 8bit0’s data. Helius CEO Mert Mumtaz has previously explained that backrunning “is productive” and “not toxic to the user in any way”. Historically, Helius has been forthcoming about enabling backrunning transactions, allowing operators to opt-in to receive rebates on earnings generated via these techniques.
Other network contributors, like Anza’s trent.sol and Temporal’s cavemanloverboy, have downplayed the allegedly malicious activity. Ecosystem leaders opine that anything permitted by the protocol is essentially fair game, which actively incentivizes core developers to ensure the network is as resilient against exploitable flaws as possible.
Ultimately, stakers should also remember that their $SOL represents an extension of their values. If stakers are displeased with the behaviour of certain validators, they are perfectly capable of reallocating $SOL to operators who align with their beliefs.
MCP Touted as a Solution to Private Lanes While private transaction lanes have temporarily divided the Solana community, experts have suggested that multiple concurrent proposers (MCP) could present a solution. BloxRoute CEO Uri Klarman argues that MCP implementation would discourage leaders from ignoring high fee transactions in favor of their own, resulting in more predictable ordering and inclusion.
However, the timeline for MCP implementation is still undefined. Currently, Anza’s Constellation is the network’s only publicly drafted proposal, and experts are still undecided on whether this implementation is the best path forward.
In the immediate term, Triton’s Yellowstone Shield product allows users to be selective about which validators are able to process their transactions.
Meanwhile, some experts argue that the backrunning debacle is a complete non-issue, stating that validators are simply rebating value back to users instead of claiming it for themselves.
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DeFi Development Corp, which trades on Nasdaq under the DFDV ticker, has transferred the daily management of DisclaimerCoin, its memecoin launched in January 2026, to a new team. The company announced that the administration of the token, listed as DONT, will now be overseen by Daniel Reis Faria, CEO of ZeroStack Holdings, alongside a specialized team focused exclusively on the project.
Leadership transition to a new teamThis move signals a new phase for DONT holders, who will now see the token’s development managed under a fresh leadership structure. While DeFi Development Corp will retain a significant share of the project’s treasury, day-to-day operational decisions and management responsibility have been handed over to the incoming team.
Under the leadership of Daniel Reis Faria, the new team will be responsible for administering the DONT tokens allocated for ecosystem growth and community initiatives. According to figures published on the project website, this allocation represents 21.1% of the total supply.
Glossary: ZeroStack Holdings is the company referred to in the article, with Daniel Reis Faria serving as CEO. The term “treasury share” refers to token holdings kept on the project or company’s own balance sheet.
DeFi Development Corp will continue to hold approximately 31.6% of the total DONT supply. The company reiterated its original commitment to maintain its treasury share on a permanent basis, stating it will not relinquish this position.
PartyRoleShareNew teamManages ecosystem, growth, and community allocations21.1%DeFi Development CorpRetains treasury share31.6%Daniel Reis Faria stated on X that he is excited to help support the success and adoption of $DONT.
Reasons for the handover and company backgroundThe relationship between DeFi Development Corp and ZeroStack is not new. Back in September 2025, both companies established a strategic partnership aimed at accelerating institutional adoption of Solana through DeFi Development Corp’s Treasury Accelerator program. The company cited this history of collaboration as the main reason behind transferring token management responsibilities.
According to the company, this step marks a new phase in the structure of a memecoin created by a publicly traded firm. Rather than exiting the project entirely, DeFi Development Corp has chosen to remain involved as a treasury holder.
The structure of DONT and recent market developmentsDONT was originally designed as a tongue-in-cheek project, openly declaring on its website that the token lacks conventional value, use cases, and a forward-looking roadmap. The site also explicitly confirms the absence of a whitepaper, technical documentation, or investment pitch materials.
HCMC CEO Jeff Holman commented that DONT brings a much-needed level of transparency, accountability, and alignment of interests to the memecoin market.
On the day of the announcement, shares of DeFi Development Corp traded at $3.19. The company’s market capitalization currently stands near $96 million, and its stock price has dropped roughly 84% over the past year. Following the announcement, the shares declined by an additional 6.7%.
This management change follows HCMC’s recent acquisition of DONT as a treasury asset. Under the RAGE initiative, HCMC also purchased 420,000 Eyes on Monitor (EOM) tokens as a second digital asset position.
Disclaimer: The information contained in this article does not constitute investment advice. Investors should be aware that cryptocurrencies carry high volatility and therefore risk, and should conduct their own research.
Pump.fun added trading for Robinhood Chain tokens and prediction market World said it will migrate from Solana, as CEO Vlad Tenev reversed course to call the RWA-focused chain 'great for memes.' The biggest jump in value locked, though, came from an Ethena stablecoin deposit.
Robinhood Chain's onchain activity surged this week as a memecoin frenzy, a Pump.fun integration and a defecting Solana app converged on the barely week-old network — even as its largest single inflow traced to a stablecoin deposit rather than the meme trade.
Cumulative addresses on the Arbitrum-based Layer 2 climbed toward 200,000 and protocol total value locked reached roughly $234 million, according to a network overview dashboard published by Entropy Advisors on Dune.
The chain went live to the public on July 1, meaning nearly all of that growth was compressed into the past week, with activity accelerating over the last two days.
Robinhood active addresses. Source: Dune AnalyticsTenev's About-FaceThe tone shift came from the top. In a post on X late on July 7, Chief Executive Vlad Tenev wrote: "While we're building robinhood chain to be the best chain for RWA … it works great for memes too."
The comment reversed a position Tenev had staked out days earlier. In a July 2 CNBC interview tied to the mainnet launch, he had described memecoins as largely a dead end, arguing that assets without utility do not serve a lasting purpose and that tokenized real-world assets were the more durable direction for crypto.
Robinhood has marketed the chain as infrastructure for tokenized equities and other RWAs since it switched on the mainnet at a London keynote billed as "Robinhood Presents: The World Is Flat," with day-one integrations from Uniswap, Chainlink, Alchemy and BitGo. The Defiant covered the launch in detail here.
Pump.fun Routes Traders InSolana launchpad Pump.fun added support for Robinhood Chain tokens on July 8, lowering the friction for traders chasing the network's memecoins.
"Robinhood tokens are now available to trade on the Pumpfun app!" the platform wrote on X, citing "no bridging," trading "seamlessly in SOL," and the ability to "trade every trending Robinhood token."
Co-founder Alon Cohen framed the move as an extension of the app's existing multichain tool rather than a standalone feature.
"The pump fun app is not just for pump fun coins; it covers all of your cross-chain trading. trade Robinhood tokens now. 0% fees on Solana," he posted.
World Defects From SolanaRobinhood Chain also notched an ecosystem win at Solana's expense. World, the onchain prediction market that launched on Solana on July 1 and runs inside the Phantom wallet, said it would relocate to the new network.
"world has made the decision to migrate off of solana and onto @RobinhoodCrypto chain," the team posted on X on July 8, describing the move as a "tactful pivot" made "after careful deliberation" over the prior 24 hours and thanking the Solana foundation and community.
CASHCAT Leads the Meme WaveThe token drawing the most attention is CASHCAT, which references "Cash Cat," an early mascot from Robinhood's history as a stock-trading app. CASHCAT trades against Robinhood Chain's Uniswap V3 deployment.
It traded around $0.1373 on July 8, up about 1,320% over 24 hours, with a market capitalization near $137 million and 24-hour trading volume of roughly $194 million, according to CoinGecko. The token swung between $0.0089 and $0.1475 during the session.
Adoption Climbs From a Standing StartBeyond the memecoin trade, the dashboard shows broad-based growth in usage. Daily active addresses spiked to tens of thousands in early July from near-zero during the testnet phase in mid-June, and cumulative unique addresses approached 200,000.
Decentralized exchange volume was a standout, peaking near $400 million in a single day on July 7, with the bulk routed through Uniswap V3 and V4 alongside PancakeSwap V3, per the Dune data. Transaction fees on the chain remained low, averaging about $0.005 per transaction at a gas price near 0.021 Gwei.
Robinhood Chain DEX Volume. Source: Dune AnalyticsEthena Deposit, Not Memes, Drove the TVL JumpDespite the meme activity, the single largest driver of Robinhood Chain's TVL was a stablecoin deposit. Ethena seeded roughly $50 million into a Steakhouse Financial-curated USDG vault on Morpho, the lending protocol that powers Robinhood Earn, the app's onchain yield product offering an estimated 7% APY on USDG.
That inflow pushed protocol TVL up more than 160% in a single day, DefiLlama data showed, with Morpho accounting for the bulk of the network's tracked DeFi liquidity and stablecoins — mostly USDG — making up the majority of onchain value.
Robinhood Chain TVL. Source: Dune AnalyticsThe split points to two stories unfolding on the chain at once: institutional stablecoin and lending flows building the balance sheet, and a retail memecoin rush, now amplified by Pump.fun, driving transaction counts and active users. Conflating the two overstates the role of the meme trade in the headline TVL figure.
RWAs Still a SliverFor all the chain's real-world-asset framing, tokenized RWAs remained a small share of activity. The total tokenized value of assets such as U.S. Treasuries, stocks, ETFs and commodities stood at roughly $12.8 million — a fraction of the stablecoin and lending balances driving headline TVL.
Robinhood's Stock Tokens, tokenized debt securities that track U.S. equities and ETFs without conferring shareholder rights, are available in more than 120 countries but not to U.S. persons.
That gap illustrates the pattern playing out across Robinhood Chain's first week: speculative trading and yield-seeking stablecoin deposits are seeding early liquidity and activity, while the tokenized-securities use case the network was built for is still ramping.
Just days after $ANSEM ripped to a $400M market cap and reignited the trenches, Solana’s memecoin traders are rotating to crypto newest, shiniest, network.
Off the back of a tweet from CEO Vlad Tenev pledging support and enthusiasm for memes, trading volume has exploded on the recently-launched Robinhood L2.
While traders are racing to bridge funds to the new chain, the unfolding meta is reminiscent of 2025’s BNB Chain season, which struggled to maintain momentum and ended with traders rotating back to Solana DeFi.
Robinhood Memecoin Volumes Challenge Solana Trenches Officially launched on July 1st, Robinhood Chain is starting to gain momentum. After a relatively slow first week, a rogue tweet from CEO Vlad Tenev suggesting that the chain was “great for memes”, opened the floodgates to crypto’s most speculative traders, setting the network’s memecoins on a blistering run.
$CASHCAT, a meme coined after RobinHood’s original name, has captured the vast majority of trader attention and capital flows. After humming along quietly at a market cap of $4-6M all week, Tenev’s tweet sent millions in buy pressure towards the chain’s biggest meme, which soared to an all-time high of $140M in a matter of hours.
As is often the case in the meme economy, one coin’s success comes at another’s peril. Where Robinhood’s $CASHCAT gained $100M in FDV, Solana’s $ANSEM has lost ~28%, tumbling from highs of $428M to currently exchange hands at a market cap of $278M.
But for all the attention and liquidity moving to Robinhood chain, Solana still holds a comfortable lead on its newest challenger. Onchain data suggests that where RobinHood has recorded over $405M in 24-hour trading volume, Solana still reigns supreme, with its memecoin sector capturing over $440M in the same timespan.
That being said, Robinhood chain is growing at an impressive trajectory. Of 91,000 active addresses, over 50,000 accounts are new wallets, suggesting a strong mix of new and returning users.
For all the talk of cross-chain rivalries, the Solana community has embraced the prospect of fertile new ground for trading. Pump.fun, Solana’s viral launchpad and trading platform has wasted no time integrating Robinhood chain, evidently eager to offer the emerging network to its users.
Is Robinhood Season Different from 2025’s BNB Week? With Robinhood chain stealing mindshare and attention from Solana’s onchain economy, traders are not yet convinced that today’s influx of activity will transform into an enduring ecosystem.
This is hardly the first instance of traders rotating liquidity to rival chains to chase emerging metas. In October 2025, BNB Chain briefly became the center of memecoin trading activity, before traders eventually bridged funds back to Solana as the meta lost momentum.
While still in the early days, Robinhood offers little that would differentiate itself from rival chains at a technical level. However, the chain arguably benefits from the TradFi platform’s immense Web2 distribution, and could see emerging coins expedited to a listing on Robinhood’s principal exchange.
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Alvarez & Marsal, a global restructuring advisory firm, has reportedly accepted its first client payment in USDC using the Solana blockchain, according to a social media post. This development marks a significant milestone for Solana, which has been gaining traction as a network for high-volume USDC transactions. Solana processes over 31% of global USDC transactions, and with fees averaging under $0.001, it is recognized for its speed and cost-efficiency. The move by Alvarez & Marsal could suggest increased institutional adoption of Solana for financial transactions.
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Key Takeaways The acceptance of USDC payments by Alvarez & Marsal on Solana appears to indicate growing institutional adoption of the network. Solana’s network processes a significant share of global USDC transactions, which may be viewed as supportive of increased network utility. Market participants might see this development as consistent with scenarios where Solana’s price could rise, although the source’s reliability as Tier 3 could moderate impacts. What to Watch Market observers should monitor whether other institutions follow Alvarez & Marsal’s lead in adopting Solana for USDC transactions, which could further influence market sentiment. Additionally, any announcements by major financial entities, such as Visa or Mastercard, regarding their use of Solana for settlements could impact the market. As the end of July approaches, the behavior of Solana’s price and transaction volumes will be critical indicators of the market’s response to this development.
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Stablecoins keep inching closer to the part of crypto that matters most in the long run: actual usage. Stripe’s move to support merchant settlement using USDC on Solana is another reminder that the payments story is starting to carry more weight than the pure trading story.
That is important because payments have always been one of crypto’s most promising ideas, but for years the real-world user experience lagged behind the pitch.
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TL;DR Stripe introduced stablecoin payment settlement for US merchants using Solana.The rollout centres on USDC and aims to make on-chain settlement practical inside merchant flows.It is another sign that stablecoins are moving from trading tools to real payment infrastructure. Why Solana Fits This Use Case Solana’s low-cost and relatively fast settlement profile makes it an obvious network for this kind of rollout. For merchants, cost and speed matter more than crypto ideology. If a network can help settle transactions cleanly and cheaply, that is what counts.
Stripe’s presence also changes the conversation. This is not a niche wallet project trying to prove a concept. It is a major payments company plugging stablecoins into a merchant-facing workflow.
The Bigger Stablecoin Shift For the wider market, the story is not just about Solana or Stripe. It is about the continued normalization of stablecoins as a payment rail. That can support demand for infrastructure, liquidity, and settlement tools far beyond trading desks.
If these integrations continue, stablecoins will look less like a crypto side product and more like one of the sector’s clearest practical wins.
This article is based on information from Stripe.
This article was written by the News Desk and edited by Samuel Rae.
Pump.fun, a Solana-based memecoin launchpad, has reportedly sold an additional 122,498 SOL tokens, equivalent to approximately $10.08 million. This sale adds to Pump.fun’s cumulative sales, which now total 4.656 million SOL, worth around $794.8 million at an average selling price of $170.7 per token. The transaction occurred as SOL trades near $80.30, considerably below the historical average sale price, indicating ongoing structural selling pressure. This activity is part of Pump.fun’s strategy to convert fee revenue into stablecoins, impacting market sentiment for Solana.
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The consistent selling from Pump.fun, the largest single recurring seller of SOL, may exert downward pressure on Solana’s price. This development coincides with various prediction markets that are assessing Solana’s potential price movements in July, including whether it will reach $90. Current market pricing suggests a decrease in the likelihood of Solana hitting this target, as indicated by the adjusted probabilities in related prediction markets.
Key Takeaways The recent sale by Pump.fun suggests ongoing structural selling pressure on Solana. Market pricing implies a lower probability of Solana reaching $90 in July, consistent with the latest sales data. Pump.fun’s activities appear to reflect a strategy of treasury rebalancing, impacting market sentiment. What to Watch Observers should monitor any further sales by Pump.fun, as additional large transactions could continue to influence Solana’s market sentiment. Key developments in Solana’s ecosystem, such as technological upgrades or regulatory changes, could also impact price predictions. Additionally, market participants will be watching for any broader crypto market shifts that could affect Solana’s price trajectory in July.
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Binance Research releases stablecoin industry report: Platform stablecoin reserves hit $53 billion, market share rises to 57%
Binance Research has released an industry report titled "Stablecoins: Reshaping the Financial Landscape". The report shows that as of now, Binance’s stablecoin reserve on its platform has reached $53 billion, with its market share rising from 54% to 57%—about $420 billion higher than that of the second-largest crypto exchange. Meanwhile, in the first five months of 2026, cumulative trading volume of TradFi-related perpetual contracts exceeded $1.1 trillion, with Binance’s volume topping $500 billion and accounting for roughly 47% of the market share. Additionally, since 2022, Binance Earn has distributed a total of $1.2 billion in yields to over 14 million stablecoin users. BNB Chain sees 10 million daily stablecoin transactions and 15 million monthly active addresses, holding a roughly 24% market share by transaction volume. The report notes that stablecoins are evolving from a crypto asset trading tool to a critical settlement infrastructure for global finance, while Binance has built a one-stop stablecoin financial ecosystem covering trading, payments, yields, investments and on-chain ecosystems.
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Michael Coates has joined the Solana Foundation as its Chief Information Security Officer after a career spanning leadership roles at Mozilla, Twitter and enterprise security startup Altitude Networks.
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Michael Coates has joined the Solana Foundation as Chief Information Security Officer after previously leading security at Mozilla, Twitter and Altitude Networks. Coates said Solana’s transaction scale and multi billion dollar daily stablecoin activity influenced his decision to join the foundation. His work will focus on strengthening crypto security, improving application security practices and working with policymakers on cybersecurity standards. According to a post shared by Michael Coates on X, he has taken over as CISO of the Solana Foundation, where he will lead security efforts across the network as blockchain adoption and institutional activity continue to grow.
Coates cites Solana’s scale as a key factor Explaining his decision, Coates said Solana now handles tens of billions of dollars in daily stablecoin volume while processing more transactions each day than most of the cryptocurrency industry combined. He also pointed to recent tokenization activity on the network, including the launch of SpaceX tokenized shares on the same day the asset debuted on Nasdaq.
Big Update for me – a new chapter and I'm now CISO of @SolanaFndn .
I've always been drawn to fast moving new frontiers. Head of Security of Mozilla during the height of the browser wars, the first CISO of Twitter as they burst onto the world's stage, and even as a startup… pic.twitter.com/nrxtpxIKqZ
— Michael Coates (@_mwc) July 7, 2026 Coates enters the role after serving as Head of Security at Mozilla during the browser competition era and becoming Twitter’s first Chief Information Security Officer as the social media platform expanded globally. He later founded enterprise SaaS security company Altitude Networks, which entered the crypto sector after its acquisition by CoinList.
Within the Solana Foundation, Coates said his work will include strengthening operational security, improving application security practices and addressing risks unique to digital assets. He added that he also plans to work with policymakers and standards bodies on cybersecurity regulation affecting the crypto industry.
Describing the current threat environment, Coates said attackers remain heavily motivated to steal digital assets and noted that malicious uses of artificial intelligence are becoming an increasing security concern. He added that AI can also strengthen defensive capabilities when used effectively and referenced his congressional testimony on the subject earlier this year.
The appointment comes as digital asset firms continue bringing experienced leaders from technology, cybersecurity and regulatory backgrounds into senior positions while institutional participation expands across the sector.
A similar trend emerged last year when former U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Christopher Giancarlo joined Swiss digital asset bank Sygnum as a senior policy advisor. Sygnum said at the time that Giancarlo would advise on global regulation, strategic partnerships and international growth, underscoring the industry’s continued recruitment of experienced executives as crypto infrastructure develops.
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Game 1 of the bracket stage series took place on July 8, 2026, and it was anything but a blowout. The 45-minute runtime tells you this was a chess match, not a steamroll. T1, historically one of the most dominant organizations in competitive League of Legends through their LCK pedigree, didn’t go down quietly.
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Prediction markets on platforms including Kalshi, Robinhood, and Coinbase were actively trading throughout the match. Real-time odds shifted as the game progressed, with trading volumes reportedly reaching into the millions.
The organization holds treasury investments in Solana, a position that has been far from trivial for their bottom line. In 2024, G2 realized approximately 16 million euros from Solana sales, a figure that materially bolstered their financial results for the year.
Beyond the treasury play, G2 maintains an active sponsorship with Betpanda, a crypto-focused betting platform.
When you combine the Solana treasury, the Betpanda partnership, and the fact that prediction markets are now trading G2’s live match results on platforms like Coinbase, you start to see an organization that has woven itself deeply into the crypto ecosystem.
The risk runs in both directions. A Solana downturn would hit G2’s balance sheet just as hard as the 2024 gains helped it.
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Clearstream has expanded its institutional crypto custody service by adding six more digital assets.
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Clearstream now supports eight crypto assets, widening institutional access beyond Bitcoin and Ether custody. The service uses Crypto Finance as sub-custodian, keeping the offering inside Deutsche Börse’s regulated structure. MiCA is pushing European institutions toward licensed custody, settlement, trading, and stablecoin infrastructure providers. Clearstream, the post-trade services provider owned by Deutsche Börse Group, said it now accepts Ripple-linked XRP, Cardano, Solana, Litecoin, Stellar, and Avalanche in its crypto custody offering. These assets join Bitcoin and Ether, which were already supported.
The move gives institutional clients a wider list of crypto assets inside Clearstream’s custody system. The firm said the expansion responds to growing demand for MiCA-compliant crypto assets in institutional finance.
Clearstream is one of Europe’s largest settlement and custody firms. Its parent, Deutsche Börse Group, operates across trading, clearing, settlement, and market infrastructure.
Crypto Finance remains sub-custodian Clearstream said the service continues to use Crypto Finance, another Deutsche Börse Group company, as sub-custodian. Crypto Finance holds a MiCAR license, which lets it provide regulated crypto services across Europe.
The structure allows Clearstream clients to access crypto custody through existing accounts with Clearstream Banking S.A. in Luxembourg. It also lets institutions use familiar market infrastructure instead of setting up direct relationships with separate crypto service providers.
When the service was first announced, Clearstream said it would support Bitcoin and Ether before considering more assets based on client demand. As previously reported by crypto.news, the original plan gave about 2,500 institutional clients access to crypto custody and settlement from April 2025.
MiCA shapes institutional demand The timing comes as Europe’s crypto market adjusts to the Markets in Crypto-Assets framework. MiCA created a single rulebook for crypto-asset service providers, including custody, exchange, transfer, and stablecoin services.
Meanwhile, ESMA’s register expanded after the July 1 deadline, with more firms gaining authorization to serve clients across the European Union. That shift has made licensing a key part of institutional crypto access.
Clearstream’s expansion fits that market. Banks, brokers, asset managers, and trading firms need custody providers that can meet regulatory, settlement, reporting, and operational needs.
The new token list also shows that institutional access is moving beyond only Bitcoin and Ether. XRP, Solana, Cardano, Litecoin, Stellar, and Avalanche each have large public markets and established user bases.
Deutsche Börse widens digital asset rails Deutsche Börse Group has been building several digital asset services across its market infrastructure. Clearstream’s custody expansion adds another piece to that broader strategy.
Moreover,Deutsche Börse partnered with Circle to bring USDC and EURC into its trading and custody network under MiCA. The plan includes trading through 3DX and custody through Clearstream.
The group’s approach centers on regulated access rather than direct retail crypto services. Clearstream serves institutional clients that often need asset safety, settlement support, and clear legal structures before handling digital assets.
Key Takeaways Bitcoin commands 40% allocation due to institutional adoption and proven market stability Ethereum captures 25% for its leadership in decentralized finance and smart contract platforms Solana secures 15% thanks to superior transaction speed and expanding ecosystem Chainlink holds 10% as critical oracle infrastructure supporting real-world data integration Near Protocol takes 5% for its emerging AI integration and Layer 1 innovation Distributing $1,000 strategically across five digital assets plus a stable reserve creates a framework that manages volatility while capturing growth potential.
Building the Foundation With Market Leaders Bitcoin anchors this allocation strategy with a 40% position worth $400. As the pioneering cryptocurrency with the largest market capitalization, it benefits from unmatched liquidity and growing institutional acceptance through exchange-traded funds and corporate balance sheet adoption. Its established position makes it the most dependable choice among digital currencies.
Bitcoin (BTC) Price Ethereum claims the second-largest portion at 25%, representing $250. This network underpins the majority of decentralized financial applications and stablecoin infrastructure while serving as the primary platform for asset tokenization. Traditional financial players exploring blockchain solutions consistently choose Ethereum’s established ecosystem.
Combined, these two assets account for 65% of the total allocation. This concentration acknowledges their relatively lower volatility compared to emerging alternatives.
Adding High-Growth Exposure Solana receives a 15% allocation worth $150. This blockchain challenges Ethereum with superior transaction throughput and minimal fees, establishing significant presence in decentralized finance, payment systems, and mainstream crypto applications. While introducing additional risk, it offers substantial upside potential through continued network adoption.
Chainlink captures 10%, translating to $100. Its decentralized oracle infrastructure bridges blockchains with external data sources, creating essential functionality for DeFi protocols and enterprise applications. Growing tokenization of traditional assets should drive increased demand for reliable data feeds.
Near Protocol completes the portfolio with 5%, or $50. This platform emphasizes artificial intelligence infrastructure alongside its Layer 1 capabilities. Though representing the smallest and most speculative position, it provides meaningful exposure to the convergence of AI and blockchain technology.
Maintaining Liquid Reserves The remaining 5%, worth $50, remains in stablecoin holdings. This represents a strategic buffer rather than idle capital. Maintaining liquid reserves enables opportunistic purchases during market corrections without liquidating existing positions.
Cryptocurrency markets experience dramatic price movements. A modest reserve provides tactical flexibility when attractive entry points emerge.
The Case for Strategic Allocation No individual asset guarantees superior returns. Distributing capital across five cryptocurrencies with distinct applications and risk characteristics helps minimize portfolio damage when individual assets decline sharply.
Bitcoin and Ethereum establish the baseline stability. Solana, Chainlink, and Near deliver growth potential. The stablecoin reserve maintains optionality for market dislocations.
This framework avoids speculation in favor of methodical market exposure. It represents a rational entry point for allocating $1,000 toward digital assets without concentrating risk excessively.
The allocation mirrors current market dynamics: institutional participation continues expanding, artificial intelligence intersects with blockchain infrastructure, and fundamental protocol layers gain importance in how decentralized networks operate.
Solana has posted a remarkable recovery, climbing 13.67 percent over the past week and solidifying its position in the $79 to $82 range. With daily trading volume topping $1.6 billion, this bullish momentum stands out as a noticeable shift for altcoins, which have been stuck in a prolonged sideways trend. Market participants are watching these developments closely, eager to interpret what might come next for SOL.
Record SOL withdrawals from exchanges grab attentionRoughly $120 million worth of SOL—equivalent to about 1.5 million tokens—were withdrawn from centralized exchanges last week. While the exit of assets from trading platforms signals a cooling in short-term selling pressure, market experts warn this does not guarantee an immediate price rally. For Solana to maintain its bullish structure, the $75 to $77 range must act as a reliable support.
Ali Charts emphasized that approximately $120 million in SOL left exchanges over the last week, translating to 1.5 million tokens, highlighting its potential impact.
Recent technical indicators offer further insights. Solana’s three-day chart has generated a SuperTrend buy signal, which is notable for traders relying on technical strategies. Following the previous SuperTrend sell signal, SOL experienced a sharp pullback, so investors are looking for solid confirmation above $82 to validate the rally’s strength.
Analysts eye the $150 targetCrypto analyst Ansem has been among the most optimistic voices regarding Solana, predicting that SOL could revisit the $150 mark in the coming months. His outlook is based on the fact that on-chain assets have remained trapped below key resistance levels for over a year. Historically, such extended periods of accumulation often precede major moves in either direction.
Ansem points out that timing the absolute bottom is not necessary; instead, the critical point is to take positions as momentum begins to build, identifying the breach of $80 as a key level.
On the technical front, the MACD indicator continues to suggest an uptrend for SOL. Meanwhile, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) hovers near 60, indicating that the asset is neither overbought nor oversold. Resistance in the upper $80s and low $90s continues to be an immediate obstacle for further gains.
Prediction market launches on SolanaA new on-chain prediction market called World went live on the Solana network on July 1, offering its services directly through the Phantom wallet. World allows users to trade contracts linked not only to cryptocurrency prices but also to events such as the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Phantom has become widely adopted as a go-to wallet application within the Solana ecosystem.
Mini glossary: An oracle is an infrastructure that transports off-chain data to smart contracts. Chainlink is a widely used oracle network that securely relays data on prices, outcomes, and other events to blockchains.
World relies on Chainlink’s oracle services and settles transactions using the CASH stablecoin. Operating on a non-custodial, order flow-managed architecture, the platform directs trades via designated liquidity providers. Such dApps increase transaction activity and are viewed as factors that enhance Solana’s overall adoption and utility.
According to Ash Crypto, Solana has printed its first green candle on the monthly chart in nine months, having rallied 38 percent from its $60 low and adding $14 billion in market capitalization. While $82 remains the crucial threshold for the short term, a breakout through the $92 to $95 range could set the stage for SOL to make a fresh move toward $100.
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Solana (SOL) price is down 3% on Wednesday, extending a bearish reversal after an overhead trendline capped the previous week’s recovery. Institutional inflows eased to $1.67 million on Tuesday, while declining Open Interest and fluctuating funding rates indicate mixed retail demand. The technical outlook for SOL indicates a bearish bias, with a risk of a decline of over 20% if price clears below the 50-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) at $76.67.
Sellers regain strength as institutional buying easesSolana is losing retail demand as broader market risk-off sentiment builds, while inflows into SOL-focused Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) ease. CoinGlass data show SOL futures Open Interest (SOL) is down 4% in the last 24 hours to $5.31 billion, indicating a decline in open SOL contracts as risk-on sentiment eases among traders. At the same time, volume is down 8% to $8.66 billion, while funding rates stand at 0.0029%, up from -0.0042% the previous day, indicating near-term indecisiveness.
On the institutional front, the SOL ETFs recorded inflows of $1.67 million on Tuesday, down from $8.36 million on Monday, signaling easing demand from institutional investors.
SOL ETFs data. Source: Sosovalue
SOL derivatives data. Source: CoinGlassSolana risks a 20% drop below its 50-day EMASolana is down 3% on Wednesday, extending its decline from a long-term overhead trendline, which capped the previous week's recovery around $83.94. SOL remains capped well below the 200-day EMA at $95.51, which keeps the broader tone neutral rather than outright bullish
From a technical perspective, the 50-day EMA at $76.67, reinforced by the 50% retracement at $76.92, measured over the downswing from $98.41 to $60.13, serves as the immediate support zone for Solana. A decisive close below this zone could open the path toward the lower Fibonacci anchor at $60.13, indicating a downside of around 22%.
That said, the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is descending toward its signal line, risking a bearish crossover as buying pressure wanes, while the Relative Strength Index (RSI) dips to 54 as buyers struggle to maintain momentum.
SOL/USDT daily price chart.On the topside, initial resistance emerges at the downward resistance trendline at $83.94, where a sustained upmove would open the way toward the 200-day EMA at $95.51.
(The technical analysis of this story was written with the help of an AI tool. Know more.)
