Author: Tom Wan, 21Share Analyst; Translation: Golden Finance xiaozou

Tokenization/Institutional Adoption:

1. Securitize plans to introduce native BUIDL (BlackRock’s on-chain MMF) into Solana.

2. Franklin Templeton announced plans to launch a money market fund on Solana.

3. Société Generale (French Bank) will issue EURCV (Euro stablecoin) on Solana.

4. Citibank has been conducting research on Solana technology and ecosystem, and continues to explore Solana-related opportunities.

5. Bonk partners with Osprey Funds to launch ETP in the US.

Payment:

6. PayPal’s head of encryption said: “Ethereum is not the best payment solution because it requires 1k+ TPS. Token Extensions is an important reason why we chose Solana.”

7. Travala adds support for Solana.

Infrastructure:

8. (Emerging Validator Client) Frankendancer is upgraded and launched on the mainnet. Firedancer full client is now running on the testnet, with a TPS test level of 1M+.

9. Solana Mobile launches the next-generation web3 smartphone Seeker (formerly known as Chapter 2).

10. Phantom allows users to create a secure self-hosted wallet by simply providing an email address and a four-digit password.

DeFi:

11. Sky (MakerDAO) plans to expand to the Solana network.

12. Coinbase plans to introduce cbBTC to Solana.

13. Jupiter (the largest DEX aggregator and Perp DEX) will launch Jupiter RFQ, Perps V2 (gas-free transactions, limit orders, Dove Oracle standard).

14. Pyth (the top Solana Oracle) will introduce Oracle Integrity Staking (OIS), a move that will unlock PYTH utility and the potential to earn staking rewards.

15. Marinade (Solana’s second largest liquidity staking protocol) integrates with Zodia to provide native staking services for institutional clients.