Major Developments in the Solana Ecosystem This Week

In the past week, the Solana blockchain ecosystem has welcomed multiple positive news, injecting strong momentum into its future development.

First, Nasdaq submitted an 8-K form to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) planning to expand its cryptocurrency index benchmark from 5 to 9 assets, with the new assets including Solana's native token SOL. This move marks Solana's further integration into the traditional financial market, providing institutional investors with more avenues for participation.

The Solana ETF has also made significant progress. The SEC has requested that the Solana ETF issuer submit a revised S-1 form within a week, which is seen as an important signal for the approval of the Solana spot ETF. Market analysts have raised the probability of the Solana spot ETF's approval from 70% to 90%, reflecting market optimism regarding regulatory prospects. Approval is expected as early as July.

In addition, a Nasdaq-listed company announced that it has secured a $5 billion equity financing limit, aimed at accelerating the accumulation of SOL. This move has been interpreted by the market as a "MicroStrategy-style" strategic investment, highlighting institutional confidence in the long-term value of Solana.

In addition to the dual benefits of capital and policy, the Solana ecosystem is also continuously advancing. A new hybrid decentralized exchange (DEX) has announced its launch on the Solana chain, which combines the liquidity of centralized exchanges with the transparency of decentralized finance, bringing innovation to on-chain asset liquidity.

Here are the main updates in various areas of the Solana ecosystem:

DeFi Field

1. Marinade reported that its Select project has increased by 700,000 SOL in this round, becoming the preferred choice for institutional stakers.

2. Jupiter is fully integrated with Trends, providing instant token trading, AlphaScan filtering, and Launchpad selection features.

3. Kamino launched $sACRED, which is the first real-world asset (RWA) lending market on its platform, allowing users to borrow $USDC and $USDG by collateralizing sACRED at an annual interest rate of 9%.

4. The Drift platform has launched dfdvSOL.

5. Jito has launched a new JitoSOL/SOL independent pool on Drift.

6. Meteora announced a partnership with the subs.fun team to enhance its DBC experience.

7. JPool has launched a new direct staking interface, equipped with a detailed validator dashboard and a real-time profit calculator to help users make more informed staking decisions.

8. Saros reached a milestone of 100 million USD in total staking value.

Real World Assets ( RWA ) Domain

1. Parcl Labs has launched a referral program that rewards sharing housing insights to earn funding for advanced research.

2. The usual proposal is to use Lido's wstETH as the first collateral for the ETH0 synthetic asset, obtaining ETH staking rewards through high-quality collateral.

3. Maple Finance announces that it now accepts mSOL as collateral for institutional loans.

4. A fintech company announced a collaboration with Chainlink and the blockchain department of a large bank to connect the bank's settlement infrastructure to its blockchain.

AI/DeFAI/AI Agent Field

1. Virtuals announces the introduction of AI agents into the Ethereum blockchain.

2. TARS AI expands its partnership with a cryptocurrency platform to promote $TAI growth.

3. Hey Anon released Build 1.5 version, which includes new API integration, Launchpad creation features, and user experience improvements.

4. Orbit announced the completion of a repurchase of approximately $250,000 worth of $GRIFT, fulfilling its commitment to use 30-50% of protocol revenue for repurchases.

5. The Hive has launched a new page that provides wallet-free access to Hive outlooks, proxy explanations, real-time data, and token analysis.

DePIN/Infrastructures Sector

1. The Graph launches Graph Token API Beta on Avalanche, enabling developers to access the complete Token API functionality.

2. Roam launches a 40,000 $ROAM giveaway through the community bounty program, rewarding content creation and social participation.

3. Helium Mobile has launched a $5 per month Sprout children’s plan, which includes 3GB of data, unlimited calls and texts, parental controls, and 5G coverage.

4. Aethir has launched Aethir Tribe, a new MicroKOL initiative that rewards community members participating in building a decentralized future.

5. DIA announced the upcoming launch of $DIA mainnet staking to drive trustless, fully verifiable on-chain oracles.

6. sns.sol launched a mini application on a social platform, becoming one of the first Solana applications integrated with the platform.

7. Wormhole announces the integration of Circle's CCTP V2, enabling native USDC transfers to Sonic through the Wormhole Portal.

8. Sonic SVM has launched an enhanced $SONIC token value accumulation mechanism, transitioning from a burn model to a purchase lock-up system to strengthen the liquidity owned by the protocol.

9. NATIX Network announced the destruction of 43.7 million $NATIX in May, setting a record for the highest currency value destruction.

10. DIA deploys Lumina-driven oracles on the Base mainnet.

Gaming/NFT/Social Finance

1. Metaplex launched a new command line interface (CLI), providing faster and simpler token and NFT creation and management, enhancing the developer experience.

2. A hardware wallet company has launched a new NFT experience on its Live platform.

Potential Projects

1. Chainstack now supports Unichain.

2. Spice AI collaborates with Databricks to extend operational data and AI capabilities to real-time applications and agents.

3. Exponent announces partnership with DeFi Dev Corp, dfdvSOL is now available on Exponent.

4. time.fun has launched the "Priority Hint" feature, allowing users to add hint information in messages, making their content appear at the top of the creator's inbox.

This article is for readers' learning reference only and does not constitute any investment advice. Please remain cautious and objective.