Despite the price pressures that have prevented Ethereum from experiencing the explosive surge investors expected, institutions continue to adopt the network for launching new tokens.
While PumpSwap achieved record $426M volume, Raydium maintained dominance with 46.1% market share in Solana's competitive DEX landscape.
BlackRock expands its $1.7B tokenized money market fund, BUIDL, to Solana, leveraging the blockchain's speed and low fees to enhance on-chain access to U.S. dollar yields and tokenized treasuries. The post BlackRock Expands BUIDL Fund to Include Solana (SOL) appeared first on Cryptonews.
Last week, pump.fun completed Solana's most consequential DEX launch in some time when it unveiled PumpSwap, an automated market maker for pump.fun token migrations.
The co-founder of a popular cryptocurrency took a swipe at Layer-2 cryptos, claiming that these rollups are only redundant and make blockchain scaling more complicated. Anatoly Yakovenko, co-founder of the Solana network, argued that Layer-1 solutions are sufficient without Layer-2 tokens which do not offer genuine, long-term benefits.
Nikita Bier joins Solana as advisor tasked with helping to select companies launch and grow their mobile apps.
Cryptocurrency markets are trading relatively flat on Tuesday as GameStop announced the acquisition of Bitcoin for its treasury. Cryptocurrency Price Gains +/- Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $88,471.10 +0.03% Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $2,079.34 -0.6% Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $145.94 +2% XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $2.46 -0.3% Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.1910 +1.6% Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.00001376 +0.7% Notable Statistics: IntoTheBlock data shows large transaction volume increasing by 78% and daily active addresses growing by 30%.
Chicago Board Options Exchange (Cboe) filed on March 25 to trade a spot Solana (SOL) exchange-traded fund (ETF) issued by Fidelity through the registration of a 19b-4 form. The move comes four days after Fidelity registered a Solana fund in Delaware.
Solana (SOL) price continues to display strong resistance to market fluctuations by maintaining its position above $140. The price of SOL increased by 15% over the past week following previous corrections that started earlier this month.
On today's show, Solana's SOL token climbs as BlackRock expanded its $1.7 billion tokenized money market fund to the network. Plus, President Trump's crypto project World Liberty Financial launches a stablecoin, while Trump Media shares jump following an announcement of a deal with Crypto.com to launch ETFs and related products.
EY Global Blockchain Leader Paul Brody sits down with CNBC Crypto World to explain why there is a disconnect between ether's price and developments on the Ethereum Network.
Are we back? Solana bounced hard the last seven days (March 19-25) as market optimism returned following the Trump administration's apparent softening approach to tariff negotiations.
Coinbase has announced its support for Celo's migration from a standalone Layer-1 blockchain to an Ethereum Layer-2 network.
World Liberty Financial, a decentralized finance protocol backed by President Donald Trump, confirmed on Tuesday that it intends to launch its own U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin on both Ethereum and Binance's BNB Chain.
Blackrock and Securitize launched a new share class of their BUIDL tokenized treasury fund on the Solana blockchain on March 25, 2025, as the fund's assets hit $1.7 billion and the total tokenized treasury market reached a record-setting $5 billion.
The spectacular rise of Solana (SOL) by 8% this Monday, along with Bitcoin (BTC) nearing $90,000, illustrates the current volatility of the crypto market. However, this impressive momentum is closely linked to global economic developments, particularly the trade tensions caused by the United States, which weigh on the future of cryptocurrencies and investor confidence.
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Users of the Polymarket forecasting service can deposit funds via the Solana blockchain.
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Custodia Bank, working with Vantage Bank, completed the tokenization of dollar-demand deposits with the issuance of its Avit stablecoin.
Ethereum (ETH) is up nearly 9% over the past seven days, showing signs of strength, yet the price continues to struggle around the $2,000 mark. Despite this upward movement, key indicators suggest the market is still lacking decisive momentum.
Abracadabra.Money loses $13M in ETH to a security breach targeting GMX-linked pools, marking its second major exploit this year after a $6.49M hack in January. The post Abracadabra.Money Loses $13M in ETH to Security Breach, Following $6.49M January Hack appeared first on Cryptonews.
WLFI launched the USD1 token on Ethereum and Binance, although it's not yet tradable.
According to a detailed CoinGecko report, sales of Ethereum by the Ethereum Foundation (EF) do not have as big an effect on the token's price as is generally believed.
Solana (SOL) is green on the day on reports that BlackRock is moving its blockchain-based money market fund onto the Ethereum (ETH) competitor's network. Fortune reports that the world's largest asset manager is adding its $1.7 billion BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) to the Solana blockchain.
Cboe Exchange, which the ETF would be listed on, submitted a 19b-4 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday.
But does the on-chain data back their conviction after months of decline?
Cboe BZX Exchange has officially filed form 19b-4 for a new Solana exchange-traded fund with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Custodia Bank and Vantage Bank have issued the first US bank-backed stablecoin, called Avit, on a public blockchain network, according to a March 25 press release. The stablecoin was used in a series of test transactions with a business customer.
Ethereum faces growing competition from faster, cheaper blockchains as experts warn of declining momentum and investor interest. Analysts cite shifting activity to Layer 2 networks, weakening DeFi prospects, and rising speculative trends like memecoin trading as key challenges. The post Analysts Say Ethereum Struggles as Competition Intensifies: FT appeared first on Cryptonews.
Cboe BZX Exchange, a US securities exchange, has requested permission to list a proposed Fidelity exchange-traded fund (ETF) holding Solana (SOL), according to March 25 filings. The request now sits with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, which must approve the filing before trading of the Fidelity Solana Fund can commence on the exchange.
Ethereum is trading back above the key $2,000 level after spending several volatile weeks attempting to reclaim it. Since late February, ETH has dropped more than 38%, triggering widespread panic as the price broke below major support and briefly dipped under $1,800.
It's time for a showdown between two of the most important cryptocurrencies in 2025. In one corner, XRP (XRP -0.68%) backed by Ripple, aims to revolutionize the traditional financial system with its blockchain-based payment alternative.
Custodia Bank and Vantage Bank have successfully launched the first-ever U.S. bank-issued stablecoin on a permissionless blockchain. The new stablecoin, named Avit, was issued, transferred, and redeemed using the Ethereum blockchain.
Solana (SOL) co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko doesn't think there's any reason to build layer-2s, which are protocols designed to help smart contract platforms scale.
Cboe has officially filed a 19b-4 form on behalf of mutual fund giant Fidelity to launch a Solana (SOL) exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the U.S.
Fidelity has entered the ring for a Solana fund after Cboe BZX Exchange Inc. filed an essential form on behalf of the firm.
The crypto market lost momentum on Tuesday, with Bitcoin price pulling back from this week's high of $89,000. Other altcoins like Ethereum (ETH) and Ripple (XRP) remained in a tight range.
CBOE has filed its 19b-4 form for Fidelity's Spot Solana ETF with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). With this move, Fidelity joins a growing list of asset managers that have filed with the US SEC to offer a SOL ETF.
This new addition is a big deal for users looking for more ways to fund their accounts. It offers faster and more affordable transactions.
TL;DR BlackRock launches its BUIDL fund on the Solana blockchain, in collaboration with Securitize, adding another tool for investors. BUIDL, with over $1.7 billion in assets, offers dollar yields and allows flexible and continuous transactions. BUIDL is already available on blockchains such as Ethereum, Aptos, Polygon, Arbitrum, Avalanche, and Optimism.
Solana (SOL) has witnessed a significant development as BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, has made inroads into the blockchain. In an update shared with members of the community, Solana announced its progress in terms of institutional adoption.
BlackRock and Securitize expanded the tokenized money market fund BUIDL to Solana as the push into blockchain-based TradFi continued.
BlackRock, the largest investment firm in the world with over $11 trillion in assets under management, made two significant moves on March 25 to increase its presence in the crypto industry.
Abracadabra.Money, a decentralized lending platform, experienced a cyber attack that resulted in the loss of approximately 13 million dollars in Ethereum (ETH). The attack, aimed at pools linked to GMX tokens, has raised questions about the security of the platform. However, GMX has denied any vulnerabilities in its smart contracts.
Magic Internet Money (MIM) was exploited for 6,260 ETH, taken from lending vaults on Arbitrum. While MIM used GMX smart contracts, neither the GMX project nor the GM token were affected by the hack.
World Liberty Financial Inc. (“WLFI”), a somewhat defi platform connected to the Trump family, is launching USD1 on ethereum and the Binance Smart Chain.
Ethereum (ETH) has been going up for three days in a row after its bullish breakout last week as market sentiment started to improve following the Federal Reserve's meeting last week.