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Superteam UK lead Stephen “Cap” Newnham is taking on Nigel Farage in the Clacton by-election with pledges on pension reform and onchain transparency. Stephen “Cap” Newnham, who leads the Solana community group Superteam UK, said he will run as an independent candidate in the Aug. 13 parliamentary by-election in Clacton against Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. On Tuesday, Newnham outlined five campaign pledges, including support for local entrepreneurs, digital and artificial intelligence education, financial literacy in schools and onchain political transparency. He announced his intention to stand as an independent candidate on July 9. Newnham’s fourth pledge, “You should own your pension,” argues that existing structures like self-invested personal pensions and small self-administered schemes allow savers to choose where their assets are held. He also pledged full transparency, with donations and meetings published in plain English and onchain.  Read more

Trading volume for Solana has fallen to 2026 lows as record negative sentiment raises the possibility of a surprise market reversal.

RWA.xyz data shows Solana's RWA transfer volume more than doubled over 30 days, shifting the adoption signal from tokenized value to usage quality. The post Solana’s $8.7B RWA surge shows tokenized assets are finally starting to move appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The Black Bull (ANSEM) is up roughly 299% over seven days, trading with $64.9 million in 24-hour volume and a market cap near $173 million, per CoinGecko. That size puts ANSEM in a category that traders treat as a read on Solana's broader risk appetite. Traders are calling the move a sign the trenches are […] The post ANSEM soars 299% and brings Solana’s memecoin trenches back to life – but do we need it now? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Rising interest in Solana-network memecoins and prediction markets was followed by a rally in SOL price. Will the momentum continue? Key takeaways: Solana’s SOL token jumped to its highest mark in over 30 days on Friday at $83, marking a decoupling from the altcoin market. SOL’s rally gained steam from a surge in tokenized trading volume on Solana, inflows of stablecoin liquidity, and an unexpected comeback in memecoin activity. Can SOL reclaim the $90 level? Read more

Solana just gave delegators a new governance tool called Solana Governance Proposals (SGP), which hands them a lever for the next round of the inflation fight. The proposing validator’s vote account must have at least 100,000 SOL staked, worth about $7.8 million at $77.97 per token. To advance from proposal to vote, validators representing 15% […] The post Solana stakers get a new way to force the next SOL inflation fight appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Securitize has issued tokenized versions of its shares on Solana and Avalanche, marking the first time a newly public company has done so on its debut. Tokenization platform Securitize rallied on its New York Stock Exchange debut on Thursday, as it brought tokenized versions of its shares to two blockchains. The company, which is backed by BlackRock and Morgan Stanley, began trading on the NYSE under the ticker SECZ on Thursday after merging with a Cantor Fitzgerald-backed special-purpose acquisition company to take it public. Securitize said Thursday that it simultaneously launched tokenized versions of its shares on the Avalanche and Solana blockchains, which will be available to eligible US investors on its platform. Read more

BlackRock-backed tokenization firm Securitize now has shares trading on the New York Stock Exchange—or via Solana and Avalanche.

Tokenized stock trading fueled fresh momentum across the Solana ecosystem, while Aave founder hinted at token buybacks coming under new framework.

SPCX concentration shows real demand, but redemption, custody, and shareholder expectations still depend on the product. The post Solana hits $1B in weekly tokenized stock trading as demand for hard-to-access equities surge appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The PoC keeps the customer relationship inside a regulated app, but launch details remain unresolved. The post South Korean digital bank with 15M users turns to Solana stablecoins for overseas transfers appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Frontier Traders packages rebates, venue aggregation, and priority infrastructure into a chain-level bid for professional desks. The post Solana is subsidizing high-volume traders before on-chain markets prove the activity can stick appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Solana captured 95% of tokenized equity volumes as analysts debate whether $60 was the bottom for SOL. Solana (SOL) captured 95% of all tokenized equity trading activity across blockchains last week, setting a new record with $1.29 billion in trading volume. The surge comes as SOL trades more than 75% below its all-time high near $295, leaving SOL traders divided on whether the asset is nearing a cycle bottom. SOL onchain activity continues to expand across several metrics, even as a SOL price reversal remains the central focus for market traders. Tokenized equities on Solana hit record activity Read more

The remittances firm has become a validator on the Solana blockchain, helping process and secure transactions as it expands its stablecoin payments strategy.

The exchange wraps DEX access in a familiar interface and warns users the tokens sit outside Kraken review. The post Kraken adds 2,500 unapproved Solana tokens to its app – says risk stays on-chain appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The remittance giant is staking SOL and processing transaction blocks as stablecoin adoption accelerates across the global remittance industry. MoneyGram has become a validator on the Solana blockchain, allowing the remittance company to participate directly in securing the network and processing transactions. As part of its validator operations, the company is staking Solana's native SOL (SOL) token and processing transaction blocks. MoneyGram also joined the Solana Developer Platform, a program that supports companies building financial applications on the network. MoneyGram said it now uses blockchain infrastructure and stablecoins across its treasury, product development and payments operations after more than five years of integrating digital assets into its business, which serves more than 60 million customers through nearly 500,000 retail locations worldwide. Read more

DefiLlama shows Pump.fun generated $108.3 million in gross revenue during the first quarter and $69.2 million in the second quarter to date, marking a 36.1% decline from the prior quarter's pace. The broader Pump stack, which includes PumpSwap and Terminal alongside Pump.fun, shows Q2-to-date gross protocol revenue of $179.3 million, 37.5% below the first quarter's […] The post Pump Fun revenue slows as Collector Crypt’s $5.1M card-pack week reshapes Solana’s consumer loop appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Users face a September exit deadline while fresh Solana minting signals show liquidity moving faster than recovery systems. The post Solana’s $1B USDC mint collides with DeFi app shutdown as users face unfinished Drift recovery appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The XRP Ledger (XRPL) drew more new tokenized real-world asset capital than Ethereum, Solana, and other major blockchains over the past three months, giving XRP bulls a fresh network-growth argument as traders rebuild exposure to the token. XRPL recorded $1.9 billion in net real-world asset inflows over the last 90 days, ahead of Ethereum’s $1.6 […] The post XRP just beat Ethereum, Solana and others in 90-Day RWA flows as traders pile back into the token appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Two Solana treasury firms rejected acquisition proposals from Forward Industries, while a third offer expired without a response. Solana treasury companies are resisting acquisition attempts by Forward Industries, with two firms rejecting proposed combinations and a third allowing its offer to expire without responding. Forward said Monday that Solana Company (HSDT), formerly Helius Medical Technologies, rejected an all-stock proposal that would have given its shareholders 0.386 newly issued Forward shares for each HSDT share. According to Forward, the offer valued HSDT at $1.63 per share. “On June 12th, HSDT responded that its board voted to decline Forward’s offer and chose to not engage in further discussion. We are disappointed and surprised that the HSDT board has chosen to reject Forward’s offer without any discussion or communication,” Forward said in its press release. Read more