The Solana ecosystem welcomes multiple Favourable Information

Recently, the Solana blockchain ecosystem has welcomed a series of favourable developments. Nasdaq has submitted an application to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to expand its cryptocurrency index benchmark, planning to increase the coverage from 5 digital assets to 9, including Solana's native token SOL. This initiative marks Solana's further integration into the traditional financial system, providing institutional investors with more avenues for participation.

The progress of the Solana ETF is also receiving a lot of attention. Regulators have asked the issuer of the Solana ETF to submit a revised S-1 form within a week, which is seen as a positive signal for the approval of the Solana spot ETF. Market analysts have significantly increased the likelihood of the Solana spot ETF being approved, reflecting an optimistic outlook on the regulatory prospects.

Another important development is that a Nasdaq-listed company has secured a $5 billion equity financing limit aimed at accelerating the accumulation of SOL. This strategic investment initiative underscores institutional investors' confidence in the long-term value of Solana.

While gaining support at the capital and policy levels, the construction of the Solana ecosystem is also continuing to advance. A new type of hybrid decentralized exchange has announced that it will launch on the Solana chain, combining the liquidity of centralized exchanges with the transparency of decentralized finance, bringing innovation to on-chain asset liquidity.

The following are the latest developments in various fields of the Solana ecosystem:

DeFi领域

• Marinade Select has added 700,000 SOL in the latest round, becoming the preferred choice for institutional stakers.
• Jupiter has achieved full integration with Trends, providing instant token swapping, advanced scanning, and new project screening features.
• Kamino has launched the first physical asset lending market, where users can collateralize sACRED to borrow USDC and USDG.
• The Drift platform has added the dfdvSOL trading pair.
• Jito has launched a new JitoSOL/SOL independent trading pool on Drift.
• Meteora collaborates with the subs.fun team to enhance user experience.
• JPool has launched a new direct staking interface to help users make more informed staking decisions.
• Saros has reached a total staking value milestone of $100 million.

Real World Assets (RWA) Field

• Parcl Labs has launched a referral program to encourage users to share real estate insights.
• Usual proposed to use wstETH as the first collateral for the ETH0 synthetic asset.
• Maple Finance has started accepting mSOL as collateral for institutional loans.
• Ondo Finance collaborates with industry-leading institutions to connect bank settlement infrastructure to the blockchain.

AI/DeFAI/AI Agency Field

• Virtuals announced the introduction of AI agents to the Ethereum blockchain.
• TARS AI expands institutional partnerships to promote $TAI token growth.
• Hey Anon released a new version, adding multiple features and improvements to user experience.
• Orbit completed a buyback of approximately $250,000 $GRIFT.
• The Hive has launched a new page that offers various features accessible without a wallet.

Infrastructure (DePIN/Infra) Field

• The Graph has launched the token API beta on Avalanche.
• Roam launches community bounty program.
• Helium Mobile has launched a children's plan service.
• Aethir launches a new community incentive program.
• DIA announced that it will soon launch its mainnet staking feature.
• sns.sol has launched a mini application on social media platforms.
• Wormhole integrates the new cross-chain transfer protocol.
• Sonic SVM improves the token value accumulation mechanism.
• NATIX Network announces record token burn.

Gaming/NFT/Social Finance

• Metaplex has launched a new command-line tool to simplify NFT creation and management.
• A hardware wallet company has integrated NFT trading functionality on its platform.

Potential Projects

• Chainstack starts supporting Unichain.
• Spice AI collaborates with data analysis companies to expand AI capabilities.
• Exponent collaborates with DeFi Dev Corp to increase support for new tokens.
• time.fun has launched a priority display feature to enhance user experience.