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Solana Perps: $183 billion in volume, but read the footnote
The record quarterly volume on Solana's perp DEXs looks impressive until you notice that the largest non-crypto slice comes from GMTrade's 500x-leverage FX pairs.
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- 1USDC migrates to Solana
Circle is rapidly shifting USDC liquidity from Ethereum to Solana through increasingly large minting events.
Latest: Circle mints $500M USDC on Solana as cross-chain liquidity migration to Solana accelerates
- 2Solana perp DEX growth
Solana perpetual DEX trading volume is surging, breaking daily and quarterly records as the ecosystem keeps expanding.
Latest: Solana perp DEXs set all-time quarterly record with $183.2B in Q2 2026 volume
- 3Solana tokenized assets surge
Solana is rapidly dominating the tokenized real-world asset market, with RWA TVL, equity trading volumes, and holder counts hitting successive records.
Latest: Solana processes 96% of tokenized equities volume, with $3.5B recorded in June alone
5 entriesAlts - 4Ondo tokenized stocks expansion
Ondo Finance is rapidly scaling its tokenized equities and ETF ecosystem, adding exchange listings, DeFi utility, 24/7 trading, and regulatory approvals.
Latest: Ondo enables 24/7 minting and redemption for tokenized stocks, removing traditional market-hours restrictions
3 entriesAlts - 5BNB treasury strategy collapse
BNB Plus is losing its Nasdaq listing after its BNB treasury accumulation strategy fails.
Latest: BNB Plus is formally suspended from Nasdaq following the failure of its BNB treasury accumulation strategy.
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South Korea Crypto Trading Volume Hits Two-Year Low Amid KOSDAQ Crash
Latest: Analyst identifies South Korea KOSDAQ crash as a potential contagion risk capable of dragging Bitcoin below key technical support levels.
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Solana Perps: $183 billion in volume, but read the footnote
The record quarterly volume on Solana's perp DEXs looks impressive until you notice that the largest non-crypto slice comes from GMTrade's 500x-leverage FX pairs.
Read the take →Same Wrapper, Opposite Flows: ETHA vs IBIT
BlackRock's ETH ETF (ETHA) absorbed $96.3m of inflows last week.
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- 2026-07-28Take
Solana Perp DEX Q2 Record
The record quarterly volume on Solana's perp DEXs looks impressive until you notice that the largest non-crypto slice comes from GMTrade's 500x-leverage FX pairs.
- 2026-07-28Take
ETH Inflows As Bitcoin ETF Outflows Hit $475m
BlackRock's ETH ETF (ETHA) absorbed $96.3m of inflows last week.
- 2026-07-28
Circle Mints $500M USDC on Solana
Circle minted $500M USDC on Solana in two $250M tranches while burning supply on Ethereum, continuing a 2026 migration pattern. This trend has reportedly pushed Solana briefly above 10% of global…
- 2026-07-24
DTCC Picks Stellar for Settlement
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation selected the Stellar blockchain for on-chain settlement operations, marking a major institutional tokenization commitment from a core piece of US financial…
- 2026-07-23
Balance Stablecoin Collapses 99%
The Balance stablecoin collapsed approximately 99% after an attacker fed a fake Bitcoin price into the 42DAO protocol, draining its Bitcoin vault and causing the stablecoin to lose its dollar peg.…
- 2026-07-19
XRPL Tokenized Gold Hits $1M
The XRP Ledger recorded over $1 million in tokenized gold trading volume as broader real-world asset activity on the network accelerated. The figure adds a specific on-chain commodity tokenization…
- 2026-07-19
Solana Dominates Tokenized Equities
Solana processed 96% of tokenized equities trading volume in June 2026, with total volume reaching $3.5 billion for the month. The figure extends Solana's documented dominance in on-chain real-world…
- 2026-07-18
Solana Perp DEXs Hit $1B Daily
Perpetual decentralized exchanges on the Solana network reached $1 billion in combined daily trading volume, marking a quantitative milestone for the Solana on-chain derivatives market.
- 2026-07-17
BNB Plus Nasdaq Suspension Confirmed
BNB Plus was formally suspended from Nasdaq following the failure of its BNB treasury accumulation strategy, adding a documented publicly listed crypto treasury proxy vehicle failure to the current…
- 2026-07-16
Solana RWA Holders Hit ATH
The number of holders of real-world asset tokens on the Solana network reached 300,000, an all-time high, with Solana claiming the top position among blockchains by RWA holder count. The milestone…
- 2026-07-16
Real Estate Order Book on BNB
A live order book for tokenized real estate assets launched on the BNB Chain, enabling on-chain trading of property-backed tokens. The launch adds a new asset class and blockchain network to the…
- 2026-07-16
BNB Treasury Proxy Delisted
BNB Plus was suspended from Nasdaq following the failure of its BNB treasury accumulation strategy. The delisting represents a documented failure of a publicly listed crypto treasury proxy vehicle.
- 2026-07-13
South Korea Crypto Volume Slumps
South Korea's cryptocurrency trading volume dropped to its lowest level in two years, coinciding with a crash in the country's KOSDAQ equity index. The volume collapse signals a contraction in retail…
- 2026-07-08
ETH Leverage Loops and MEV Risks Flagged
Analysis flagged hidden liquidation risk embedded in Lido stETH leverage loop strategies, where cascading liquidations could create DeFi contagion. Separately, an Ethereum trader lost $2 million in a…
- 2026-07-05
TRUMP Memecoin Crushed Retail, Enriched Insiders
Nansen data confirmed President Trump extracted approximately $636 million from the TRUMP memecoin while approximately 988,000 retail wallets collectively lost $3.81 billion. Total insider extraction…
- 2026-07-04
Ondo Treasury Token Lands on MEXC
MEXC listed Ondo's yield-bearing tokenized treasury asset, expanding centralized exchange access to RWA instruments. This followed Ondo Finance's earlier tokenization of a BlackRock ETF and Micron…
- 2026-07-04
North Korea Steals $643M in Crypto
North Korea-linked hackers were attributed with $643 million in cryptocurrency theft in the first half of 2026. This figure was reported alongside the broader crypto sector record of 207 attacks in…
- 2026-07-03Take
Ondo Tokenizes BlackRock ETF On-Chain
Ondo just tokenised a BlackRock ETF and a listed US stock on a public blockchain, inside the SEC's own custodial framework, with shareholder voting rights attached via Broadridge.
- 2026-07-01
BackedFi Loses $204K in Exploit
Ethereum-based RWA and DeFi project BackedFi suffered a suspicious attack resulting in losses of approximately $204,200.
- 2026-06-30
Circle Shifts $910M USDC to Solana
Circle burned $250 million USDC on Ethereum while simultaneously issuing $910 million USDC on Solana, reflecting a large cross-chain rebalancing of stablecoin supply between the two networks.
- 2026-06-29
Etherlink Bridge Halted After Attack
The Etherlink EVM cross-chain bridge suspended transfers after officials detected and began investigating a suspected attack attempt.
- 2026-06-29
Q2 2026 Breaks Crypto Hack Records
Q2 2026 was reported as the worst quarter on record for crypto hacks, with cumulative losses across exploits and breaches exceeding all prior quarterly totals.
- 2026-06-26
Solana RWA TVL Tops $3B
The total value of real-world assets on Solana surpassed $3.18 billion, and tokenized stock trading on the network exceeded $1 billion in weekly volume as demand for hard-to-access equities…
- 2026-06-25
THORChain Resumes Trading, Plans Monero Swaps
THORChain resumed trading operations following a month-long halt caused by a $10.7 million exploit and simultaneously published a roadmap for adding Monero swap functionality to the protocol. The…
