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Odaily reports, according to an official announcement, Binance will adjust the collateral ratios for assets such as DOGE and SOL at 14:00 Beijing time on May 8, 2026. At 14:30 Beijing time on the same day, it will update the leverage and margin tiers for contracts like CELOUSDT, and adjust the position limits for contracts including HOMEUSDT.
: The Solana Foundation and Google Cloud have jointly launched the AI payment gateway Pay.sh, allowing AI agents to pay for API services on a per-request basis using Solana on-chain stablecoins, eliminating the need for traditional account systems. The system is built on the x402 protocol and supports the Machine Payments Protocol developed by Tempo and Stripe.Currently, AI agents can access Google Cloud services such as Gemini, BigQuery, and VertexAI through Pay.sh. The platform also supports AI tools including Anthropic Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, and OpenClaw, along with over 50 community API providers. Additionally, it integrates infrastructure and data services such as Helius, Alchemy, Dune Analytics, and Nansen. (Decrypt)
SoFi Technologies has announced the expansion of its stablecoin, SoFiUSD, to the Solana network, attracted by its low costs, high throughput, and rapid settlement capabilities.Launched in 2025 as a fully reserved US dollar-pegged stablecoin, SoFiUSD was initially deployed on Ethereum, designed to provide banks, fintech companies, and enterprises with near real-time settlement infrastructure available 24/7.As the regulatory framework gradually becomes clearer, banks and financial institutions are accelerating their entry into the stablecoin赛道, competing with major issuers such as Tether and Circle.
Odaily reports, State Street, in partnership with Galaxy, has launched the on-chain liquidity fund SWEEP, allowing investors to "one-click transfer" stablecoins into yield-generating tokenized assets for 24/7 on-chain cash management.The fund will initially be deployed on Solana, with future plans to expand to Stellar and Ethereum, and integrate infrastructure such as Chainlink.Targeting qualified investors, SWEEP is positioned similarly to products like BlackRock's BUIDL, offering U.S. Treasury-like yields through an on-chain structure. It represents the latest exploration in the convergence of traditional asset management and blockchain technology.
: MoonPay has announced the acquisition of DFlow, an execution layer platform based on Solana, officially entering the trading infrastructure space.DFlow provides transaction optimization services for platforms such as Coinbase and Phantom, having processed over $50 billion in cumulative trading volume, with approximately 10 million monthly transactions.According to reports, the acquisition amount is approximately $100 million (paid in stock). MoonPay stated that integrating DFlow will enhance high-frequency trading capabilities and support a new generation of "agent-driven" financial applications.
Securitize announced partnerships with Jump Trading and Jupiter Exchange to launch a fully on-chain, compliant tokenized stock trading service on Solana. The solution integrates regulatory compliance infrastructure, liquidity support, and distribution channels to build an integrated on-chain securities trading system, accelerating the migration of traditional financial assets onto blockchain.
According to Fortune, Jito—a Solana ecosystem infrastructure project—is set to launch JTX, a user-facing trading application, in July, officially entering the consumer trading market. Initially, the app will support spot trading, with plans to later integrate perpetual contracts and prediction market functionality. Lucas Bruder, Jito’s CEO, stated that the company is no longer relying solely on third parties building products atop its infrastructure, but is instead proactively expanding into end-user applications. Jito previously secured a $50 million investment from venture capital firm a16z Crypto in 2025.
OnRe Finance has completed a $5 million funding round, co-led by Forward (Solana's largest treasury management firm) and Rockaway. The capital will be used to accelerate the development of on-chain reinsurance business on Solana. Forward plans to deploy up to $25 million into OnRe's ONyc token to gain exposure to tokenized reinsurance yields.
According to Forbes, ARK Invest, led by Cathie Wood, released a report forecasting that Bitcoin’s market capitalization will expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 63% over the next five years—rising from its current level of nearly $2 trillion to $16 trillion by 2030. The report states, “Bitcoin is maturing into the leader of a new institutional asset class.” ARK Invest analysts project that Bitcoin will drive the broader cryptocurrency market to reach $28 trillion by 2030 (up from roughly $2.8 trillion today). “Smart contract networks and pure digital currency markets may grow at an approximate annual rate of 61% to reach $28 trillion by 2030, with Bitcoin capturing 70% of the market share and the remainder dominated by smart contract platforms such as Ethereum and Solana.”
SOL Strategies, a Nasdaq-listed Solana ecosystem treasury company, has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire HoudiniSwap, a cross-chain privacy exchange aggregation platform, for $18 million.HoudiniSwap is a non-custodial, privacy-oriented cross-chain transaction aggregator that enables users to find the best exchange routes across centralized exchanges, decentralized exchanges, and cross-chain bridges. The platform generated approximately $13 million in revenue last year.SOL Strategies stated that this acquisition supports its long-term strategy to "embed Solana into institutional financial infrastructure," expanding from a single validator and staking business into transaction routing, cross-chain liquidity, and software-based revenue structures. (The Block)
cross-border remittance giant Western Union has announced the launch of the US dollar stablecoin USDPT on the Solana blockchain. USDPT is issued by Anchorage Digital Bank, is fully backed by the US dollar on a 1:1 basis, and is built on Solana.It is reported that USDPT will be directly integrated into its global payment system to build a more efficient settlement layer. It will serve agents, partners, and future consumer application scenarios, aiming to provide on-chain settlement capabilities for cross-border payments, combining the efficiency of blockchain settlement with Western Union's global compliance and distribution network. (Businesswire)
Coinbase has disclosed the integration of the trading protocol DFlow as its primary transaction router for the Solana ecosystem, enabling users to execute native value exchanges for spot trading and prediction markets on Solana. Coinbase stated that after introducing DFlow, the transaction failure rate for its Solana products dropped from approximately 1/30 to roughly 1/250, an 8-fold reduction. Additionally, the solution has expanded liquidity coverage, making previously untradeable small and mid-cap tokens due to "no liquidity" now tradable, and has optimized user execution prices. (CoinDesk)
Mike Cagney, founder of Figure Technology Solutions (FIGR), stated that the company is pushing to rebuild the underlying infrastructure of traditional credit markets through blockchain, bringing loans, real-world assets (RWA), and even stocks onto the chain. The goal is to enable credit flows to move away from traditional intermediary systems and become "the new infrastructure of Wall Street." According to data, Figure's monthly loan origination volume exceeded $1 billion for the first time in March this year, with total origination reaching $2.9 billion in the first quarter of 2026, an annualized scale of approximately $12 billion.Mike Cagney pointed out that loan tokenization can significantly reduce securitization costs and lower traditional intermediary fees, while enhancing liquidity through continuously updated credit markets, and enabling on-chain credit assets to directly integrate with the DeFi ecosystem, expanding the scope of investor participation. Its Forge platform can bundle loans into standardized asset pools and convert them into tokens usable as collateral within DeFi protocols.Currently, Figure is advancing related business within the Solana ecosystem and plans to expand to Ethereum. Additionally, the company has launched YLDS, a yield-bearing stablecoin with a scale of approximately $600 million, backed by traditional assets such as U.S. Treasury bonds, and is exploring stock tokenization as well as on-chain staking and lending. Mike Cagney stated that blockchain will become one of the most transformative technologies and will redefine the structure of future financial markets. (CoinDesk)
data from Memento Research shows the monthly spending volume of crypto payment cards has risen to $600 million, a six-fold increase from a year ago. Cumulative on-chain transaction volume has reached $7.2 billion, with a total of 24 million transactions completed, involving 1.36 million wallet addresses. Among them:1. 62.5% of transactions are settled using Tether (USDT), indicating that stablecoins are gradually becoming the underlying infrastructure for consumer payments;2. Approximately 90% of transactions are completed via the Visa network;3. On-chain data also shows that the Solana ecosystem contributed about $348 million in transaction volume, while Jupiter’s Jupiter Global saw a month-over-month growth of 660%.
Wasabi Protocol stated that the Wasabi smart contracts on Solana are secure and unaffected by this vulnerability. The vulnerability is limited to Wasabi’s EVM deployments. The team is collaborating with leading security firms and has contacted law enforcement and the FBI. Further updates will be shared as they become available.
Exponent Finance, a Solana-based yield trading platform, announced the completion of a $5 million seed funding round. The round was led by Multicoin Capital, with participation from Solana Ventures, RockawayX, L1D, Prelude, and Theia Blockchain, along with several key figures from the Solana ecosystem as angel investors. The round was initiated in May last year and closed in August, bringing Exponent's total funding to $7.1 million. Exponent stated that the funds will be used to expand its yield trading platform and upgrade it into a more comprehensive on-chain yield infrastructure, covering active yield management needs within the Solana ecosystem. (The Block)
Coinbase Asset Management (CBAM) has announced the launch of its digital credit strategy, CUSHY, introducing a tokenized shareclass mechanism to bridge the gap between traditional credit markets and on-chain financial systems. The strategy focuses on three key areas: on-chain highly liquid public credit assets, structured private credit for digital-native and traditional borrowers, as well as structural yield sources combining tokenization and protocol incentives. Built on Superstate's FundOS tokenization platform, it enables on-chain representation of fund shares and 24/7 trading capabilities, while supporting operations across multiple networks including Ethereum, Solana, and Base.
AllUnity, a joint venture backed by DWS, Flow Traders, and Galaxy Digital, announced the expansion of its Euro-denominated stablecoin EURAU, which complies with the EU's MiCA regulatory framework, to the Solana blockchain network. This move aims to enhance the efficiency of on-chain Euro transfers and support compliant financial applications.EURAU was first launched on Ethereum in July last year, backed by 100% reserves and issued under the EU's e-money regulatory framework. By integrating with Solana, AllUnity seeks to leverage its high-performance network to achieve faster settlement speeds and lower transaction costs, enabling businesses and developers to complete on-chain Euro transfers within seconds.This mechanism can be widely applied in areas such as cross-border payments, transaction settlement, lending, and corporate treasury management. For instance, payment companies can execute real-time payments to overseas contractors without waiting days for traditional bank transfers to settle. (CoinDesk)
According to the official announcement, HTX has launched the “Spring Travel Season” trading competition. From now until May 9 at 18:00 (UTC+8), users who register and participate in spot trading of BTC, ETH, SOL, XMR, or LTC—or USDT-denominated perpetual contracts of DOGE, PEPE, XAG, TRUMP, or XMR—and complete designated tasks will accumulate “Miles.” Prizes totaling $50,000 will be distributed among participants based on their Mile rankings. Additionally, users who fulfill both the spot holding requirements and complete daily contract trading check-ins for the entire duration will qualify for a lottery draw, sharing an extra $1,500 prize pool.
Odaily Odaily News According to official sources, Gate Alpha officially launched its May Day special event at 14:00 (UTC+8) on April 30. Users can trade designated hot tokens to participate in sharing a total airdrop reward worth over $100,000. This event features a dual reward mechanism for basic and advanced tiers: For the basic tier, users can earn one chance to draw a regular mystery box for every 200 USDT traded, with a total prize pool of approximately $30,000, a 100% win rate, and prizes including an iPhone 17, GT tokens, and Alpha fee rebate vouchers. For the advanced tier, once users have traded up to 2,000 USDT, every additional 500 USDT traded grants one chance to draw a premium mystery box, with a total prize pool of approximately $76,000, and prizes including an iPhone 17 Pro Max, substantial GT tokens, and substantial Alpha fee rebate vouchers. Additionally, inviting friends to complete their first trade of 100 USDT will grant extra rewards to both the inviter and the new user. All rewards are distributed in real-time and are available only while supplies last.Gate Alpha now supports popular public chains including SOL, ETH, Gate Layer, BNB Chain, Base, SUI, ARB, World Chain, AVAX, Polygon, LINEA, ZK, OP, and Berachain. It also enables seamless cross-chain token trading through a contract address search function, unlocking cross-chain trading pathways and offering users all on-chain tokens at their fingertips.