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According to SolanaFloor (@SolanaFloor), Solana’s P-Token upgrade has officially gone live on mainnet. This upgrade reduces token instruction computation costs by approximately 96% and frees up 12–13% of block space—without altering block limits—boosting transaction efficiency by up to 20x.
according to the official announcement, Gate Smart Leverage has now officially added support for XAUT, XAG, and CL, further expanding trading scenarios for popular assets such as gold, silver, and crude oil, helping users capture trend opportunities more flexibly amid market fluctuations.As an innovative structured derivative pioneered by Gate, Smart Leverage supports leverage of up to 200x and waives the forced liquidation mechanism during the holding period. It is not affected by short-term extreme market conditions or "wicks," making it more suitable for users employing trend trading and swing strategies. Additionally, the product caps risk exposure. The maximum potential loss for a user is limited to the principal of a single subscription, with no risk of liquidation or additional debt. Currently, Gate Smart Leverage supports various popular assets, including BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL, HYPE, SUI, XAUT, XAG, CL, and others.
According to The Block, the Korean won (KRW)-denominated stablecoin KRWQ has announced its expansion to the Solana network to support on-chain KRW liquidity. KRWQ was jointly developed by IQ and Frax. The team stated that this deployment will position KRWQ as the core settlement asset for KRW liquidity on Solana. KRWQ will support a variety of KRW-denominated trading applications on Solana, including perpetual futures, on-chain foreign exchange markets, arbitrage strategies, cross-margin trading between KRW and USD stablecoins, and institutional and algorithmic trading systems.
CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost stated on X platform that although the U.S.-Iran conflict and inflationary pressures continue to pose challenges to the market, the altcoin market has recently begun to show signs of recovery. After experiencing an overall correction of over 50%, the altcoin sector is gradually regaining activity. This round of adjustment is not only affected by the BTC correction but is also related to market token dilution. Currently, there are approximately 51 million altcoins in the market, with 46% deployed on Solana, 36% on Base, and 10% on BNB Smart Chain. Recently, the overall performance of altcoins listed on Binance has recovered to levels seen since September 2025. Currently, about 21% of altcoins listed on Binance have reclaimed the 200-day moving average, compared to only 2% in February of this year that remained above this key technical level. Darkfost believes this indicates a gradual resurgence of market interest in altcoins, serving as an important signal for investors looking to allocate to altcoins. However, it is still too early to declare the start of an altcoin season, as market liquidity remains limited.
Coinbase announced the expansion of its on-chain crypto-backed lending product, adding Solana as a supported collateral asset. Users can now borrow up to $100,000 in liquidity based on their SOL holdings. The service operates on the Morpho lending infrastructure deployed on the Base network, consistent with the structure of previously supported loans backed by Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other crypto assets.Ben Shen, Head of Financial Services at Coinbase, stated that introducing SOL as a collateral asset will enhance capital efficiency and the liquidity experience for users within the Solana ecosystem, while strengthening its "Everything Exchange" strategy—covering more crypto financial scenarios through a single platform. (The Block)
BitMart's "BM Discovery" zone went live with Red Kitten Crew (RKC) at 11:00 (UTC+8) on May 12, opening the RKC/USDT trading pair.Red Kitten Crew (RKC) is a meme coin issued on the Solana chain via Pump.fun, inspired by the "Roaring Kitty" narrative.
According to Lookonchain monitoring, Roaring Kitty (@TheRoaringKitty) posted about RKC and then deleted the post, causing RKC to drop by 90%. The RKC developer has cashed out 6,260 SOL, worth $611,000. The developer used 10 wallets to spend 20 SOL to purchase 395.18 million RKC, accounting for 39.52% of the total supply, and subsequently sold all of it for 5,071 SOL, worth $495,000. The developer also received 1,209 SOL in creator fees, worth $118,000.
Huma Finance posted on X platform, stating that its old v1 contract deployed on Polygon was exploited today, resulting in the transfer of approximately 101,400 USDC. This incident did not compromise user funds, and the related PST system was also unaffected. Only the gradually phased-out v1 legacy pools were impacted. The Huma v2 system is a complete rewrite deployed on Solana and is not vulnerable to this exploit. The team was already in the process of retiring v1 liquidity pools, and following this incident, they have fully suspended the operation of v1 contracts and accelerated the completion of migration efforts.
: Solana core development team Anza announced that a major consensus mechanism upgrade, codenamed Alpenglow, has been launched on the community testnet. Validators can now switch from the current Proof-of-Stake, Proof-of-History, and TowerBFT architecture to the new consensus framework within the test cluster.The upgrade shortens transaction finality time and improves network response efficiency by restructuring the validator communication and block confirmation process. This testing phase marks that validators can now execute the Alpenswitch migration operation in a real-world environment. Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko previously stated that if testing goes smoothly, Alpenglow could be deployed to the mainnet as early as next quarter. (CoinDesk)
According to the official announcement, the second asset launched on Bitget IPO Prime is preOPAI—a digital token issued by the regulated issuer Republic on the Solana blockchain, designed to mirror OpenAI’s post-IPO economic performance on a 1:1 basis. As the world’s leading consumer AI provider, OpenAI reports approximately 900 million weekly active users, according to official data. Its most recent funding round raised $122 billion, with participants including Microsoft, NVIDIA, Amazon, and SoftBank. Bitget IPO Prime operates on a subscription model, whereby users receive subscription quotas based on their account tier. Upon completion of token allocation, users may trade the tokens on the upcoming spot market. Alternatively, after the lock-up period for preOPAI’s underlying debt assets expires, the issuer will authorize Bitget to convert users’ holdings into either stock tokens or USDT, referencing the underlying company’s (OpenAI’s) publicly traded stock price. IPO Prime Details: • OpenAI Implied Valuation: $898.21 billion • Total IPO Prime Subscriptions: 29,082 • Total Subscription Value: $21,084,450 • Subscription Price: 1 preOPAI = $725 • Accepted Subscription Currencies: USDT or USDGO • Total Subscription Pool Cap: $300,000,000
Wasabi Protocol released a security incident update, stating that the attacker exploited a Spring Boot Actuator configuration vulnerability in its AWS infrastructure to steal private keys controlling EVM smart contracts, and subsequently drained approximately $4.8 million in user funds and $900,000 from the protocol’s treasury—totaling roughly $5.7 million in losses. The attack chain originated from a public-facing analysis server whose Actuator heap dump was not properly password-protected, enabling the attacker to obtain credentials for another server and ultimately gain control of the smart contract private keys. This incident affected only EVM deployments—including certain treasuries on Ethereum, Base, Blast, and Berachain—while Solana deployments and the Prop AMM remained unaffected. No final user compensation plan has been announced yet; however, “ensuring all affected users are compensated” remains the team’s top priority. Updates on the investigation will be shared with the community via Discord.
According to GlobeNewswire, Exodus, a cryptocurrency wallet service provider, has announced the launch of XO Cash—a stablecoin built on Solana and designed for AI Agents and the Agentic Economy—as well as the simultaneous release of the AgentKit developer toolkit. With XO Cash, developers can create standalone wallets for AI Agents via a single API call; Agents can then make payments directly using their Exodus Pay balances, without needing to hold or manage tokens themselves.
Josh Swihart, Founder and CEO of the Zcash Open Development Lab, announced at Consensus 2026 in Miami that Zcash plans to launch a quantum-resilient wallet within one month and achieve full post-quantum readiness within the next 12 to 18 months, while also advancing scalability efforts to reach Visa- and Mastercard-level throughput. Driven by Multicoin Capital’s disclosure of a large investment and growing momentum around privacy narratives, ZEC has surged over 110% in the past 30 days. Additionally, following integration with Near Intents, users can now cross-chain swap BTC, SOL, USDC, and other assets for shielded ZEC; since launch, these channels have processed approximately $600 million to $700 million in volume, and the shielded pool currently accounts for roughly 30% of the circulating ZEC supply.
BitMart's "BM Discovery" zone has strongly launched Hantavirus (HANTA) at 11:00 on May 8 (UTC+8), with the HANTA/USDT trading pair now available.Hantavirus (HANTA) is a meme coin on the Solana blockchain themed around the Hantavirus outbreak, featuring a Resident Evil-style brand design.
According to Bitwise’s official announcement, Bitwise and Superstate have jointly launched the Bitwise Crypto Carry Fund (ticker: USCC), Bitwise’s first tokenized fund. The fund generates returns for investors by capturing the basis between spot and futures prices of BTC, ETH, XRP, and SOL—the so-called “cash-and-carry” strategy. As of April 30, 2026, its assets under management (AUM) exceeded $267 million. Effective June 1, 2026, Superstate will formally transfer management of the fund to Bitwise. During the transition period, existing investors will be unaffected. The fund’s name will be updated to the Bitwise Crypto Carry Fund, while its ticker symbol (USCC), smart contract, and token address will remain unchanged. Superstate will continue to provide on-chain infrastructure support via its FundOS platform, including tokenized issuance and digital transfer agency services.
According to The Block, 21Shares’ Canton Network ETF began trading on Nasdaq Thursday under the ticker symbol TCAN. This fund is the first ETF in the U.S. to offer direct exposure to Canton Coin—the native utility token of the Canton Network. The Canton Network is a privacy-preserving blockchain ecosystem built for institutional finance, with core developer Digital Asset backed by Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, and DTCC. Over the past year, the U.S. market has launched ETFs tracking various crypto assets, including SOL, XRP, DOGE, HBAR, and Polkadot.
: According to official sources, OKX Onchain OS has launched the Agentic Wallet Trading Competition, which officially started on May 7 at 18:00 (GMT+8) and will run for 14 days. The event is simultaneously held on both Solana and X Layer chains. Users can complete registration, trading, and prize collection by conversing with the AI Agent within the Agentic Wallet. The competition features multiple awards, including a Yield Rate Leaderboard, Profit Amount Leaderboard, Participation Prize, and Skill Quality Award, with a total prize pool of 50,000 USDC.It is reported that OKX Onchain OS is an on-chain infrastructure suite open to developers and AI Agents. Integrated with the Agentic Wallet, it covers a wide range of on-chain operation scenarios.
According to PRNewswire, crypto-friendly investment app Public has announced the acquisition of AI-powered investment services platform Treasury App. The acquisition amount has not been disclosed. This transaction aims to strengthen Public’s AI-driven brokerage business strategy, with a focus on upgrading its investment experience centered around AI. Public currently supports trading in stocks, bonds, and cryptocurrencies including BTC, ETH, and SOL.
: According to official sources, the Jito Foundation is partnering with Solana Company (NASDAQ: HSDT) to provide institutional-grade Solana infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region. The two parties will operate BAM validators using Pacific Backbone in Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, and South Korea. This low-latency infrastructure network supports staking, validation, and trading services in the Asia-Pacific region. Additionally, they will jointly develop an institutional-grade JitoSOL staking product, delivered through Solana Company's consulting service model, to meet the compliance requirements of large capital allocators. The head of the Jito Foundation for the Asia-Pacific region stated that this collaboration aims to combine Jito's market layer technology with Solana Company's regional experience and institutional network, laying the foundation for scalable and compliant participation within the Solana ecosystem.
According to an official announcement, WorldClaw has partnered with World Liberty Fi to launch WorldRouter, enabling users to access over 300 AI models through a single account—at prices approximately 30% lower than the public list prices set by the respective model providers. WorldClaw states that this product serves as the first entry point to its AgentOS. As introduced, AgentOS is built on BNB Chain, Solana, and Tempo, and supports settlement in USD1. The platform has also unveiled a tiered program, including earning AI credits, WorldClaw Points, and other benefits through either spending USD1 or staking WLFI tokens.