Solana Turns Five as Network Faces Challenges and Institutional Growth

Investor appetite for staking-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States appears strong, with Bitwise’s new Solana product seeing substantial inflows on its first day of trading. The Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (BSOL), which began trading on Tuesday, has already attracted roughly $222.8 million in assets, according to Bloomberg Intelligence senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas….

Homepage > News > Business > India’s Assam province brews blockchain, AI-driven tea auction India, the world’s second-largest tea producer after China, is set to implement a blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI)-powered auction system to enhance transparency and streamline operations within the tea industry. The northeastern state of Assam has announced its plans to collaborate with various…

Iran is now letting foreign buyers pay for advanced weapons using cryptocurrency, alongside barter and local currency. Officials from the Ministry of Defence Export Center, known as Mindex, confirmed that digital assets are being accepted as payment for overseas arms sales. Years of sanctions and isolation from global banking systems appear to have pushed Iran…

China reaffirms its crypto ban, warning stablecoins pose major AML and financial risks, even as underground Bitcoin activity quietly persists. The PBoC says digital assets remain illegal, criticising stablecoins for weak compliance and emphasising strict enforcement alongside digital yuan expansion. Despite Beijing’s prohibition, crypto use continues covertly while regulators highlight stablecoin vulnerabilities and maintain a…

The Uniswap Foundation announced that on-chain voting for a proposal to establish its new fee mechanism will occur by May 31. This announcement has boosted the value of the network’s native token, UNI, by 12.31% in the last 24 hours, reaching $11.29. Uniswap Proposes Autonomous Fee Collection System The Uniswap Foundation outlined a crucial step…