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Finance

Solana bets on AI agents: Foundation says network is becoming core infrastructure for ‘agentic’ internet

This shift could fundamentally reshape internet business models, Solana Foundation's Vibhu Norby believes.

Multicoin Capital co-founder Tushar Jain and Solana Foundation chief product officer Vibhu Norby (Digital Asset Summit 2026)

Tech

The Protocol: Ethereum faces make-or-break moment as scaling, quantum and AI pressures mount

Plus: Solana developer platform, Balancer Labs to shut down and Bitcoin mining concentration triggers small reorg.

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Tech

Solana Foundation taps Mastercard, Western Union, Worldpay for institutional developer platform

The platform is a toolkit that lets enterprises create and scale financial applications on Solana without deep crypto infrastructure expertise.

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Tech

Solana Foundation targets institutions with new privacy framework

The organization argued that the next phase of crypto adoption will depend less on transparency alone and more on giving companies control over what they reveal — and to whom.

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Finance

Backpack launches BP token on Solana with 25% airdrop, no insider allocation

The remaining tokens are subject to long-term lockups tied to company milestones and a potential IPO.

Backpack CEO Armani Ferrante (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin’s derivatives-led rally is already unraveling. Prices are back below $75,000

Bitcoin briefly surged to a six-week high above $75,000 before quickly retreating, underscoring the fragility of the latest rally.

BTC's price falls back below $75K. (CoinDesk)

Finance

Investment firm Multicoin bets 'Internet Labor Markets' will drive crypto’s next wave of adoption

According to the firm, the next wave of users that will onboard into crypto will be thanks to networks where users earn crypto by contributing work rather than buying tokens outright.

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Markets

Solana, XRP ETFs take different paths as crypto investors pile in

Solana funds are seeing more institutional demand, while the XRP products are retail investor favorites, according to a Bloomberg report.

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Finance

Jito Foundation acquires and revives SolanaFloor following shutdown over $27 million exploit

The acquisition follows SolanaFloor's shutdown last month due to a $27 million exploit linked to its parent company, Step Finance.

Stacks of 100 dollar bills (Dmytro Glazunov/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Japan prime minister Sanae Takaichi disavows Solana memecoin after it crashes by 75%

Japan’s prime minister says she has no knowledge of or involvement in a Solana-based meme token that briefly reached a $27.7 million market cap before tumbling.

Close up of the red circle at the center of the Japanese flag. (DavidRockDesign/Pixabay)