The Solana network, its builders and the companies building on it.
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Kraken is making one of its most strategic moves yet. The exchange has agreed to acquire Backed Finance AG, the company behind xStocks — the fastest-growing standard for tokenized equities. The deal positions Kraken at the center of one of finance’s biggest emerging markets: bringing real-world assets onto open, programmable rails. (Cover: Founder & CEO, Arjun Sethi)
Solflare — one of Solana’s most widely used non-custodial wallets with more than 4 million active users — is officially entering the hardware market. Today, the team introduced Solflare Shield, an NFC-powered, tap-to-sign hardware wallet designed to deliver true cold-storage security without sacrificing the simplicity Solana users expect on mobile
BTCC is ending the year with a playful twist. The decade-old exchange announced that SachiCoin (SACHI) — a Solana-based memecoin starring an irresistibly smug Scottish Fold cat — will go live for spot trading on December 3, 2025. And because no cat-themed token launches quietly, BTCC is rolling out an X meme contest to mark the moment.
Falcon Finance is taking another major step toward building a truly global collateral ecosystem. The protocol has added tokenized Mexican government bills (CETES)—issued on-chain by Etherfuse—to the USDf collateral base, marking Falcon’s first integration of a non-USD sovereign yield asset.
AntX has launched a new DEX built for traders who want CEX-level speed with full transparency and self-custody. Powered by its finance-grade AntX Chain, the platform already has over one million testnet wallets.
Kraken introduced its new Krak Card this week, a debit card that gives 1 percent back on every purchase in either cash or crypto and supports more than 400 currencies. It’s a modest announcement on the surface, but it represents a deeper movement in the industry.
Breakpoint 2025 is not just another crypto conference. It is Solana’s cultural statement to the world. From December 11 to 13, builders, creators, investors, and technologists will gather at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. This setting signals a new level of ambition. It’s where product meets performance and where serious execution replaces speculative hype.
Miami just leveled up its status as a Web3 capital with the grand opening of The Port, a new coworking space in Wynwood designed specifically for the crypto-native and tech-forward community.
The way we transact is changing fast. Everything from groceries to concert tickets could be settled in digital dollars known as stablecoins. The companies that make this transition seamless are the ones shaping the next chapter of finance.
Hong Kong — RateX, the leading yield-trading protocol on Solana, has secured a total of $10.4 million across three funding rounds, capped by a newly completed $7 million strategic raise backed by Animoca Ventures, ECHO, GSR, Crypto.com Capital, Gate, Rzong Capital, BGX Capital, Summer Capital, and others. (Cover: Sean Hu, Founder of RateX)
Zagreb, Croatia — Solflare, one of the leading entry points into Solana’s digital economy, has partnered with Mastercard to launch the Solflare Card—the first true self-custody debit card on the Solana network.
The global payments landscape is shifting — fast. In less than a year, Binance Pay has grown from 12,000 merchants to over 20 million, a nearly 1,700x surge that signals one thing: stablecoin payments have officially gone mainstream.
