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Solana (SOL). Every Le Coin piece tagged SOL, newest first, Learning Hub dives included.

Protocols & Policy
J.P. Morgan's asset manager puts two cash funds on Solana
J.P. Morgan Asset Management says its tokenized money market funds MONY and JLTXX, the second built for stablecoin issuers' reserves, are now available on Solana to qualified U.S. investors.

Markets
Securitize says Solana is now its largest network
The tokenization firm, which names BlackRock's BUIDL and VanEck's VBILL among its products, says it has $1.10B in tokenized assets on Solana, more than on any other network it uses.

Protocols & Policy
Solana payments now aim to settle for good in under a second
Solana's Alpenglow upgrade went live on Oct. 21, cutting the time before a transaction can't be reversed from about 12.8 seconds to a target of about 150 milliseconds, according to the Solana Foundation.

Markets
Noah says it will power Western Union's stablecoin payouts
Noah says it will convert and pay out Western Union's USDPT dollar token for the money-transfer giant's Receiver Redirect service, but neither company has given a start date or fees.

Markets
More ether than ever is locked up, but the reward keeps shrinking
Bitwise counts a record 43.80 million ETH staked, 35.9% of supply, while the yield fell to 2.63%; Solana's slipped too.

Protocols & Policy
Solana's Alpenglow upgrade will shrink its activity numbers by design
Alpenglow is scheduled to activate on Oct. 21 and takes validator votes out of blocks, so transaction counts will fall without any fall in use.

Markets
Solana Mobile names Ledger first hardware partner for $849 Ledger Atom
Ledger's Atom, an Android-based device built around a secure chip, will ship with Solana Mobile's Seeker app preinstalled, the companies say. Reservations take a $100 deposit, and Ledger estimates delivery in 2027.

Markets
Bastion demands $3.50 SkyAI tender price, disclosure of solana sales
Bastion Trading, which says it holds about 9.99% of SkyAI, wants the planned $3.00 tender offer raised and the company's SOL sales fully disclosed before the offer begins. SkyAI's filings show its SOL holdings fell from more than two million to about 600,000 in under a month.

Markets
ICE-backed venue details tokenized-stock trading as Samsung Wallet plans stablecoin transfers
A venue co-owned by NYSE's parent published its trading rules, Samsung set a late-October date for USDC transfers, and Securitize says its tokenized US stocks are live on Solana.

Markets
Securitize's new tokenized stocks are broker-held entitlements, by the company's own account
Securitize says its new tokenized stocks are security entitlements held at its broker-dealer; the terms come from the company's press release and product page, and no EDGAR filing describes them.

Evening brief · Tue. Oct. 20, 4:27 p.m. ET
Evening brief: FINMA approves Switzerland's first bitcoin ETF, Strive closes $630 million preferred sale, bitcoin ends 0.86% above Monday
FINMA approves Switzerland’s first exchange-traded fund that holds bitcoin directly.

Evening brief · Wed. Oct. 21, 4:31 p.m. ET
Evening brief: OCC finalizes its GENIUS Act stablecoin rule, Standard Chartered agrees to buy Zodia Custody, bitcoin ends 2.36% above Tuesday
The OCC finishes its GENIUS Act rule for stablecoin issuers, effective Jan. 18, 2027.

Morning brief · Wed. Oct. 21, 9:36 a.m. ET
Morning brief: Malaysia's central bank opens a tokenized bond depository as solana's Alpenglow upgrade nears
Bank Negara Malaysia launches SSDS+ for tokenized bonds and sukuk.

Morning brief · Tue. Oct. 20, 6:35 a.m. ET
Morning brief: JPMorgan's asset arm gives bitcoin a long-term forecast
JPMorgan’s asset manager gives bitcoin its first long-term return forecast.

Evening brief · Mon. Oct. 19, 6:18 p.m. ET
Evening brief: JPMorgan lists JPM Coin on Ethereum, Mesh and Visa plan wallet spending, bitcoin ends 0.36% above Friday
JPMorgan lists its JPM Coin deposit token as issued on Ethereum, not only Base.

Morning brief · Mon. Oct. 19, 8:01 a.m. ET
Morning brief: the CFTC's casino-style carve-out takes effect, SEC crypto-offering comments close Tuesday, and Cipher Digital closes $850 million of convertible notes
The CFTC’s casino-style carve-out takes effect today, and comments on it and the event-contract proposal are due Nov. 18.

Evening brief · Fri. Oct. 16, 4:36 p.m. ET
Evening brief: CFTC event-contract rules set for Monday, bitcoin slips 0.98%, Schwab opens crypto to all eligible clients
CFTC’s event-contract proposal and casino-style rule set for Monday’s Federal Register.

Evening brief · Thu. Oct. 15, 4:45 p.m. ET
Evening brief: PPI jumps 1.3%, bitcoin up 0.69%, stablecoin rails advance
Visa Direct moves USDC prefunding from pilot to production, with Inyo Global first.

Evening brief · Wed. Oct. 14, 4:29 p.m. ET
Evening brief: September CPI at +0.6% m/m sinks bitcoin 1.71% and crypto equities, Cipher prices its $850 million convert, and the EBA tags USDC as the EU's first significant e-money token
EBA classifies Circle’s USDC as the EU’s first significant e-money token under MiCA.

Evening brief · Tue. Oct. 13, 4:29 p.m. ET
Evening brief: Strategy sets preferred-dividend start dates ahead of the Oct. 28 vote, and Cipher Digital proposes an $850 million convert
Strategy sets preferred-dividend start dates; voting closes Oct. 27.

Morning brief · Wed. Oct. 7, 8:00 a.m. ET
Morning brief: bitcoin, ether and solana lower overnight, and the Fed's minutes at 2 p.m. ET
The SEC’s order on 3x bitcoin and ether funds is in today’s Federal Register.

Morning brief · Tue. Oct. 13, 8:00 a.m. ET
Morning brief: Kospi falls 5.5%, the CFTC crypto ANPRM comment clock opens through Dec. 14, and spot ether ETFs log a 10th outflow day
CFTC crypto ANPRM publishes; Dec. 14 comment clock is live.

Morning brief · Mon. Oct. 12, 8:54 a.m. ET
Morning brief: bitcoin, ether and solana rise into Columbus Day, and the CFTC proposes treating event contracts as swaps
CFTC proposes event contracts as swaps.

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