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Run-up news
What was announced in the days before the first talk. Much of it is by companies that are also on stage, so it shows what to expect.
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Biggest in the run-up
How this is rankedDTCCMajor
DTCC plans to connect its Tokenization Service to Solana so eligible DTC-custodied assets can be tokenized.
Why it matters The main US settlement utility plans to tokenize DTC-held assets on Solana in 2027.
Pinned by hand, rated major by the AI clean-up, covered by 47 outlets
Anchorage DigitalMajor
Visa partners can now settle VisaNet obligations in Western Union's USDPT, issued by Anchorage Digital.
Why it matters Visa partners can now settle what they owe Visa in a stablecoin.
Pinned by hand, rated major by the AI clean-up, covered by 18 outlets
AnzaMajor
Alpenglow, Solana's new consensus protocol, went live on mainnet, replacing TowerBFT.
Why it matters Solana transactions now become final in about 150 milliseconds instead of 12.8 seconds.
Pinned by hand, rated major by the AI clean-up, covered by 3 outlets
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The Solana Foundation and Nito released Solana Confidential Compute in beta on Solana devnet.
It lets apps verify onchain that an AI model or agent runs inside sealed hardware; mainnet is described only as coming soon.
Akash opened its migration portal, so AKT holders can now move tokens 1:1 to SPL AKT on Solana.
The move is one way and the portal stays open for two years; staked AKT must be unbonded first.
Why it matters AKT holders can now move their tokens to Solana, one way.
Backpack's Japanese arm signed an MOU with Minna Bank to explore yen deposits for its planned Japan exchange.
It is an agreement to study the tie-up; the exchange still has to register with Japanese regulators first.
Gravity Block Exchange went live on Solana mainnet as a marketplace where block builders compete for slots.
Builders Astralane and Gattaca say it already runs on validators holding about 5% of stake; Firedancer support is still in development.
DTCCPinnedMajor
DTCC plans to connect its Tokenization Service to Solana so eligible DTC-custodied assets can be tokenized.
The Solana integration is planned for the second half of 2027.
Why it matters The main US settlement utility plans to tokenize DTC-held assets on Solana in 2027.
Anchorage DigitalPinnedMajor
Visa partners can now settle VisaNet obligations in Western Union's USDPT, issued by Anchorage Digital.
USDPT is the first Anchorage-issued stablecoin supported; USDPT is issued on Solana, though the release does not name the settlement chain.
Why it matters Visa partners can now settle what they owe Visa in a stablecoin.
Anza paused Agave release activity for Breakpoint and set v4.5 feature activation on mainnet to begin 14 Dec.
Release work is paused 11-18 Nov and feature activations resume 19 Nov; v4.5 brings rent reduction (SIMD-0437) and direct mapping (SIMD-0460).
xStocks tokenized over 200 UK and EU listed stocks, including HSBC and LVMH, tradable on Kraken and Solana.
The tokens are not available to UK investors or US persons; Hong Kong listed stocks are due in the coming weeks.
Why it matters Over 200 UK and EU stocks are now tradable as tokens, outside the UK and US.
Pyth now distributes NYSE BQT real-time US stock and ETF quotes through the Pyth Data Marketplace.
It is top-of-book data from NYSE's five exchanges; apps license it from NYSE and receive it through Pyth.
Why it matters Apps can license real-time NYSE stock and ETF quotes through Pyth.
Decrypt added perpetual futures trading to its news site, powered by Phoenix on Solana.
Readers get 100+ Phoenix markets across crypto, stocks and commodities, with up to 40x leverage per Phoenix.
Helius launched Solana Privacy Rings on mainnet, encrypting token balances and transfer amounts.
Wallet addresses stay visible; only the default Ring is live, and Custom Rings for institutions target Q4 2026.
Why it matters Token balances and amounts can now be kept private on Solana mainnet.
Jupiter released Portfolio V3 and began rolling out token Baskets and curator-run Vaults.
Baskets roll out over the week; Vaults opened 11 Nov as a private beta for waitlisted users and eligible staked JUP holders.
Why it matters Jupiter users get token baskets now and curator-run vaults in a private beta.
The Solana Foundation published a new Request for Startups with 11 ideas from named ecosystem builders.
Builders are pointed to the Solana Builder Program; no grant sizes or deadlines are published, and a build challenge has no dates yet.
Charles Schwab made SOL available to trade in Schwab Crypto accounts, alongside AVAX and LINK.
Eligible retail clients in all US states except New York and Louisiana can trade it.
Why it matters Schwab Crypto clients in most US states can now buy and sell SOL.
Formation Securities notified the SEC that it intends to run a tokenized securities venue on Solana.
Trading is expected to begin in early 2027, with tokenized shares of Exodus, Forward Industries and Galaxy expected at launch.
Why it matters A tokenized stock venue on Solana aims to start trading in early 2027.
ZetaChain holders approved halting the ZetaChain L1 and moving ZETA 1:1 to a native Solana token.
The L1 halts at a snapshot block expected around 9 Dec, when ZETA is minted on Solana and claims open.
Solana FoundationPinnedMajor
The Solana Foundation limited its delegation program to 12 months per validator and a 300,000 SOL exit.
The program is capped at 100 validators; Layer33 validators asked the Foundation to pause the retirements.
Why it matters Validators that depend on Foundation stake now face a 12-month limit.
Jito's JTX terminal launched Equities, trading Backpack and Ondo tokenized stocks on Solana.
Prices come straight from the issuers through request-for-quote rather than onchain pools.
Solana Labs launched Leap, a mobile app for trading tokenized stocks, ETFs, metals and crypto on Solana.
It is in early access on iPhone through public TestFlight, with Android coming soon; it is not available in the UK.
Samsung Wallet launched USDC accounts on Solana for eligible US Galaxy users.
Users 18+ on Android 13 or later can hold and send USDC; New York residents are excluded.
Why it matters Eligible US Galaxy owners can hold and send USDC in Samsung Wallet.
Centrifuge launched a tokenized version of Schroders' emerging markets bond fund on Solana.
It is Schroders' first deployment on Solana.
Why it matters A Schroders bond fund is now available as a token on Solana.
AnzaPinnedMajor
Alpenglow, Solana's new consensus protocol, went live on mainnet, replacing TowerBFT.
Anza says finality drops to about 150 milliseconds from 12.8 seconds.
Why it matters Solana transactions now become final in about 150 milliseconds instead of 12.8 seconds.
Solana's 200ms slot time went live on mainnet at epoch 1053, completing the SIMD-0525 reduction from 400ms.
Blocks now arrive twice as often with half the room each, and a recent blockhash expires after about 30 seconds instead of 60.
Why it matters Solana now makes a block every 200ms, twice as often as before.
