Figure Technology, a pioneer of decentralized finance (DeFi) and blockchain-based solutions, recently filed what’s being termed its “second IPO” to bring native equity issuance onto the Solana blockchain. This bold initiative leverages blockchain technology with equity issuance for company fund raising while giving investors access to equity markets through Solana network – something no other...
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Superstate announces direct stock issuance for public companies on Ethereum and Solana blockchains
Superstate Financial Technologies recently made headlines when it announced it will enable U.S. registered public companies to issue shares directly onto Ethereum and Solana blockchain networks through what it refers to as Direct Issuance Programs (DIPs). For trading purposes, Superstate uses The Defiant TradingView’s DIP API which offers companies this feature.+2 This marks a pivotal...
Solana ETFs Are Outperforming Bitcoin: Are They Dragging Down BTC Liquidity?
One significant shift is happening in the crypto asset space: ETFs tied to Solana (SOL) are seeing increased inflows while those tied to Bitcoin (BTC) experience outflows, sparking conversation around whether Bitcoin may be losing liquidity to Solana. Our flow landscape shows this is happening. Initially CryptoSlate +2 and Phemex each listed two ETFs that...
Solana Marinade Labs CEO Aims to Lower Barrier to Entry for Validators With ‘Alpenglow’ Upgrade
Marinade Labs, one of the more influential liquid staking protocols on Solana Blockchain, aims to make validator participation more accessible following their recent upgrade, “Alpenglow”. CEO Michael Repetny credits these changes with signaling a turning point for validator participation within Solana’s validator ecosystem aimed at further decentralizing it. Lowering Barriers for Validators Repetny explained at...