Solana’s RWA ecosystem reaches all-time high of $3.4 billion in total value

The post 100 Days to Go: Blockchain Africa Conference 2026 Set to Return to Johannesburg for Its 12th Edition appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Johannesburg, South Africa – 7 July 2026 – With 100 days to go, Bitcoin Events is counting down to the 12th edition of the Blockchain Africa Conference (BAC26), taking place on 15 October 2026 in Johannesburg. As Africa’s longest running blockchain and digital assets conference, BAC26 will once again bring together bankers, regulators, institutional investors, developers, and founders to chart the continued mainstreaming of digital assets across the continent. Now entering its second decade, the conference has grown into one of the most established gatherings of its kind on the continent, having welcomed more than 11,270 attendees, hosted over 410 speakers, and drawn delegates from more than 165 countries over the course of its history. Date: 15 October 2026 Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa BAC26 will bring together industry lea

Solana trades near $80 as SOL/BTC breaks a year-long downtrend, with $84.78 resistance and $100 target in focus. Solana traded near $80.79 after gaining 0.58% over the past 24 hours. The move came as buyers returned after weeks of heavy selling. The token also showed strength against Bitcoin after breaking a year-long downtrend. Analyst Michaël […] The post Solana Breaks Year-Long BTC Downtrend as Bulls Target $100 Soon appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.

Dune data shows Tether's USDT has become crypto’s dominant payments stablecoin while Circle's USDC powers DeFi, highlighting how blockchain choice shapes stablecoin use.

The post SpaceX IPO powers record $3.86 billion in tokenized equities trading in June appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Tokenized equities posted record trading activity in June as investors piled into blockchain-based versions of SpaceX (SPCX) stock following the aerospace company’s blockbuster initial public offering. On-chain trading volume climbed 145% from May to $3.86 billion, according to CoinDesk Data’s latest Stablecoins & Tokenized Assets report. Tokenized SpaceX shares accounted for $1.19 billion of the total, or about 31% of all tokenized equity trading during the month. The surge followed SpaceX’s $75 billion IPO, the largest on record, which valued the company at roughly $1.8 trillion on a fully diluted basis. Backpack Securities’ SPCX token was the most popular tokenized version of the stock, with $1.08 billion in onchain trading volume, followed by xStocks’ SPCXx, which reached $852 million. The figures point to a change in what is driving demand for tokenized equiti

The post Ripple Partner Secures Funding From Tether appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Stablecoin issuer Tether has announced a $20 million investment in Mercado Bitcoin, one of Latin America’s largest digital asset exchanges and on-chain financial platforms.  The financing round is meant to speed up the expansion of Mercado Bitcoin’s blockchain-based infrastructure across tokenization, digital payments, and credit markets in Brazil and the broader region. Notably, Mercado Bitcoin is a key regional partner for San Francisco-headquartered enterprise blockchain firm Ripple. The two firms previously partnered to deploy Ripple Payments to facilitate cross-border treasury operations between Brazil and Portugal.  Ripple Exec: Washington Can’t Ignore Crypto Dogecoin (DOGE) Uptrend Attempt Is Fuelless, XRP Paints Severe RSI Divergence, Bitcoin (BTC) Recovery Rally Is Premature: Crypto Market Review Additionally, Ripple has supported Mercado Bitcoin’s massive tokenization efforts, which inclu

The post ANSEM soars 299% and brings Solana’s memecoin trenches back to life appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The Black Bull (ANSEM) is up roughly 299% over seven days, trading with $64.9 million in 24-hour volume and a market cap near $173 million, per CoinGecko. That size puts ANSEM in a category that traders treat as a read on Solana’s broader risk appetite. Traders are calling the move a sign the trenches are back, and DefiLlama shows Pump.fun volume at $5.33 billion in weekly DEX volume and $18.22 billion over 30 days. July 4 was the first day Pump.fun and PumpSwap crossed $1 billion in daily volume since April 8, and the week of June 29 to July 5 was the first above $5 billion since late March. On July 1, Solana’s memecoin factory hit its highest daily numbers for token launches and graduations in 80 days, driven largely by ANSEM. The token has already spawned competing variants, and copycat dilution is usually one of the first signs that a trench cycle is picking back up. Ph

The post ‘True Tokens Exist’: Solana Founder Yakovenko Rejects Myth That Only Bitcoin Has Value appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. A new round of debate is gaining momentum on X over why investors should hold base-layer network tokens at all. In the crypto community, the view has taken hold that only Bitcoin has established itself as a valuable asset, while all other tokens are just attempts to build technology platforms that cannot retain value and do not provide compound returns. Solana founder Anatoly Yakovenko tried to put an end to the latest discussion in a new post, explaining why this myth is wrong and why there are “true tokens” on the market with a fundamentally different form of ownership. Why holding ‘true tokens’ isn’t useless: Solana’s Yakovenko explains According to Yakovenko’s logic, traditional stocks provide only legal rights, which any government can freeze with a single click. In contrast, the head of Solana points to infrastructure tokens, which provide not paper

G2 Esports' crypto ventures highlight the transformative potential and regulatory challenges of integrating digital assets in esports. The post G2 Esports’ Solana bet turned €3.2M into €16M, and now crypto is reshaping how we watch competitive gaming appeared first on Crypto Briefing.