ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, OpenSea has announced that Solana token trading is now live on OS2 for a select group of closed beta users, and it will gradually roll out to more users in the coming weeks. Currently, tokens are available for trading, and NFT trading will be launched later.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, based on Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas's information, multiple spot Solana ETFs in Canada will officially launch on April 16, and are expected to offer SOL staking services. The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has approved asset management companies such as Purpose, Evolve, CI, and 3iQ to issue the related ETFs.This launch marks Canada as the first to enter the altcoin ETF space. Currently, the United States has not approved any crypto ETFs that support staking.

ChainCatcher news, Bloomberg's senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas posted on the X platform that after regulators approved several issuers including Purpose, Evolve, CI, and 3iQ, Canada is preparing to launch a Solana spot ETF this week, which may include staking features.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Blockworks data dashboard, Solana's liquid staking rate has doubled in a year.Among them, Jito significantly leads with a market share of 34.6%, ahead of Binance's bnSOL (18.8%) and Marinade's mSOL (10.3%).

ChainCatcher news, according to Whale Alert monitoring, USDC Treasury minted 250 million USDC on the Solana chain approximately 8 minutes ago.

ChainCatcher news, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, in the past 24 hours, the DEX trading volume on the Solana chain has surpassed all other blockchains.The top five blockchains by on-chain DEX trading volume in the past 24 hours are: Solana ranked first with $2.774 billion, Ethereum mainnet ranked second with $2.744 billion, Arbitrum ranked third with $1.005 billion, Base ranked fourth with $970.11 million, and BNB Chain ranked fifth with $953.37 million.

ChainCatcher News, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on April 9, 2025, that it has officially accepted the listing application for the Fidelity Solana Fund submitted by the Cboe BZX Exchange. The fund will be listed as Commodity-Based Trust Shares, with the underlying asset being the Solana (SOL) cryptocurrency.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official X account of M^0, its stablecoin platform has now launched on the Solana network, with the first partner KAST issuing KAST Dollar based on the M^0 architecture, focusing on payment and savings scenarios. Other integration partners include Spree Finance, Squads Protocol, Jito, and Perena. M^0 supports developers in building branded and feature-rich digital dollar solutions through its $M extension framework.

ChainCatcher news, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, Circle has newly minted 250 million USDC on the Solana chain.As of now, Circle's total USDC minted on the Solana network in 2025 has reached 12 billion dollars.

ChainCatcher news, according to information from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website, Grayscale has today submitted the S-1 form for the Solana ETF to the SEC.

ChainCatcher message, Magic Eden announces that its web-based cross-chain exchange feature is officially launched, supporting instant exchanges between major chains such as Solana, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Base, with more EVM chain support to be added in the coming weeks.

ChainCatcher news, BASE ecological chain game Infected officially announced that its platform and all future games will migrate from Ethereum to Solana.The official stated that the main reason for this migration is that the Base chain cannot handle its high transaction volume demands, resulting in severe congestion when the first game Infected launched, affecting user experience.Infected plans to launch more viral simulation games on Solana this year and hopes that Solana can meet its needs.

ChainCatcher news, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, 5 hours ago Circle minted 250 million USDC on Solana, and so far, they have minted 11.75 billion USDC on Solana in 2025.

ChainCatcher news, according to Solid Intel data, Ethereum surpassed Solana in DEX spot trading volume in March, returning to the top position for the first time since September 2024.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, in March 2025, the total trading volume of Ethereum decentralized exchanges (DEX) reached $64.616 billion, surpassing Solana's $52.62 billion, reclaiming the top position in the industry for the first time since September of last year.Affected by the market downturn and the decline in memecoin popularity, the activity of DEXs like Raydium on the Solana chain has significantly decreased. Although Ethereum DEX trading volume leads, the price of ETH fell over 18% in March, a larger decline than SOL's 15.8%.

ChainCatcher news, Kristin Smith posted on social platform X, announcing that she will officially step down as the CEO of the Blockchain Association on May 16, 2025, and will join Solana on May 19 as the President of the Solana Policy Research Institute, leading its policy strategy layout.Smith reflected on the industry advocacy and regulatory dialogue she led during her tenure and stated that although she will be leaving her current position, this is not a farewell to the crypto industry, but rather a "shift in perspective." Currently, the Blockchain Association board has initiated the search for a successor to the CEO.

ChainCatcher message, according to Whale Alert monitoring, at 20:20 Beijing time, USDC Treasury minted 250 million USDC on the Solana chain.