Solana
Why Solana is down 1.7% today
Analysis
Solana (SOL) fell 1.7% over the past 24 hours as traders digested exchange-related friction around Solana-based USDC, after OKX issued a protocol-upgrade notice to Solana users that may have added short-term uncertainty around stablecoin handling on the network (U.Today). The decline came despite longer-term constructive headlines that SBI Holdings and the Solana Foundation are partnering to build a Japan-based onchain financial market and pivot tokenization/stablecoin issuance efforts to Solana, which may not have provided immediate price support (The Block, CoinDesk).
Contributing Factors (3)
OKX Issues Key USDC Notice for Solana Users: What to Know
OKX issues important update to users of USDC on the Solana blockchain.
SBI Holdings, Solana Foundation partner to build Japan-based onchain financial market
SBI and the Solana Foundation are collaborating to build an onchain financial market with SBI R3 rebranding to SBI Solana Global.
SBI Holdings' blockchain initiative pivots to Solana for tokenization, stablecoin issuance
The SBI Solana Global joint venture now includes the Solana Foundation, the Swiss organization that oversees the layer-1 network.
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