Solana’s Tokenized Asset Market Grows More Than Sixfold In A Year
TL;DR: Research attributed to Castle Labs puts Solana’s real-world asset market at about $4.3 billion, versus $700 million a year earlier. Ethereum remains substantially larger, but the gap has narrowed sharply. Solana’s next growth story may have less to do with meme coins and more to do with assets that already exist in the traditional…
Arbitrum Courts European Investors Managing €800 Billion With New Revenue Pitch
TL;DR: Arbitrum representatives have presented the network’s infrastructure and revenue model to European financial institutions managing substantial assets. The meetings should not be confused with confirmed investment commitments to ARB. Arbitrum is increasingly pitching itself as a blockchain infrastructure business rather than simply another cryptocurrency ecosystem. During institutional meetings reported on October 16, representatives discussed…
Ready USDC Card Halts Non-EEA Service Following Card Issuer Transition
Ready Card users outside the European Economic Area have been pushed into an abrupt service halt after a card issuer transition disrupted the USDC spending product, according to user notices shared on X. TL;DR Ready Card’s non-EEA service halt shows how stablecoin products still depend on traditional payment rails. The card is marketed as a…