
Crypto Research Morning Brief — July 18, 2026
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179 stories about Solana from across the crypto press, curated and summarized daily. Most recent: Oct 23, 2026.

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Solana Router AI has introduced new features to simplify crypto swaps on the Solana blockchain. The update includes faster transaction times and lower fees for users.

Eligible customers can now buy, sell, and hold Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana with Morgan Stanley via Zero Hash.

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SBI Holdings and the Solana Foundation are collaborating to create an onchain financial market, with SBI R3 rebranding to SBI Solana Global. This partnership aims to leverage Solana's blockchain technology for financial services in Japan.

SBI Holdings, a major Japanese financial services firm, has partnered with the Solana Foundation to launch a new joint venture called SBI Solana Global. The initiative will focus on tokenizing assets and issuing stablecoins on the Solana network, marking a strategic pivot for SBI's blockchain efforts.

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SK Hynix's $26.5 billion US listing is now accessible to Telegram users through tokenized shares on the Solana blockchain, available via Backpack, xStocks, and Ondo Finance.

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Latin America's largest stock exchange, B3, now offers options on futures contracts for bitcoin, ether, and solana. These options do not involve direct custody of the underlying tokens, settling instead into futures contracts.

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Rising interest in Solana-network memecoins and prediction markets was followed by a rally in SOL price. Will the momentum continue?

Solana currently issues about 60,000 new tokens daily but burns only 650. Three proposed changes could reverse this imbalance, impacting token scarcity and price. The real story is in the protocol-level adjustments that are starting to take effect.

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Securitize has issued tokenized versions of its shares on Solana and Avalanche, marking the first time a newly public company has done so on its debut.

Bitcoin surged to a two-week high, fueled by a short squeeze that cost bearish traders $281 million. Ether and Solana also climbed, with gains of nearly 10% and 19% respectively this week, as tech stocks rebounded.

Securitize, a newly public company, has tokenized $295 million of its own stock on Solana and Avalanche blockchains. This move challenges third-party stock token issuers and aims to set a new standard for digital securities.