Solana ecosystem全面升级：Circle deploys CCTP V2, Kazakhstan launches economic zone, 90 billion financial giant joins

In the past week, Solana has made substantial progress both on-chain and offline.

First, Circle has deployed CCTP V2 on Solana, which is an upgraded version of its cross-chain transfer protocol. This upgrade brings three major improvements: faster cross-chain speed for USDC, more user-friendly contract support, and higher capital efficiency.

Secondly, Solana has also made new moves in regional expansion. The Solana Foundation has signed a memorandum of understanding with Kazakhstan, marking the official launch of the first Solana economic zone in Central Asia. This economic special zone will serve as a testing ground for blockchain technology pilots, startup incubation, and international cooperation, aiming to integrate tokenized assets into Kazakhstan's financial market and lay the foundation for a blockchain-driven financial system.

At the same time, a well-known trading platform announced the launch of SOL staking services, targeting clients including institutions, ETFs, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals. This indicates that Solana staking is no longer limited to retail participation in validation, significantly increasing the adoption rate of the Solana ecosystem by institutions.

In addition, the financial services giant Fiserv, valued at $90 billion, announced the launch of the stablecoin FIUSD on Solana and plans to integrate it with 3,000 regional bank systems. This collaboration marks a deep integration of traditional finance and blockchain technology, with Solana's high throughput and low-cost characteristics being key factors in attracting traditional financial institutions.

Here are the major updates and noteworthy events from key projects and popular projects within the Solana ecosystem over the past week:

A certain DEX platform has launched an advanced token analysis feature, showcasing net buyers, net buying volume, and organic scores, which helps in market insights.

A certain DEX platform achieved a trading volume of over $10 billion in June, with a market share of about 32%, becoming the largest DEX on Solana.

Drift has launched a zero-fee BTC trading event, which is now live, offering over 40 asset trading pairs.

Sanctum announces that all 1 billion CLOUD tokens have been fully accounted for and are verifiable.

Collaterize collaborates with Amazon Web Services to accelerate the development of RWA infrastructure.

Virtuals are now live in the wallet of a certain trading platform.

Hey Anon has released version 1.7, which includes integration of spot/futures trading from a certain trading platform, the leveraged futures feature from Amped Finance, as well as UI and performance optimization updates.

Grass has launched Grasshopper, a plug-and-play device that shares unused internet with the Grass Network and improves network stability to collect public network data.

Gradient has launched Parallax, the first fully distributed inference and service engine for large language models.

Solayer has launched the Emerald sub-card service, allowing one account to create unlimited cards, offering customizable labels, personalized limit restrictions, and spending tracking features.

io.net has launched a $20 million funding program and is providing free GPU access to support AI projects that require substantial computing resources.

The DIA mainnet staking is now live.

STEPN GO launches the GGUSD stablecoin backed by U.S. Treasury bonds.

time.fun has launched a live streaming feature for creators, allowing them to receive tips from viewers during the live stream and earn fees from trading activities.