The Solana ecosystem is experiencing another surge: multiple significant advancements are leading new trends in the industry.

In the past seven days, Solana has continued to make significant progress in multiple areas.

Circle has deployed the upgraded version of the CCTP V2 cross-chain transfer protocol on Solana, achieving three major improvements: enhanced USDC cross-chain speed, optimized contract support, and increased capital efficiency.

In terms of geographical expansion, Solana has signed a memorandum of understanding with Kazakhstan, marking the official launch of the first Solana economic zone in Central Asia. This zone will serve as a pilot for blockchain technology, a startup incubator, and a testing ground for international cooperation, with the potential to promote the integration of tokenized assets with the local financial market, laying the foundation for a blockchain-driven financial system.

At the same time, a trading platform announced the launch of SOL staking services, primarily targeting institutional investors, ETFs, enterprises, and high-net-worth individuals. This indicates that Solana staking is no longer limited to individual investors participating in validation, further enhancing the institutional adoption rate of the ecosystem.

In addition, the financial services giant Fiserv, valued at $90 billion, announced that it will issue a stablecoin FIUSD on Solana and integrate with the 3,000 regional banks it serves. This collaboration marks a deep integration of traditional finance and blockchain technology, with Solana's high throughput and low cost advantages being key factors in attracting traditional financial institutions.

Within the ecosystem, multiple projects have also made significant progress:

A certain DEX platform has launched an advanced token analysis feature, showcasing net buyers, net buying volume, and organic scores, providing strong support for market analysis.

Another DEX platform achieved a trading volume of over $10 billion in June, with a market share of about 32%, becoming the largest decentralized exchange in the Solana ecosystem.

A certain derivatives trading platform has launched a zero-fee BTC trading activity, and currently has over 40 asset trading pairs available.

A liquidity provider announced that all of its 1 billion tokens have been fully accounted for and are available for verification.

A certain infrastructure project collaborates with a cloud service provider to accelerate the development of on-chain infrastructure for physical assets.

A certain virtual asset platform is now live on a well-known wallet.

A cross-chain trading aggregator has released version 1.7, which adds integration for spot/futures trading from mainstream exchanges, leverage futures functionality, and optimizes the UI and performance.

A certain network project has launched plug-and-play devices that can share idle internet bandwidth with its network, improve network stability, and collect public network data.

An AI infrastructure project has launched the first fully distributed inference and service engine for large language models.

A payment service provider has launched a sub-card service that allows users to create unlimited cards under one account, offering customizable labels, personalized limit restrictions, and spending tracking features.

A distributed computing network has launched a $20 million funding program and is providing free GPU access to support artificial intelligence projects that require significant computing resources.

The mainnet staking feature of a certain oracle project has been launched.

A mobile application has launched a stablecoin backed by U.S. Treasury bonds.

A certain social media platform has launched a creator live streaming feature, allowing creators to receive tips from viewers during the live stream and earn revenue from the transaction activities.