• Two major hard forks • Increased throughput and scalability • An attempt to address the main issue of the ETH price through utilities
Solana $SOL
• Alpenglow upgrade • Transaction finality around 150 ms • Focus on ultra-fast payments and trading
Stablecoins • The US is finalizing GENIUS regulations • BBVA and Western Union will launch their stablecoins • Visa and Mastercard will launch stablecoin payments
ETFs • Possible approval of the Litecoin ETF • New spot crypto ETFs in the US • Expanded institutional access