Solana ecosystem news — validator performance, meme coins, DePIN, and the protocols built on the fastest-growing L1.https://news.cryptogrind.com/en-ushttps://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/intesa-sanpaolo-235m-crypto-dumped-solana/https://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/intesa-sanpaolo-235m-crypto-dumped-solana/Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy's largest bank with ~$1 trillion in assets, more than doubled its crypto exposure from $100M to $235M in Q1 2026, added Ethereum and XRP for the first time, bought Bitcoin call options — and slashed its Solana position by 99%.Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTinstitutional-adoptionbitcoinethereumsolanabanksbreaking-newshttps://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/shinhan-card-solana-28m-users-stablecoin/https://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/shinhan-card-solana-28m-users-stablecoin/Shinhan Card — South Korea's largest card issuer with $145B in annual transaction volume — signed an MOU with the Solana Foundation to build a stablecoin payment stack. They already completed six proof-of-concept projects alongside Visa, Mastercard, and Fireblocks.Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:00:00 GMTsolanastablecoinspaymentssouth-koreadefibreaking-newshttps://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/western-union-dumps-swift-solana-usdpt/https://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/western-union-dumps-swift-solana-usdpt/The 175-year-old money transfer giant confirmed its USDPT stablecoin launches on Solana in May — replacing SWIFT for global agent settlements. The first real-world partner went live this week.Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMTbreaking-newsstablecoinssolanatradfiregulationremittancehttps://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/pumpfun-370m-burn-pump-token-backlash/https://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/pumpfun-370m-burn-pump-token-backlash/Pump.fun burned 36% of PUMP's entire circulating supply overnight — $370M vaporized in two transactions. Then came the twist: those tokens were supposed to be airdrops. Now Solana's biggest meme coin launchpad is at war with its own community.Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTbreaking-newssolanamemecoinsdefitokenomicspump-funhttps://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/drift-tether-148m-rescue-usdc-dethroned/https://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/drift-tether-148m-rescue-usdc-dethroned/Tether is bailing out Drift Protocol with $148M after North Korea's $285M heist — but the real play is quietly replacing Circle's USDC as Solana DeFi's settlement currency.Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTbreaking-newsdefisolanatetherusdtusdccirclenorth-koreahacksstablecoinshttps://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/drift-north-korea-six-month-infiltration/https://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/drift-north-korea-six-month-infiltration/Drift Protocol confirmed today that the April 1 exploit wasn't opportunistic — DPRK-linked hackers spent six months attending crypto conferences, building real relationships, and depositing real money before draining $270M.Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTbreaking-newsdefisecuritynorth-koreadprksolanahacksjobshttps://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/circle-usdc-freeze-zachxbt-drift-hack/https://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/circle-usdc-freeze-zachxbt-drift-hack/ZachXBT just published a damning thread showing Circle had the power to freeze $232M in stolen Drift Protocol funds — during business hours, over 6 hours — and chose not to. It's part of a pattern spanning $420M across 15 cases since 2022.Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTbreaking-newsdefisecurityregulationstablecoinssolanahttps://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/drift-protocol-solana-exploit-270m/https://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/drift-protocol-solana-exploit-270m/Drift Protocol, Solana's leading perpetuals DEX, was drained of up to $285M in a still-unconfirmed exploit on April 1 — and the attacker is still moving funds right now.Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTbreaking-newsdefisecuritysolanaexploithacksjobs