On July 3, 2026, Solana officially activated an on-chain governance system that requires 100,000 SOL staked to submit proposals and sets passing thresholds of 15% initial support and a two-thirds supermajority, with results recorded on-chain. Over the same period, SOL gained 15% over seven days, while RWA TVL exceeded $3 billion and spot Solana ETF cumulative net inflows reached $1.14 billion. LiquidChain (LIQUID) said its Layer 3 cross-chain network presale has raised $882,000 toward a $991,000 target. The project aims to unify BTC, ETH, and SOL liquidity and enable native assets to interact directly across chains.

Pi Network rolled out three new tools on June 28 during Pi2Day—SoloHost, Pi Sign-in, and PiVerify—aimed at expanding into AI and digital identity, but PI did not rally and instead slid to about $0.11 before trading at $0.118. XRP has fallen 11% over the past month to around $1.10, while spot XRP ETFs logged two straight sessions of net outflows and MVRV readings dropped to -45% and -47%, according to CoinGecko. ETH posted a second-quarter loss for a third consecutive quarter and is trading near $1,720 after failing to clear the $1,700–$1,750 resistance zone. Together, the three assets are showing short-term weakness.

Japan’s Rakuten, which has 44 MILLION users and a $23 BILLION points system, has moved to full XRP adoption as a settlement layer. SBI Shinsei bank now allows customers to convert their deposit interests directly into XRP. The CEO of SBI Holdings Japan said publicly that “every bank will use XRP” and that it will be “very expensive.” These steps are described as a concrete integration of XRP into mainstream financial infrastructure rather than a conceptual partnership or pilot, with verifiable user scale, fund size and a commercial loop.

In the first half of 2026, the value of cryptocurrency holdings managed by BlackRock through its ETFs fell from $78.36 billion to $48.98 billion, down $29.38 billion (-37.5%). Bitcoin’s nominal value declined by $23.43 billion (-34.43%) even as the BTC amount rose 1.94%, while Ethereum’s value slid $5.95 billion (-57.71%) alongside an 11.82% reduction in ETH holdings. The steepest declines came in Q1, when Ethereum faced both price weakness and a cut in holdings. Compared with an increase of $23.91 billion in H1 2025, the H1 2026 drop points to a sharp shift toward net outflows and weaker institutional appetite.

From late June to early July 2026, DTCC confirmed it will connect its tokenization service to the Stellar network, with production testing starting in July 2026 and an initial scope covering Russell 1000 equities, major ETFs and U.S. Treasuries. Circle also enabled native USDC transfers on Stellar via its crosschain protocol, while Matrixdock launched its LBMA-certified gold token XAUm on the network. Stellar’s on-chain RWA total has topped $2.8 billion and stablecoin payments reached $5.5 billion in Q1, up 71% year over year. XLM rose 13% on July 1 to $0.20, rebounding from a late-June low of $0.18.

Donald Trump said in a CNBC interview that there was “nothing illegal” and “nothing wrong” with crypto-related businesses generating billions of dollars while he serves as U.S. president. Federal financial disclosures said he brought in more than $2.2 billion in 2025, including $594 million from World Liberty Financial (WLFI) and $636 million from sales of Trump-branded meme coins. The filings also said he holds more than $50 million in Bitcoin in a cold wallet. Critics, including economist Peter Schiff, argued the token sales reflect payments for political access rather than conventional investment.

On Upbit, South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, XRP recorded $113.178 million in single-day trading volume, exceeding Bitcoin’s volume on the same platform. The shift reflects a verifiable, real-time change in spot trading volume distribution rather than a listing, regulatory move, or on-chain event. While it does not alter XRP’s fundamentals, concentrated liquidity can amplify short-term price reactions and may be viewed as a mildly positive trading signal for holders.

As of July 3, 2026, Cardano (ADA) rose about 6% over the past 24 hours, rebounding to around $0.16. On-chain data show wallets holding 100,000–100 million ADA have accumulated roughly 150 million ADA since June 25, while futures open interest increased to $403 million. Stablecoin supply expanded 20.22% over the past week to $46 million. ADA is testing a key descending trendline near $0.18, and a break could open room toward $0.22–$0.25.