Blockworks and the Solana Foundation plan to roll out Lightspeed IR, an investor-relations platform for institutional allocators in the Solana ecosystem, in Q1 2026. The platform converts raw on-chain data into institutional research and streamlines communications for Solana token projects. Target users include funds, asset managers, and large token holders.

Blockworks is rolling out Lightspeed IR with the Solana Foundation to streamline how crypto projects communicate with professional investors. The platform is designed to replace fragmented dashboards, GitHub repositories and chat channels with standardized onchain metrics and investor-focused research. The initial rollout will center on projects in the Solana ecosystem, according to Blockworks.

Bitpanda Technology Solutions has partnered with EurocoinPay to expand regulated access to digital assets across Spain. EurocoinPay plans to integrate Bitpanda’s liquidity platform, enabling users to trade more than 650 crypto assets with institutional-grade pricing and execution. The agreement will broaden EurocoinPay’s asset catalogue and strengthen Bitpanda’s presence in Southern Europe and other global regions.

On December 11, 2025, dYdX launched its first spot markets, allowing U.S. traders to access Solana-based spot trading for the first time. dYdX Labs said all spot trading fees will be waived for the entire month of December, and the platform cites more than $1.5 trillion in cumulative derivatives trading volume since launch.

On December 11, 2025, Aster said on X it is partnering with World Liberty Financial (WLFI) to list the USD1‑denominated RAVE/USD1 pair and launch "Rocket Launch Round 4" with a 1.5x symbol boost in Stage 4 Harvest. The exchange also flagged plans for additional USD1 pairs across its ecosystem, while recent updates include a Brevis zero‑knowledge integration and zero‑fee stock perpetual contracts, according to Cryptopolitan.

LI.FI, a cross-chain bridging protocol for on-chain swaps, has secured a $29 million Series A extension co-led by Multicoin Capital and CoinFund, bringing its total funding to $51.7 million. The company plans to use the new capital to scale operations, build infrastructure for AI agents and stablecoins, and launch an open intent and solver marketplace in Q1 2026.

In November, Brazil's central bank began enforcing a rule that bars Nubank from using the "bank" label in its domestic branding because the country's largest fintech does not hold a banking license. Nubank, which serves 110 million customers and is valued at more than $80 billion, is now considering buying a smaller licensed institution such as Banco Digimais SA to avoid the lengthy licensing process. Regulators have tightened rules as they move to close loopholes and address rising fraud risks in Brazil's fast-growing fintech sector.

Coinbase has selected Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol as the exclusive bridge for its wrapped assets, including cbBTC, cbETH, cbDOGE, cbLTC, cbADA, and cbXRP. The token set is valued at about $7 billion. Launched in beta in 2023, CCIP is designed to streamline deployment of these assets to additional blockchains.