Solana News. April 8, 2026
MetaMask Card adds Solana support in the US, letting users spend Solana USDC anywhere Mastercard is accepted
Jupiter launched an Express Verification API for launchpads, DEXes, and agents to integrate token verification directly into their flows, with each verification burning 1,000 JUP
Circle CCTP and Bridge Kit now support forwarding to Solana, automating the final step of cross-chain USDC transfers
Paysafe launched Pay with Crypto for US iGaming and fantasy sports platforms, powered by MoonPay
Crypto hedge fund Split Capital is winding down as founder Zaheer Ebtikar joins stablecoin startup Plasma as chief strategy officer, citing the collapse of the crypto hedge fund business model
ZachXBT alleged Solana DeFi project Elemental had a DPRK IT worker on payroll for years.
Jupiter Lend went live on Project 0, which now covers ~98% of Solana lending TVL across Kamino, Drift, JupLend, and P0-native markets under one unified margin account
Stabble, urged users to withdraw liquidity after ZachXBT exposed that the protocol had employed a North Korean developer
SOL Strategies Acquired Darklake Labs for $1.2M (mostly in shares). Darklake built Zyga, a zero-knowledge proof system on Solana designed to enable private transactions and block front-running/sandwich attacks.
