Bolivia completed a pilot program using Solana blockchain technology to tokenize photographed paper ballot counts during its presidential election in October. The TuVotoSeguro initiative recorded vote tallies on a public ledger in NFT format, enabling independent verification of official counts. The system targeted vulnerabilities identified in Bolivia's contested 2019 election, when allegations emerged regarding alterations to vote tallies during transport from polling stations to central counting facilities.

Elon Musk confirmed the DOGE-1 lunar mission will proceed, with FCC filings indicating a late 2025 launch window. The mission will mark the first space expedition entirely financed by cryptocurrency. Analysts suggest mainstream exposure from the launch could drive Dogecoin toward $1.

Crypto investment products recorded $360 million in outflows last week amid U.S. macro uncertainty, according to CoinShares. The Bitwise SOL staking ETF (BSOL) launched with $417 million in debut inflows, signaling sustained institutional interest in Solana despite broader market caution.