Charles Schwab has added Solana futures, opening regulated access for institutional and retail clients without holding SOL. SOL trades at $127.82, down 0.57% on the day and 6.73% weekly, while analysts flag a bearish trend below the weekly EMA200 and watch the $89–$101 demand zone. Short‑term levels include $123–$125 support, $134 mid‑range, and $145 resistance.

CME Group debuted spot-quoted XRP and Solana futures, expanding a suite that already includes Bitcoin and Ether. Since launch, average daily volume in the spot-quoted BTC/ETH contracts was 11,300, rising to 18,400 in the fourth quarter and 35,300 in December, with a late November peak day of 60,700 combined contracts.

Invesco and Galaxy Asset Management launched the Invesco Galaxy Solana ETP (QSOL), a regulated vehicle offering spot exposure and staking within an institutional framework. The grantor trust supports cash and in‑kind creations and trades on Cboe BZX. SOL priced at $126.13, down 3.59% on the day and over 7% weekly, with volume near $4.8 billion.

Invesco Galaxy filed a Form 8-A with the SEC for its QSOL Solana ETF, signaling readiness to list on the Cboe BZX Exchange, according to the filing. The trust was seeded with 4,000 shares worth $100,000. SOL traded near $136 after a >4% daily drop, with analysts tracking a multi-week range between $124 and $145.

Solana's validator set has fallen from more than 2,500 to around 800 since March 2023, a nearly 68% decline based on community tallies compiled by Criptonoticias. SOL is trading near $133, down 2% on the day, within a range defined by $124 support and $145 resistance as analysts debate decentralization, operating costs, and stake concentration.

Revolut has integrated Solana for direct transfers, withdrawals, and staking, expanding SOL's presence in global fintech infrastructure. SOL traded near $141.22 with $5.8 billion in 24-hour volume. Short positions totaling $60 million were liquidated as the token tested key support levels.

XRP exchange-traded funds recorded $845 million in net inflows during their first 13 trading sessions, positioning the asset as the third digital currency to surpass the $800 million threshold in ETF capital accumulation. The performance outpaced Ethereum, which required 95 sessions to reach the same level, and exceeded Solana's $651 million gathered over 25 sessions. Vanguard added XRP funds to its digital assets platform as the token traded near $2.16.

Franklin Templeton's Solana exchange-traded fund received listing approval from NYSE Arca, completing the final regulatory step before trading commences. The fund will trade under ticker SOEZ and track the CF Benchmarks Solana Index. Solana traded at $141.57 with a 10.30% daily gain following the approval.

XRP holdings on centralized exchanges fell to 15.86 billion tokens, down 6.5 billion since February—a 29% decline. On-chain data show withdrawals spread across multiple platforms, with Upbit recording 6.22 billion XRP in outflows and Binance seeing 2.56 billion tokens leave. The 21Shares U.S. spot XRP ETF will begin trading under ticker TOXR on Monday, tracking the CME CF XRP-Dollar Reference Rate.