Solana Company Enters Hong Kong's List of 'Strategic Enterprises'

Bitcoin started the day with a decline: at 07:35 MSK – $79,751 (₽6,422,994), daily low $79,279, high $80,859. Ethereum – $2,308 (₽185,882). In the top 10, the best for the day is TRON (+0.35%), for the week Zcash (+2.48%); the worst are Ethereum (−2.26%) and Hyperliquid (−4.92%). In the top 100, MemeCore leads (+5.60% for the day, +29.73% for the week), Lighter fell the most (−7.16%), for the week – Starknet (−25.00%).

In the past day, positions of 62,333 traders were liquidated amounting to $154.24 million: longs $117.98 million against shorts $36.25 million; the largest order was on Binance, ETH-USDT, $6.97 million. Among crypto companies, Hut 8 depreciated the most (−4.28%), followed by Coinbase (−2.74%) and IREN (−2.37%), while Strategy grew by 0.14%. The fear and greed index stands at 50 points, indicating a neutral zone.

The Hong Kong authorities have included Solana Company, whose shares are traded on Nasdaq, in the list of "strategic enterprises." This is a government program for businesses beneficial to the city's economy: there are 142 companies in total, with Solana Company being the only blockchain infrastructure company in 2026. The status provides a single window for communication with government bodies and regulators, simplified hiring of foreigners, and introductions to local financial institutions. The company is involved in staking and validators for Solana, holds SOL in its treasury, and plans to deploy its validators in Hong Kong.

Keystone reported a data breach affecting clients: access was gained to names, contacts, delivery addresses, and order information. The vulnerability has been closed, notifications are being sent, but the number of affected individuals has not been disclosed. Experts warn: addresses can be used not only for phishing but also for attacks on cryptocurrency owners. The breach calls into question the promise to store data for no longer than 180 days – notifications were received even by those who purchased a wallet more than two years ago.

ECB board member Piero Cipollone believes that the digital euro will help the EU gain sovereignty in payments: two-thirds of card payments in the eurozone go through non-European systems. A pilot with real transactions is planned for 2027, with a full release possible in 2029, but a law needs to be passed by the end of the year.