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ETH and SOL treasury firms Sharplink, Forward set to join Russell indexes
Two U.S.-listed companies holding Ethereum and Solana as core assets have been placed on a preliminary list for inclusion in Russell indexes. CoinPost reported Sharplink and Forward Industries are set to join the Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 on June 29. Sharplink holds 868,699 ether worth about $1.8 billion, while Forward’s Solana holdings were put at about $585 million. Executives said index inclusion could broaden their shareholder base and improve liquidity.
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Solana adopts Falcon signatures to counter quantum computing threat, says performance hit manageable
The Solana Foundation has outlined a plan to shift network security to prepare for quantum computing threats while maintaining performance and user experience through a phased rollout. Core development group Anza and validator client Firedancer from Jump Crypto have both chosen the quantum-resistant signature scheme Falcon and begun initial implementation. The foundation said the quantum threat is real but not imminent and that deployment is ready. It said any performance impact would be manageable.
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Decentralised prediction market Opinion raises $20 million
Blockchain-based prediction market platform Opinion has raised $20 million in a pre-Series A funding round. A CoinDesk report said investors included Hack VC, Jump Crypto, Primitive Ventures and Decasonic. Opinion says it differs from centralised exchanges such as Kalshi by settling markets in a decentralised way. The company says it accounts for one-third of global prediction-market trading volume and holds more than $130 million in open interest.