SOL updates (Nov 18-Dec 18):

• **Firedancer Live:** On Dec 12, the new validator client launched on mainnet to boost scalability.

• **Visa Integration:** As of Dec 16, Visa launched US USDC settlements on Solana.

• **Price Action:** Trading at $117.52 (-4.17%), impacted by macro volatility.

• **Adoption:** Bhutan to tokenize gold reserves on-chain (Dec 13).