The speaker lineup for Breakpoint 2026 is officially expanding with new confirmations. This November, the event stage in London will host a variety of projects built entirely on the Solana network. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from experts covering an exciting mix of fields, including tokenized bank assets, poker, robotics, trading cards, and lending.
In a major announcement today, Google introduced Google Multi-Party Compute. This new institutional custody system is currently available in a private preview phase partnered with major financial institutions. A full commercial launch for the platform is scheduled to take place in early 2027. Additionally, in a notable move for the technology and blockchain sectors, parent company Alphabet is now actively securing its own digital assets on the Solana network.
While the cryptocurrency space has never faced a shortage of tokens, it has consistently struggled to provide truly high-quality ones. This valuable perspective was recently shared by @soleconomist, the co-founder of @sanctumso. They offered this observation while detailing the reasons why the growing wave of institutional adoption currently taking place on the Solana network is merely in its initial stages.
The Solana network is actively demonstrating its ability to operate at a massive economic level, confirming that it is fully equipped to support traditional financial markets. @nickducoff, the GM Institutional at the @SolanaFndn, explained that while memecoins served as an initial test for this infrastructure, they were simply an early application. Today, that identical underlying technology is responsible for accelerating the mainstream transition into tokenized equities.
Shinhan Chief Digital Officer Heyryung Choi explains that the token supercycle will be realized once every type of financial instrument is successfully moved onchain. She recently shared her insights regarding the ways this technological shift will open new doors for asset managers and facilitate worldwide exposure to Korean assets.