SOL & XRP ETF Momentum: $3B Surge Pre-SEC — Market Reacts to Monero Attack and Circle’s Arc

I’m observing that leveraged Solana and XRP ETFs have picked up roughly $3 billion in momentum as the market awaits an upcoming SEC decision, signaling heightened trader interest in ETF-linked exposure to SOL and XRP.

I’m also noting the launch of the T3 Financial Crime Unit’s “T3+” global collaborator program, with over $250 million in criminal assets already frozen and Binance listed as the program’s first member — a development with clear implications for compliance and custody narratives.

I’m concerned that Monero was recently hit by a critical 51% attack, with Qubic reportedly gaining control of the network, introducing significant security and network-risk considerations for privacy-focused coins.

I’m tracking macro and price dynamics: US core inflation jumped to a five-month high at the same time Ethereum climbed to about $4.4K, underlining the ongoing interplay between macro data and crypto price action.

I’m taking note that Circle plans to launch a layer-1 blockchain called Arc, which has sparked debates around centralization and governance — a governance risk story to watch for projects tied to centralized issuers.

I’m summarizing other market highlights I’ve seen: REX Osprey Solana ETF posted near-zero net flows for much of August, VivoPower plans to acquire a $100M Ripple stake after SEC developments, Safety Shot set up a BONK corporate treasury with a $25M token allocation, and notable daily gainers include Prom (PROM) +14.7%, Qubic (QUBIC) +11.55% and Chainlink (LINK) +8.3%.