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Welcome to today's edition of Osiris News. The market is fractured right now. We have the most significant infrastructure news of the cycle, Morgan Stanley filing for a Solana ETF, yet spot prices are bleeding out. Bitcoin lost the $92k level, and ETF flows have flipped negative to the tune of $243 million. While the institutions build the rails, the passengers are bickering over fares and rotating liquidity into high-beta meme coins. It is a classic infrastructure-price divergence. The signal is strong, but borrowed positions are getting flushed.

🏦🚀 Morgan Stanley Files for Crypto ETFs

The banking giant filed S-1s for spot Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana ETFs, marking the first time a top-tier US bank has offered branded crypto products. This move signals a major shift toward vertical integration in wealth management.

🤠🪙 Wyoming Issues First State-Backed Stablecoin

The "Frontier" token (FRNT) launched on Solana, becoming the first fiat-backed stablecoin issued by a U.S. state. It is pegged to the dollar and backed by cash and treasuries, aiming for compliant public usage across six EVM chains.

🛑🩸 Flow Blockchain Halted After Exploit

The network paused operations for 24 hours after an attacker exploited a runtime bug to mint counterfeit tokens worth $4M. Validators coordinated a restart, but the token dropped roughly 40% on the loss of trust.

📈🛡️ MSCI Retains Crypto Treasury Firms

The index provider decided against excluding Digital Asset Treasury companies like MicroStrategy from global indexes. MSTR shares rallied 5% as the threat of forced passive fund outflows evaporated, validating corporate Bitcoin adoption strategies.

The most significant signal isn't the price action; it's the S-1 filings from Morgan Stanley. The bank is moving from merely distributing third-party ETFs to vertically integrating them, filing for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and notably, a Solana Trust. BlackRock has not touched a SOL filing yet. This suggests Morgan Stanley sees immediate client demand for high-beta L1 exposure and is willing to front-run the regulatory approval process to capture the fee revenue in-house. It is a calculated risk that snubbed XRP entirely, sending a clear message about where Wall Street sees the liquidity settling. It aligns with Bank of America’s quiet policy shift, now allowing advisors to proactively pitch a 1-4% crypto allocation. The banks are done piloting; they are building their own pools.

While one arm of the banking sector embraces crypto products, the lobbyist arm is fighting a rear-guard action in Washington. Ahead of next week's Senate markup on market structure, banks are aggressively lobbying to ban stablecoin rewards on exchanges. The incentive is obvious: US banks earn roughly $360 billion annually from deposits parked at the Fed and card swipe fees. They view stablecoin yield as an existential threat to their low-interest deposit monopoly. They aren't trying to protect consumers; they are protecting their margins.

Despite the lobbying friction, the stablecoin layer is expanding. Wyoming officially launched its "Frontier Stable Token" (FRNT), a fiat-backed stablecoin issued directly by the state. Crucially, it launched primarily on Solana, with a statutory requirement of 102% overcollateralization. It operates under "Any Lawful Use" principles, a direct shot at the Federal Reserve's surveillance-heavy CBDC approach. Simultaneously, video platform Rumble launched a non-custodial wallet integrated with Tether, allowing creator tips in USDT and Bitcoin. This bypasses traditional ad networks and banking rails entirely, proving that content platforms are moving faster than the regulators can write the rules.

On the infrastructure layer, we got a harsh reminder of centralization risks. The Flow blockchain suffered a 24-hour halt after an attacker exploited a runtime bug to mint counterfeit tokens. Validators coordinated a restart to patch the bug, which saved funds but destroyed the "unstoppable network" narrative. A blockchain that can be turned off by a developer team is just a database with extra steps, and the market punished the token with a 40% drawdown. Meanwhile, Solana is dealing with its own growing pains. A dispute has erupted between Jito and Harmonic over block-building incentives, with Jito launching a tool to expose validators playing "timing games" to maximize fees. It’s a sign of a maturing fee market, but it highlights the tension between validator profit and network performance.

In the equity markets, the corporate treasury trade avoided a crisis. MSCI decided against excluding Digital Asset Treasury Companies like MicroStrategy from its global indexes. An exclusion would have triggered billions in forced passive selling. Instead, the liquidity threat evaporated, and MSTR rallied 5%. However, with crypto majors stalling, retail capital has rotated aggressively into high-beta narratives. The AI sector is running hot again, with Render up over 30% as the "compute as currency" thesis gains traction. Simultaneously, the boredom trade is back in memes, with Pepe ripping 65%. This is standard behavior for a stalled market: when safe havens stop moving, liquidity flows to the highest volatility tickers available.

Here’s a breakdown:

Keep eyes on the Supreme Court this Friday at 10 AM ET for the ruling on the Trump tariffs. A removal of these tariffs could act as a massive liquidity injection for risk assets, potentially reversing the current spot bleed. Next Thursday, the Senate Banking Committee votes on the crypto market structure markup. This is the critical step for regulatory clarity that David Sacks is currently whipping votes for. In the interim, expect continued volatility in the Solana ecosystem as the market prices in the Morgan Stanley filing against the reality of a likely delayed SEC approval.

Until tomorrow,
- Dr.P