Solana started a fresh increase above the $82 zone. SOL price is now 
consolidating near $85 and might aim for more gains above the $88 zone. SOL 
price started a fresh upward move above the $82 and $85 levels against the US 
Dollar. The price is now trading above $82 and the 100-hourly simple moving 
average. There was a break above a bullish flag pattern with resistance at 
$80.00 on the hourly chart of the SOL/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The 
pair could extend gains if it clears the $88 resistance zone. Solana Price 
Rallies Over 5% Solana price started a decent increase after it settled above 
the $82 zone, like Bitcoin and Ethereum. SOL climbed above the $85 level to 
enter a short-term positive zone. Earlier, there was a break above a bullish 
flag pattern with resistance at $80.00 on the hourly chart of the SOL/USD 
pair. The price even smashed the $86.50 resistance. A high was formed at 
$87.04, and the price is now consolidating gains. There was a minor decline 
below the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the recent upward move from the 
$78.38 swing low to the $87.04 high. Solana is now trading above $82 and the 
100-hourly simple moving average. On the upside, the price is facing 
resistance near $85. The next major resistance is near the $88 level. The main 
resistance could be $95. A successful close above the $95 resistance zone 
could set the pace for another steady increase. The next key resistance is 
$102. Any more gains might send the price toward the $112 level. Downside 
Correction In SOL? If SOL fails to rise above the $88 resistance, it could 
start another decline. Initial support on the downside is near the $83.75 
zone. The first major support is near the $82.70 level and the 50% Fib 
retracement level of the recent upward move from the $78.38 swing low to the 
$87.04 high. A break below the $82.70 level might send the price toward the 
$80 support zone. If there is a close below the $80 support, the price could 
decline toward the $75 support in the near term. Technical Indicators Hourly 
MACD – The MACD for SOL/USD is losing pace in the bullish zone. Hourly Hours 
RSI (Relative Strength Index) – The RSI for SOL/USD is above the 50 level. 
Major Support Levels – $82.70 and $80.00 Major Resistance Levels – $85.00 and 
$88.00.

Solana (SOL) Eyes $88 Break, Will Bulls Finally Push Higher?

The ceasefire signals a potential shift towards diplomacy, impacting global 
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has moved to translate the 
country’s first crypto bill for stablecoins, the GENIUS Act, into concrete 
regulatory guidance for banks and their fintech subsidiaries that wish to use 
or issue stablecoins. In a notice of proposed rulemaking approved by the FDIC 
Board, the agency lays out “a prudential framework” for FDIC‑supervised 
permitted payment stablecoin issuers (PPSIs) and for insured depository 
institutions (IDIs) that provide custodial or safekeeping services tied to 
payment stablecoins. FDIC Issues GENIUS Act Rules The proposal addresses 
several core areas required under the GENIUS Act, including the composition 
and treatment of reserve assets, redemption mechanics, capital considerations, 
and enterprise‑level risk management expectations. It also clarifies how 
deposit insurance will apply to funds held as reserves backing payment 
stablecoins: the FDIC would make clear whether pass‑through insurance applies 
in those circumstances. Related Reading: Ethereum Ascending Channel Puts Price 
At $5,700, Analyst Reveals When To Sell In addition, the rule states that 
tokenized deposits that meet the statutory definition of “deposit” will be 
treated under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act the same as any other 
deposits, removing uncertainty about whether digital‑native forms of deposits 
would face different treatment. The FDIC’s rulemaking is narrowly focused on 
entities subject to its supervision: subsidiaries of insured State nonmember 
banks and state savings associations, collectively described as 
FDIC‑supervised IDIs, that receive approval to issue stablecoins through a 
subsidiary. Last December, the agency published a prior notice of proposed 
rulemaking under section 5 of the GENIUS Act to establish application 
procedures for such IDIs seeking approval to issue payment stablecoins. AML 
Certification For Stablecoin Issuers On capital, the FDIC is not yet 
prescribing a specific minimum capital amount, ratio, or an objective 
framework for minimum capital requirements. Instead, the agency is soliciting 
feedback on whether to create such a framework in future regulations. The 
proposed rule would also require a permitted payment stablecoin issuer to 
certify that it has implemented anti‑money‑laundering (AML) and sanctions 
compliance programs reasonably designed to prevent the issuer from 
facilitating money laundering or the financing of terrorism. Related Reading: 
Forget XRP Price Weakness, Investors Are Still Pouring In, And Wallet Figures 
Just Hit An Impressive Target The 197-page proposal further addresses 
technical and supervisory questions that have been a source of concern among 
stablecoin issuers, while leaving open some of the more complex calibration 
issues, like minimum capital quantification, for further consideration through 
the public comment process. By proposing this package of rules, the Federal 
Deposit Insurance Corporation is advancing the statutory mandate under the 
GENIUS Act to build a federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins. 
The act requires the FDIC, alongside the other primary federal payment 
stablecoin regulators and the Department of the Treasury, to promulgate 
regulations establishing prudential standards for supervised entities that 
issue or materially support payment stablecoins. Featured image from OpenArt, 
chart from TradingView.com

FDIC Advances Rulemaking For GENIUS Act: New Framework For Stablecoin Issuers

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AI models have reached a level of coding capability where they can surpass all 
but the most skilled humans at finding and exploiting software 
vulnerabilities, Anthropic said.

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