One of the quickest cryptocurrency ecosystems now has a 1:1 USD-backed stablecoin thanks to World Liberty Financial’s deployment of USD1 on Solana. The USD1 is positioned for Solana’s high-velocity DeFi venues, where new tokens are launched every minute and capital rotates in seconds, with the goal of becoming the primary settlement liquidity for internet-scale finance. It is designed for speed, control, and permissionless access.
Markets showed varied performance. The S&P 500 fell 0.1% last week after reaching new highs, as news about Alibaba’s AI chip strategy weighed down Nvidia and other AI companies. Gold approached a five-month peak close to $3,470, bolstered by increasing expectations for Fed rate cuts and a weaker USD, even with solid U.S. data. The CoinDesk Indices dropped 2.45% in the last 24 hours; Bitcoin and Ether decreased by 0.68% and 0.39%, respectively.
POL up, BTC ETFs add $440.8 million, USD1 boosts Solana
Polygon (POL). POL increased by 6.8% as Polygon approaches the finalization of the MATIC→POL upgrade, with 99.18% supposedly moved. The change prepares POL to function as the combined gas and staking token across Polygon’s consolidated, high-capacity multichain vision, broadening developer tools beyond the initial Matic Network established in 2017 by Jaynti Kanani, Sandeep Nailwal, and Anurag Arjun.
Bitcoin spot ETF inflows. During the week of August 25–29, 2025, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs experienced $440.8 million in net inflows, solely attributed to non-GBTC ETFs $456.1 million inflows, whereas GBTC faced $15.3 million in outflows.
In the future, the arrival of USD1 provides Solana DeFi with an additional dollar avenue right as Polygon wraps up its token consolidation and BTC ETFs keep drawing in net capital three elements that together bolster liquidity depth across chains despite ongoing macro instability