Weekly crypto watchlist highlighting upcoming launches and upgrades across Jupiter, Near Protocol, Berachain, and other projects.
DeFi & Yields ·
Several projects across Solana and adjacent ecosystems have scheduled major announcements and launches for the coming week. Jupiter plans to open a private beta for GUM, described as a new everything exchange, on July 6, while Near Protocol will hold a livestream event called "The Big Reveal" on July 7. Berachain's PoL Next upgrade, characterized as its largest since mainnet launch, is set to go live the same day. According to a watchlist shared on X, Jito is rumored to debut JTX, a new perpetuals DEX on Solana, in mid-July, and tokenized stocks on Lighter are expected to launch in the coming week.
EtherFi has made a separate request to Aave DAO for the creation of a dedicated Aave V4 instance hub designed to support its EtherFi Cash product. Zcash is also anticipated to share unspecified positive news next week, though details remain limited.
The timing of these events clusters several major ecosystem developments into a single seven-day window. However, the status of several initiatives—including the Jito rumor, the exact nature of Zcash's announcement, and the likelihood of the Lighter launch—remains unconfirmed or only loosely defined at present.