Lily Liu: SOL Spot ETF Sees Nearly $1 Billion in Net Inflows Against the Trend in 6 Weeks, DAT Inc. to Serve as Bridge Connecting Solana and Public Markets

BlockBeats News, December 11, Lily Liu, Chair of the Solana Foundation, stated at the Solana Breakpoint 2025 Conference:

「Solana is the first blockchain platform to establish a policy research institute. Today, it is imperative for every institution to develop a digital asset strategy. As these institutions enter the blockchain field, many of them have chosen Solana. Western Union, which processes over $600 billion in remittances annually, has chosen Solana. Pfizer, which processes $2 trillion in merchant payments annually, has also chosen Solana. Other institutions have followed suit.

Of course, ETFs have been a major theme this year. We have finally seen the launch of physically backed Solana staking ETFs—they landed in the Solana ecosystem about six weeks ago, and within a short six weeks, their assets under management have approached $1 billion. Despite the overall market performance being poor, we have seen three weeks of continuous net inflows of funds. In the U.S. market alone, six physically backed Solana staking ETFs have been listed.

Another important theme this year, albeit somewhat controversial, is DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations). Many view DAOs as short-term liquidity tools, but we hold the opposite view. This is because Solana is one of the few platforms that allow companies to build not only at the infrastructure layer but also at the asset layer. We believe that DAOs will be long-term ecosystem companies, acting as bridges to connect Solana with the public markets, building infrastructure, asset management systems, and integrating all these functions together.」