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POLITICAL PIVOT ON BLOCKCHAIN - PANTERA MONTHLY LETTER

There has been a significant shift in the political landscape regarding blockchain, and the market has responded positively. Q1 had strong growth, but there was a pullback in Q2 caused by an outsized focus on BTC and ETH, new token launches diluting capital and attention, and the “low float, high FDV” meta being criticized. Despite this, Pantera remains bullish, citing potential market tailwinds and “Phase 2” of the bull market where altcoins tend to outperform.

HOW SOLANA IS TRANSFORMING CROSS-BORDER AGRICULTURAL TRADE

Solana-based AgriDex significantly reduced transaction fees (gas fee + 0.15% facilitation fee) and settlement times (seconds) for a cross-border trade between a South African vineyard and a London importer, facilitating payment for agricultural goods like wine and olive oil over Solana. AgriDex hopes to bring the international agricultural trade onchain and remove complications around managing multiple currencies and extensive paperwork.

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