Solana News: Midnight Brings Private DeFi as Institutional Tools Expand

Solana is getting fresh infrastructure on both the privacy and institutional sides of the ecosystem. Midnight Explorer says Midnight’s upcoming v9 ledger upgrade will bring private DeFi functionality directly to Solana wallets, with support for shielded assets, private swaps, and sponsored dApp fees. At the same time, the Solana Foundation has introduced a new institutional