Solstice Finance launched strcUSX on August 10, introducing what it described as the first STRC-linked instrument on Solana and giving DeFi users structured economic exposure to the dividend income and price risk of Strategy Inc.'s STRC perpetual preferred stock without transferring ownership of the shares. Users deposit USX into Solstice's YieldVault and receive either SR-strcUSX, a senior token that targets a 7% annual yield, gets paid first and is shielded from mark-to-market losses, or JR-strcUSX, a junior token that targets more than 20% APY and absorbs losses before senior holders. Returns accrue through token exchange-rate changes rather than cash distributions, with standard redemptions subject to a seven-day unlock period and immediate exits available for a fee. STRC currently pays a 12% annual cash dividend twice monthly, though Strategy's board can change or suspend it; holders also have no voting rights and no claim on Strategy's Bitcoin holdings. The effective return to strcUSX investors also depends on STRC's market price relative to its $100 par value, with CryptoBriefing saying the stock was trading near $95 as of August 2026. The launch came the same day Strategy disclosed it sold 1,690 BTC for $108.6 million and used the proceeds to repurchase 1,152,020 STRC shares, while Solstice said its broader Solana yield platform has grown from $160 million in TVL at the September 2025 USX launch to more than $400 million.