No two weeks are ever the same in crypto, but one thing remains constant: Solana ships. 🚢🚢🚢
In another historic week, neobanks and exchanges converged on Solana, sleepless devs rushed to submit to hackathons, and generational apps tested the internet capital markets thesis.
Breakpoint is just 25 days away. Time to pull yourself up by your bootstraps and become inevitable.
📰 Headline News
- Cash App USDC payments powered by Solana are coming in 2026
- SoFi became the first regulated US bank to offer SOL trading direct from checking
- @Figure created $YLDS, a registered public debt security, natively on Solana
- @dupe_solana, an AI deal finder app, climbed to #1 in the App Store
- @incubator opened applications for Cohort 4 in NYC
- Solana spot ETFs recorded 14 consecutive days of inflows since launch
📰 Launches
- @okx made all Solana tokens tradeable
- Super Group debuted the first Rand-based stablecoin for South Africa
- @Loopscale introduced RWA credit alongside @securitize starting with ACRED
- @gauntlet_xyz deployed vaults on @kamino for institutional yields
- @AxiomExchange enabled instant private trading with @VanishTrade
- @racer_dot_fun, an F1-themed racing game, launched the Solana Grand Prix
- @dflow integrated @ManifestTrade
- @ExponentFinance Core's source code is now open-source
- @unruggable_io unveiled a Solana-native hardware wallet
- @supabase added Solana as an identity provider for auth
- @TrustWallet launched gas sponsorship for swaps
- @Decaf_so shipped a global card for spending directly on Solana
- @audius dropped Kodak Black's coin-gated track
- @moomoosingapore enabled SOL trading
- @triton_one made the RPC benchmarking tool Thorofare open-source
- @ZapApp went live, offering fast and easy token purchases on Solana
- @wasabi_protocol integrated @Titan_Exchange for Solana trades
- @Pumpfun kicked off Mayhem Mode to help early projects gain visibility
- @LuckyHashXRPL released scratchcards on Solana
- @indiedotfun hackathon went live with a 10K+ prize pool
- @solflare is hosting the Community Spotlight awards at Breakpoint 2025
- @GetPyra unveiled V3 featuring asset swaps and ROI projections
- @harmonic_gg demoed its blockviz tool for more accessible chain data
- @Ryder_ID added support for SPL tokens
- @drip_haus shipped Posts to stay connected with creators; Solana joined
- @JupiterExchange integrated with @RobinhoodApp
📰 Milestones
- Cypherpunk Hackathon drew a record 1567 submissions
- Solana's x402 Hackathon received 400+ submissions
- Solana projects raised $211M in Q3 2025, marking a 70% QoQ surge
- NYSE opened options trading for BSOL and GSOL
- @ranger_finance acquired @voltrxyz to integrate advanced yield strategies
- @photofinishgame reached $25M in sales
- @multisig now secures over $2.2B in stablecoins, an all-time high
- @Kamino reported over $100M in PYUSD available to borrow
- @solomon_labs cleared its $2M minimum raise in under 24 hours on @MetaDAOProject
- @fittedcloset an AI stylist app powered by Solana, hit #19 on the AppStore
- @HoloworldAI topped daily volume on @x402scan with $130K+ volume
- @Helium hit record revenue and burns in Q3 2025
- Jupiter added 50 new @kalshi prediction markets
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