Happy Independence Day! 🗽
4.20. A date we’ll never forget.
Three years ago today, Monkes made history.
Through a defining moment for the community, we acquired the full IP of @SolanaMBS 🐒
From holders, we became the true owners of the project we loved.
Independence was only the beginning 🍌
I'm plotting on your rise bro. i'm literally up in the lab scheming on beautiful abundance for you. I'm cooking up ways for a rising tide to lift all of our boats. I'm praying for your gains. I'm lighting a candle to your inevitable splendor dude
16 days till Accelerate USA.
The network cleared a trillion last quarter, tokenized assets unlocked as collateral, and Solana tokens landed in front of hundreds of millions on X.
Here’s what happened over the week:
📰 Headline News
- XRP went live on Solana via @Hex_Trust and @LayerZero_Core
- @kamino's PRIME Market surpassed $600M, becoming the largest RWA market in DeFi
- @totalistrading became the first YC startup to receive its $500K funding entirely in USDC settled on Solana
- @x debuted Cashtags with Solana tokens powered by @saydialect, @helius, @JupiterExchange, and @birdeye_data
📰 Launches
- @SGB_app instituted zero fee 1:1 USD to USDC minting and conversion using Solana as the settlement rail
- @SolsticeFi integrated @global_dollar's USDG across its entire yield stack
- @crossmint revealed upcoming @Mastercard integration for AI agents via lobstercash on Solana
- @doublezero shipped Edge beta, delivering institutional-grade low-latency Solana shred market data
- @jup_lend unlocked @xStocksFi’s SPYx, QQQx, NVDAx, and TSLAx as collateral with up to 3.8x leverage
- RPC 2.0 went live, built with @triton_one, @Helius, @JupiterExchange, @anza_xyz, and @SolanaFndn
- @metaplex released Agent Tokens, facilitating agentic capital markets
- @byreal_io introduced RealClaw AI agent designed for passive yield generation
- @dflow unveiled Agent CLI for automated spot, equity, and prediction market execution
- @hylo_so premiered a new trading interface featuring liquidation resistant leverage
- @Titan_Exchange opened the DART API in public beta
- @atxp_ai moved to x402 and MPP on Solana, topping the agentic commerce leaderboards
- @craftsdev initiated the first raise with @refihub, a real-world energy project
- @elementaldefi announced V2, introducing isolated vaults
- @OVHcloud partnered with Solana, @SuperteamPOL, and @DegenHouse_ to provide dedicated cloud infrastructure for ecosystem builders
- @printr V2: Proof of Belief went live on Solana
- @HusherExchange rolled out instant private crypto transfers on Solana
- @clawpumptech deployed Eternal Agents, autonomous AI with DeFi
- @blankdotbuild launched Blank, a post-launch operating platform for tokens
- @JurassicFi opened waitlist for its dinosaur fossils tokenization platform
- @ClipStake_X exited beta having generated 2B+ views and distributing $400K
- @alphafcxyz rebranded Alfreton Town FC's home ground to Solana Stadium
- @hackerhouses scheduled a London Special Edition for November 1-12
📰 Milestones
- Solana economic activity surpassed $1T in Q1 2026 for the first time
- @helium network daily users surpassed 3.4M
- @PreStocks volume surpassed $750M
- @humafinance's PST hits $156M in supply and 116K depositors
- @phygitals surpassed $180M volume on Solana
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VERCEL GOT HACKED
ShinyHunters - the group behind the Ticketmaster breach - is selling Vercel's internal database for $2M on BreachForums
here's why every developer should care:
- they have NPM tokens and GitHub tokens
- Vercel owns Next.js - 6 million weekly downloads
- one malicious push = global supply chain attack
- Vercel confirmed the breach today, April 19
- they literally DMed the hackers on Telegram asking them to stop
rotate your env variables RIGHT NOW
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