The @perp_so fight starts today at 21:00 UTC
I’m entering through @ImperialPerps
Even changed my PFP for the occasion
You’ll hear about Sailor soon
Or InverseSailor, depending on how badly I trade 🙃
Who else is stepping in?
The GOAT @FefeDemeny has entered the arena
21:00 UTC today he goes head to head with @yo_itsmatt - head of product marketing at @SolanaFndn
$10K each, one week, every trade live on chain
and you can trade alongside them for a piece of the $25,000 prize pot
Another new Solana ATH!!!
Shortly after celebrating RWA holders ATH
Solana distributed RWA value just crossed $3B
Started 2026 at $800M. Now $3B. That's nearly 4x in one half-year.
~20,000 Pokémon cards printed PER MINUTE
A market at that scale is now touching Solana
You can already open packs directly inside your @solflare wallet
Is this the next Solana consumer meta?
3 SpaceX tokens are leading trading volume on Solana this week
• @Backpack/@sunrisedefi: $SPCX
Backed by underlying shares and redeemable through brokerage rails
- $15M+ in the first 3 hours
- $22M+ in the last 24h alone
• @xStocksFi: SPCXx
SpaceX was the first IPO available through xStocks on @krakenfx, bringing IPO access and tokenized exposure directly into crypto rails
• @PreStocks: SPACEX
One of the earliest SpaceX markets on Solana, with pre IPO exposure trading 24/7 before public market access
Even when Nasdaq is closed, these markets keep trading on Solana 24/7 ⏰
Are you trading stocks on a weekend?
85B+ Pokémon cards have been printed since 1996
That is more than 10 cards for every person on Earth
This October, the Pokémon TCG turns 30 👇
• 90+ countries and regions
• 16 languages
• 18,000+ official cards
• 200,000+ visually distinct versions across prints, holos, stamps, languages and variants
The production curve is insane:
• 1996 to 2022: around 43B cards
• Last 4 years: another 42B cards
At the top end, a single Pikachu Illustrator card sold for $16.5M
One of the largest collectible markets in the world is still accelerating
And now part of that experience is reaching Solana
@Collector_Crypt recently brought real graded card packs onchain
And now those packs can be bought and opened directly inside your @solflare wallet
Buy with USDC → reveal the card → then decide:
• hold it onchain
• sell it back
• redeem the physical collectible
Solana is starting to give physical collectibles a liquid, crypto-native distribution layer
Still VERY early.
Last but not least, the final Frontier category I looked at: Gaming 🎮
This was one of the most varied parts of the Frontier Hackathon
It showed different approaches to distribution, ownership, mobile, Telegram, NFTs, memes, creator tools and infra
So I decided to mention 10 projects this time
Gaming seems to be forming around:
• Full gaming franchises
Example: @GORECATS, a Solana gaming franchise building around games, collectibles, tournaments and $GCATS, with recent collabs including @playsolana
• MMORPGs and onchain worlds
Examples: @Gableguardians, a 2D pixel art MMORPG with characters, weapons and skills on Solana. The founder also seems very active and clearly building with passion
@PlayAlerith, a 3D MMORPG with skills, combat, crafting, auctions and Magicblock VRF
• Skill-based PvP games
Example: @PlayOrbs, a Solana PvP game where players compete in deterministic matches with verifiable outcomes, built around replayability, improvement and sustained engagement
• Telegram-native RPGs
Example: @RiverholdGame, a dark fantasy RPG inside Telegram with optional wallet connection
• Physical-world and experimental games
Example: @BrewItOnChain, a beer-themed game where Ingredient NFTs can age, earn rewards or be redeemed for real beer
• Meme and reward-based games
Example: @gibdotmeme, a memecoin trading card game built around rewards and meme culture
• PvP and prediction-based gaming
Example: @tntxdotai, a gaming platform building solo games, PvP prediction games and gamified token mechanics with @magicblock
Gaming infra also had some interesting directions:
• @HeyBuildoor, a no-code tool that lets NFT communities turn their collections into idle games
• @Bloomverse, with Akasha World Creator, a voice-to-game engine using Solana, Unity and tokenized creator worlds
This is the last category in this series.
Next, I’ll probably close everything with a longer recap article before the winners are announced, picking the projects across all categories that I think have the strongest chances
If you’re building something strong and I missed it, now is the time to show up 👇
⛩️ GM AND NAMASTE ⛩️
The world will still be there tomorrow.
For now, enjoy a slower pace and give yourself a little room to recharge for the week ahead.
Who should I support at the World Cup?
Italy missed it again. But I refuse to sit this one out.
48 teams. 1,248 players.
Who’s got the best vibes?
(Tap and load in 4K)
⛩️ GM AND NAMASTE ⛩️
Sometimes all it takes is a different angle to see how much good is already in front of you.
Don't gloss over the small details today.
Solana Summit Germany is today in Berlin 🇩🇪
According to Luma, 1,800+ people are going to Germany’s largest Solana conference
Founders, developers, investors, institutions and creators meet around Internet Capital Markets
Main speakers include:
• @mert from @Helius
• @vidor_solflare from @solflare
• @yrschrade from @Arcium
• @xxjzhu from @JupiterExchange
Partners and activations include OKX, Staking Facilities, Via, Arcium, Bags, Lamborghini, Solana Mobile, Cudis, Solana Spaces, Pudgy, Tangem and more
A lot of friends are there today too
And this grid of German Frontier builders says the rest
Germany is not just hosting Solana
Germany is helping build it
Are you there, or coping from home like me?