alex james

Contrarian + meme trader

[Cointelegraph @Cointelegraph]

📊 MARKET: Bitcoin's monthly RSI hasn't been this low since 2022.

[CoinGecko @coingecko]

INSIGHT: Robinhood Chain memecoins have now surpassed $244M in total market cap, up 33% today.

[Solana @solana]

1,000 epochs cleared, 1 billion non-vote transactions in one week, and a true 24/7 brokerage went live for real U.S. equities.

TradFi sleeps, Solana doesn’t. Here’s what shipped this week:

📰 Headline News

- Solana crossed its 1000th epoch

- SK Hynix ($SKHY) went live on Solana on the same day as its Nasdaq listing via @Backpack Securities with Sunrise

- @alvarezmarsal accepted its first client payment in USDC on Solana

- @Backpack launched a 24/7 brokerage for real, non-synthetic U.S. equities

📰 Launches

- @altitude added automated expense management matching receipts to card transactions

- @jito partnered with @privy_io to launch Fullsend for institutional-grade transaction landing

- @ExponentFinance debuted Exponent Strategy Vaults for transparent onchain asset management

- @OndoFinance launched 24/7 tokenized stock trading on Solana, with around-the-clock minting and redemptions

- @_gammafi rolled out a Gamma x @plumenetwork RWA agent for automated yield exposure

- @PhoenixTrade introduced market maker splines for dynamic liquidity curves without order replacement

- $MORPHO, $SLX, and $CASHCAT went live on Solana via @sunrise

- @world_xyz opened prediction-market access directly inside @claudeai via Solana

- @solanamobile kicked off Seeker Summer quests running from July 7 to August 30

- @JupiterExchange introduced "Earn on Recurring", automatically generating yield on idle USDC DCA orders

- @sanctumso launched its Investor Relations Hub, providing real-time tracking for key metrics

- @stardotfun introduced Internet Rounds for equity-backed community fundraising

- @surfcashx integrated @moonpay to allow multi-chain crypto funding for local payments

- @1clawAI added Solana support with hardware-enforced HSM keys for AI agents

- @usescout_trade launched its retail AI quant analyst in beta with 8 live strategies

- @superteam has launched in Argentina with @SuperteamAR

- @dexteraisol introduced Dexter Wallet, a self-custodial passkey wallet for mobile browsers

- @wormwtf went agent-native with an MCP server featuring 38 trading tools

- @jtx_trade teased JTX as a single surface to trade every Solana market, launching July 14

- @useAtelier deployed a new Atelier MCP giving AI clients full marketplace access

- @leaps_finance launched upfront premium yield options for SOL, BTC, and stables

- @RyderWallet is building an open-source, native C++ SDK for embedded Solana systems

- @Claynosaurz revealed a "Watch & Collect" prototype for real-time digital collectibles overlay

- @solflare introduced Solana Snacks, a bite-sized video and X Space educational series

- @Heistedxyz opened registration for its unhinged heist simulator game

- @SuperteamUK announced SpeedBuild 2026 in London with a $20k prize pool for AI challenges

- Solana Summit APAC in Singapore is happening October 6, 2026

📰 Milestones

- Solana processed 1B+ non-vote transactions in a single week

- Tokenized equities $SPCX, $MU, $SNDK, and $DRAM hit $166M in 7-day volume

- @world_xyz surpassed $5.3M in notional trading volume

- @magicblock Private Sessions scaled from 500 to 115k inside four months

- @crediblefin crossed $458M in payment volume ahead of its curated raise with @MetaDAOProject

- @PlayKintara hit 30K Monthly Active Users in under two months

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[Solana Hub @SolanaHub_]

📰 Solana 24-Hour Recap

Capital Markets & RWAs

- Solana reached new highs across tokenized stocks and real-world assets in June. leads the RWA sector with 295,357 holders.
- Tokenized equities account for 72% of all RWA holders on Solana through @XStocksFi.
- @Sunrise brought $SKHY to Solana via @Backpack Securities.
- $MORPHO is now live on Solana through @Sunrise, with @Jup_OfferBook enabling it as collateral for fixed-term lending.
- @PythNetwork now powers @OndoPerps with institutional-grade market data.

DeFi & Infrastructure

- @jito partnered with @Privy_IO to deliver institutional-grade onboarding, reducing transaction inclusion latency to 50ms.
- @SolsticeFi launched yield-looping vaults on @Kamino.

Consumer & Community

- @PumpFunEco launched a $10,000 MoonPay giveaway for eligible depositors.
- @_portals_ is hosting the exclusive Heart of Rover release.
- @Claynosaurz released Pioneer Edition Promo Packs.
- @PudgyWorld_ introduced new soccer-themed traits in the Berg Shop.

[Solana @solana]

a thousand epochs ago, it was an experiment

a thousand epochs from now, they'll say it was obvious

[curb 🐂🀄️ @CryptoCurb]

it's fucking time.

[CoinGecko @coingecko]

5 years ago Bitcoin was only $34,000 🤯

[Solana Hub @SolanaHub_]

Top chain rankings by Active Addresses last 7D

What are you riding into next cycle?👇

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[Solana Hub @SolanaHub_]

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[CoinMarketCap @CoinMarketCap]

LATEST: ⚡️ XRP launched 14 years ago this week, with Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse calling it "the honor of a lifetime to be part of the XRP family."

[Solana Hub @SolanaHub_]

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[Solana Hub @SolanaHub_]

New month, new vibes 👀

Solana summer loading 🚀

[TRON DAO @trondao]

#TRON Daily Active Accounts Reach 5.2 Million! 🎉

A new high for 2026.

[CoinGecko @coingecko]

JUST IN: $KTA surges 30.2% ahead of its anticipated global multi-currency banking launch tomorrow.

[alex james @alexcryptodaily]

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[Solana @solana]

Everything is becoming an asset on Solana, from luxury cards to EV batteries to a country's currency.

@colosseum’s Frontier hackathon broke its submission record. The builders aren't slowing down. ⛴️⛴️⛴️

Here's everything that went down this week:

📰 Headline News

- @AirAsia MOVE, Intebix, and Solana Foundation signed an LOI to bring KTZE, Kazakhstan's Tenge stablecoin to Solana

- @Collector_Crypt surpassed $1 billion in total platform volume

- Solana's RWA ecosystem hit a new ATH of $2.8B+ in total value

📰 Launches

- @Uniswap’s UNI and @billions_ntwk’s BILL went live on Solana via @sunrise

- @Loopscale introduced Loopscale Earn, consolidating fixed-yield assets, lending, borrowing, and market making into single curated vault positions

- @glider__ activated automated continuous lending and yield generation for major assets

- @upshift_fi activated sJitoSOL, Solana's first multi-strategy vault on @kamino in partnership with @jito and curated by @SentoraHQ

- @solsticefi secured an allocation from NYSE-listed @Bullish into its delta-neutral yield strategy

- @xplaceapp relaunched Credit Mode, powered by Kamino

- @Raydium activated limit orders, dynamic fees, and single-sided fees on its CLMM

- @MeteoraAG introduced Limit Orders, allowing traders to earn yield on executed trades

- @PhoenixTrade released Vulcan, a CLI trading tool built for human traders and agents

- @ArcherExchange_ launched its fully onchain global trading engine for all assets

- @CoWSwap enabled cross-chain swaps from EVM to Solana

- @peaq enabled services on pay. sh to be consumed by robots and machines on Solana

- @clawpumptech released MCP v2 with @NousResearch Hermes compatibility, giving agents access to 94 DeFi endpoints and Phoenix Trade perps

- @Anchorage brought institutional-grade transaction clarity via Visual Sign Protocol, decoding complex transactions into plain English

- @ArcanePrivacy introduced Arcane, a decentralized zero-knowledge privacy layer

- @Artifacte_inc launched a RWA aggregator blending luxury collectibles, exclusive cards, and immersive gachas

- @Evoracharge tokenized its physical EV batteries and chargers as RWAs after delivering 300K km of energy

- @flipcash deployed USDF stablecoin on Solana, built in partnership with Coinbase

- @moonpay became the first crypto onramp integrated into ChatGPT’s App Store

- @streamflow_fi launched Streamflow Business, expanding into a full token distribution suite

- @dmdotfun went live with a full web app and mobile apps

- @lightterminal launched its social trading terminal on @solanamobile

- @trepa_io launched Flash Pools, a continuous sub-minute price prediction primitive

- @LanaAI shipped built-in explorer tabs for tokens, wallets, transactions and programs

- @ScorelyGG AI Agents added support for @pika_labs MCP and Phoenix Trade

- @virlfun updated its Solana-native memecoin engine with enhanced TikTok trend detection and YouTube Shorts integration

- @PartyBet launched Telegram sports prediction and games powered by Bonk

- @EasyA_Kickstart enabled creator fees, routing ~1% of all trading volume to founders

- @solana_devs opened registration for Solana Summer School

- @formacity established Forma Bristol as its first permanent popup village

- @SuperteamDE and @SuperteamNG to host Solana Summit on June 13 and August 8 respectively

📰 Milestones

- @ethena markets on @JupiterExchange Lend and Kamino surpassed $1B within days of launch

- @Arcium Mainnet Alpha processed over 200K encrypted computations

- US spot Solana ETFs recorded their biggest week ever with $58.11M in net inflows

- @onrefinance marked its one-year anniversary with $178M+ AUM and 6K+ ONyc holders

- @MiloOnChains surpassed 300K autonomous trades executed by AI agents

- Colosseum saw a record 2857 submissions for the Solana Frontier Hackathon

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[Bitcoin Magazine @BitcoinMagazine]

JUST IN: There's now a 75% Bitcoin will drop to $70,000 before going up to $90,000, according to Polymarket 👀

HODL! ✊

[alex james @alexcryptodaily]

🥇 SOLANA is #1 in active addresses 👀📈🔥

ETH maxis: “But decentralisation…” 😭📚
SOL users: “Cool story” ⚡🚀

The users are speaking 👀🟣

Bullish or still doubting? 👇🔥

#SOL #Crypto #Solana

[Solana @solana]

BREAKING: @AirAsia MOVE, @Intebix, and Solana Foundation sign LOI to bring Evo (KZTE), Kazakhstan's Tenge stablecoin, to Solana

Asia's leading travel platform, connecting 17 million monthly users to 700 airlines and 1 million hotels worldwide.

[Crypto Holding™ 💎 @Crypto_Holding_]

🍕 10,000 $BTC for two pizzas.

Today we celebrate #Bitcoin Pizza Day — the day #BTC went from digital code to real-world value.

📍 May 22, 2010: Laszlo Hanyecz made history.

That pizza is now worth hundreds of millions!

We’re still early.

Happy Bitcoin Pizza Day! 🚀

#BitcoinPizzaDay #Binance