The market, like the Lord, helps those who help themselves. But unlike the Lord, the market does not forgive those who know not what they do.Alpha hunter. #BTC
Ever heard of concentrated shipquidity? 🚢
While Solana rang its own bell on Wall Street, across the world Solana APAC Accelerate kicked off, bringing 索拉拉 to Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Shenzhen.
This week was nothing short of substantial. Here's everything that happened.
📰 Headline News
- @Gemini launched a Solana credit card
- Solana is now open @ 35 Wall Street (h/t @solanaspaces)
- @Fidelity gave retail customers access to Solana
- Hong Kong approved its first Solana Spot ETF
- @SolanaFndn unveiled “Launch” along with Kora and CommerceKit
- @a16zcrypto’s State of Crypto 2025 report highlighted Solana as “a hub for onchain economic activity”
📰 Launches
- @meleemarkets created prediction markets with bonding curves
- @OREsupply revamped its SOV mining protocol
- @BitlayerLabs brought $YBTC.B to Solana
- @JupiterExchange added prediction markets powered by @Kalshi
- Majority now has Solana stablecoin transfers
- Zepz launched @sendwaveapp wallet
- @fireplacegg finessed SOL support into @Polymarket
- @moonbirds created a Soulbound token for @solanamobile owners
- @coinbase users in NYC can now send/receive USDC on Solana
- @TridentSolana made a VS Code extension for Solana
- @alpha_ledger launched Vulcan Forge, Solana-native securities tokenization platform
- @solanagaming Game Pass Season 1 Quests are live
- @wardenprotocol launched BetFlix for gamified trading
- @pumpdotscience "F1y Grand Prix" Season 2 went live
- @blockworks has a new Solana Aggregators dash
- @merit_systems x402scan now supports Solana
- @believeapp holders can now chat in app
- @HeebooOfficial announced an entertainment launchpad from the team that brought us @Claynosaurz
- @loyal_hq announced a private AI protocol powered by @magicblock
- @mallowdotart opened signups for its Art-first wallet beta
- @Arpitx35 created a Solana ChatGPT Kit
- SendAI added Solana support to x402-mcp
📰 Milestones
- Solana RWA totals $700M
- @ionet crossed $20M in on-chain revenue
- @Raydium hits $250M in total tokenized stock volume
- syrupUSDC by @maplefinance crossed $250M in supply
- @MetaDAOProject reached $500K in cumulative revenue
- @rush_trade_app crossed 100K predictions and $200K volume
- @xStocksFi hits $50m in 24h transaction volume
- @Titan_Exchange hits ~$3B app volume in 1 month
- @PreStocks crossed $20M volume/300K txns
- @cubexch was acquired by Mercer Park
- @Quantoz made its first live transaction on @ubyx_
- @ManifestTrade hit $40m in daily volume
- @triadfi got ~200k viewers on their first livestream on YouTube
Huge shoutout to all the teams shipping. If we missed your update, just let the world know below.
Dear algorithm,
Please show this newsletter to every lion that SHIPPED a Big Week on SOLANA. As a post-leverage malaise settled in upon CT, the manlets simply kept shipping.
Here's everything that happened this week in the ecosystem.
Headline News
- @Uniswap, crypto’s top DEX, now supports Solana 🦄
- @USDT0_to's Legacy Mesh now connects $180b of USDT to Solana
- @blueshift made it possible to build Solana programs using regular rust tools
- @Zcash is now on Solana, thanks to @RaydiumProtocol and @heliuslabs
- @a16zcrypto invested $50M in @jito_sol
- @AviciMoney received $34M committed on @MetaDAOProject
- First spot Solana ETF launched in Hong Kong by ChinaAMC
Launches
- @ogprotocol launched gamecoins
- @wormdotwtf launched permissionless prediction markets
- @spotsdotfun launched gamified real-world speculation
- @PredX_AI launched a battle-royale prediction market
- @realmsdaos launched prediction-market style voting for decisions
- @bareknucklefc teamed up with @FightGameSOL for Solana gaming
- @MonkeFoundry opened its incubator applications for early-stage Solana teams
- @corbits_dev integrated @dflow
- @trendsdotfun ran a Solana's Chinese name contest with 100 SOL prize pool
- @stardotfun hosted live-streamed startup fundraises
- @mallowdotart launched GENESIS Jellybean
- @JupiterExchange launched Ultra V3
- @Gemini supports USDC and USDT transfers on Solana
- @moonpay Commerce went live, enabling pay with Solana
- @solanafndn launched $100k Anchor vulnerability bounty
- @SuperstateInc partnered with @Backpack as its first CEX for tokenized equities trading
- @met_engine, @SP3NDdotshop and @blockstranding went live on dApp store
Tokens
- XAUt0 (@tethergold) is now on Solana
- @universaldotxyz launched $uZEC for 1:1 Zcash exposure
- @DriftProtocol listed $ZEC with 5x leverage
- @nansen_ai and @sanctumso launched nxSOL LST
Milestones
- @Securitize saw 218% TVL growth on Solana in 30 days
- @xStocksFi's $TSLAx hit $25M supply, 14k holders
@playsolana token pre-sale sold out in 3 min, raised ~$2.6M
- @PayPal's PYUSD supply on Solana crossed $1B
- @prestocks crossed $10M volume, 250k transactions, and 7k holders
- @wormhole turned 5, bridged $12B+ into Solana ecosystem
- @Titan_Exchange recorded $744M 7-day volume on its app
- @SavetheChildren partnered with @helpdotfun
- @ashen_one built a school in Indonesia funded by the Solana community
- @daremarket raised $2M for gamified dares
- @CryptoMagellan, the guy that used to write this newsletter, now leads marketing at Solana Mobile
Huge shoutout to all the teams shipping relentlessly. If we missed your update, drop it in replies.
(This week's Uniswap/Solana-themed art hand drawn by @foursixsix)
The $10B liquidation figure floating around is fake, the real number is likely much higher, somewhere in the $30B–$40B+ range.
On Hyperliquid alone, nearly $7B was liquidated. Here’s the full breakdown for anyone interested:
Total liquidations since 20:45 UTC:
- Total Value: $6,702,223,168.08
- Total Backstop: $4,352,720,741.58
- Total Market: $2,349,502,426.49
Breakdown by asset (top 10 by market):
- BTC: $781,848,860.51
- ETH: $539,690,395.94
- SOL: $246,037,906.19
- HYPE: $116,710,437.27
- DOGE: $76,753,273.71
- ASTER: $76,606,241.66
- XRP: $73,144,750.79
- XPL: $43,076,401.99
- ENA: $32,104,013.63
- PUMP: $30,501,142.72
All data is sourced from the Liquidations Telegram. The channel was deleted mid-crash for spamming, but since they log everything separately in their own database, the full dataset is still available.