SpaceX ($SPCX) shares went live onchain the day they hit Nasdaq. The World Series of Poker took its first crypto buy-ins. Mastercard armed AI agents with a corporate card. All on Solana. All this week. â ïžâ¥ïžâ£ïžâŠïž
Hereâs everything that happened:
ð° Headline News
- SpaceX shares debuted on Solana on the same day as Nasdaq listing
- Solana is the official Presenting Sponsor of the 2026 WSOP and WSOP Paradise while for the first time ever, zero-fee Solana crypto buy-ins via @moonpay.
- Solana RWA value crossed $3B
- @Mastercard brought Solana into Agent Pay for Machines, giving AI agents access to stablecoin and card-based payments
ð° Launches
- @Ethena deployed $200M into Janus Henderson's AAA CLO fund (JAAA) via @centrifuge
- @Backpack Securities entered Public Beta, allowing 24/5 execution of real US stocks
- @Securitize expanded STAC, its tokenized AAA CLO fund to Solana
- @SolanaFndn introduced the Frontier Traders VIP Program, an exclusive global community for top market makers
- @PhoenixTrade activated 24/7 onchain equities trading with up to 20x leverage, starting with NVDA and AAPL
- @metamask integrated @Titan_Exchange to power native Solana swaps
- @Loopscale shipped Loopscale Earn, offering curated single-position vaults that automate fixed yield and lending
- @wallet integrated 24/7 zero-fee trading for tokenized US stocks via its native DEX
- @exodus launched Exodus Markets powered by @OndoFinance for tokenized equities
- @solflare introduced Packs powered by @Collector_Crypt for in-wallet graded TCG slabs
- @Helius acquired @LightProtocol to build zk privacy layer
- @ArcherExchange_ integrated the @jito_sol BAM Maker Priority plugin
- @Alchemy enabled direct Agent Wallet funding from its dashboard
- @altitude launched Altitude Card, providing unlimited virtual Visa cards with up to 2% stablecoin cashback
- @WalletConnect Pay went live, enabling onchain payments from connected wallets in seconds
- @gachasports and @Collector_Crypt launched World Cup 2026 XP ticket packs, bringing real match-ticket drops into collectible packs
- @pudgypenguins launched Vibes TCG Season 3 bundles
- @afkdotfun released Launch Party V1, an anti-sniper token launch platform with automated take-profits
- @wormwtf launched a free-to-enter exact-score prediction competition with a $200K prize pool
- @TradeNeutral introduced Delta Neutral Arbitrage, a $1M-capacity strategy curated by Velox Trading Group
- @event_mesh launched Tab Markets, aggregating news and prediction markets into tradable signals
- @seedplex_io activated Venture Tokens on Solana to enable onchain startup investing
- @peaq integrated @GEODNET via robotic. sh, allowing robots to pay for precise navigation using USDT on Solana
- @waylearnlatam and @SolanaFndn launched the Solana Latam Labs Program to incubate over 50 projects
- @fabric_vc and @wintermute_t partnered with Solana for R[3]sidency à Construct accelerator
- @SuperteamBlack inducted its latest cohort of vetted Solana founders
- Alatau City, Kazakhstan signed a memorandum of cooperation with the @SolanaFndn to develop a blockchain innovation ecosystem
ð° Milestones
- @Backpack's SPCX shares via @sunrisedefi crossed $50M in volume in the first 24 hours
- @Arcium reached 1M processed confidential computations
- @Sorare saw 30M cards collected following the launch of its Colors game mode
- @incubator received an all-time high of 363 applications for its Cohort 5
- @Mercuryo_io reported a 100% YoY increase in Solana on-ramp volume for early 2026
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