An 8-year-old boy walked through those doors. A man walks out. Dream lived. Purpose fulfilled. To every academy player at Chelsea: keep believing. Your time will come. Never give up. 💙
After 18 years, it’s time to say goodbye to Chelsea. I arrived as a nine-year-old with a dream, and I leave as a man who’s lived that dream in ways I never imagined. This journey tested me, lifted me, and strengthened me. To every teammate, coach, staff member, and supporter, thank you for shaping me. I gave everything I had, and I’m proud of the person this club helped me become. To the young players: the path won’t always be smooth. But stay ready, stay positive, and keep your faith. God’s timing is always right. Thank you all, truly, with love and gratitude.
Trevoh Chalobah has completed a permanent transfer to Como, bringing his time as a Chelsea player to an end after nearly two decades with the Blues.
Everyone at Chelsea would like to thank Trev for his years of loyal service and wish him the very best in his next chapter in Italy. 💙
Marco Palestra on his preferred foot:
🗣 "Yeah, I'm right footed. But since I was young, I like to play with my left, and I think I improved my left foot a lot in recent years. So maybe I sometimes prefer to use my left foot. So for sure, it's a good thing to have."
Anyway, that’s Chelsea’s Australia/Asia tour finished
6-4 win vs Western Sydney
2-1 loss to Tottenham
1-0 loss to Juventus
3-0 win vs AC Milan
3-3 draw vs JDT
Back to London, Real Sociedad friendly at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, then the return of the Premier League
JUST IN: GARY CARDONE PERFECTLY EXPLAINS WHY #BITCOIN IS GOING TO $1,000,000 IN 30 SECONDS
"BTC IS A MONOPOLY PRODUCT"
"NO ONE CAN STOP ME FROM BUYING AS MUCH OF IT AS I WANT"
"I HAVE NO STORAGE COSTS.”
“I CAN HOLD MY BTC FOR 1,000 YEARS AND NEVER PAY ANY FEES TO STORE IT"
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SMART MONEY KNOWS 🚀
A $15T asset manager. A 175-year-old payments giant. A billion transactions in seven days. Different sides of finance, all moving through one network. Solana.
Here’s everything that happened this week:
📰 Headline News
- @BlackRock filed with the SEC to issue tokenized BRSRV fund shares on Solana
- @WesternUnion launched its USDPT-powered Stablecard with @raincards across 37 markets
- Solana processed a record 1.01B non-vote transactions in a single week
📰 Launches
- Take-Two Interactive’s $TTWO stock went live on Solana via @sunrise, issued by @Backpack Securities
- @kamino launched Kamino Institutional Yield with an initial $25M Commodity Yield vault
- @AllUnityStable brought CHFAU, the first fully MiCAR-compliant Swiss franc stablecoin, to Solana
- @perena introduced Smart Borrow, powered by @hobba_io, to borrow without sacrificing yield
- @upshift_fi launched @sharpbytexyz’s RWA Ecosystem Vault, allocating to RWA cash flows including @onrefinance’s ONyc
- @solomon_labs deployed the USDv program on Solana mainnet
- @phygitals debuted a Solana-native RWA mobile app
- @rarible opened its Solana marketplace, with @Claynosaurz as its first featured collection
- @metaplex added real-time quotes, Jito tipping, and MEV protection to its trading interface
- @nuketrade rolled out its public beta, bringing institutional-grade market-neutral strategies onchain
- @Alchemy shipped Solana Account Archive for querying account states at any historical slot
- @Titan_Exchange opened Titan Pro early access for CEX-style onchain spot trading
- @triton_one launched Riptide endpoints and Triton Shred Streaming with @DoubleZero
- @0xProject made its Swap API available on Solana
- @SaharaAI enabled Solana trading on @HeySorinAI via @OKX OnchainOS
- @TradeNeutral shipped Neutral Autopilot for automated strategy and yield optimization
- SIMD-0525 cut testnet target slot time from 400ms to 350ms, the first step toward 200ms target
- @SatRushIO debuted SatRush, a gamified Bitcoin-mining reward protocol
- @crittersquest launched Lucky Pick Mines on Solana
- @magicblock and @SuperteamTH opened applications for the MagicBlock Founders Camp
- Solana’s poker series returns at Breakpoint 2026 and WSOP Bahamas following the @WSOP Solana Showdown in Vegas
- @SuperteamKorea set Solana Summit Korea for September 30 in Seoul
- @solanaturbine opened Q3 applications for its revamped Builders Program
- @spenders_club brings Solana Summer House back to LA on August 29 with @solanaspaces, @SolanaEvents, and @SolanaFndn
📰 Milestones
- Solana captured ~$1.45B in July tokenized-equities volume, representing ~82% global market share
- Tokenized Micron ($MU) shares topped $530M in spot volume within six weeks of launch
- @ArcherExchange_ surpassed 1M trades on Solana
- WSOP Solana Showdown crowned its first bracelet champion, @rasmr_eth
- Frontier Traders crossed $1B in combined tokenized-equity spot and perps volume
- @Rosentica One Arena crossed $3.3M in volume across 7.5K matches
- @ShiftRWA crossed 1K unique tokenized-equity holders
- @CandyDigital recorded its 5,000th digital collectible sale
- @SolanaMBS marked five years since the Solana Monkey Business mint
- @xStocksFi crossed 190K holders on Solana
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Artwork by @ket_on_solana
THIS IS INSANE
🇺🇸🇨🇳 US national debt is now 2x the size of China’s ENTIRE GDP.
US debt stands at roughly $40 trillion, while China produces around $20 trillion worth of goods and services per year.
🗣 Xabi Alonso: "We want to be versatile in our approach and system. I think we have the players to adapt to different ones because they understand how to support each other.
The principles are the same but the movements can change; we need to be unpredictable, we want to be flexible, and we want to have a threat."