Solana: Another week, more W’s by Solana builders. Plus very quiet ATHs for Solana DeFi — as stablecoins hit $13B issued.
Here’s your weekly snapshot of Solana highlights:
- @DanJablonski_ noted that Solana DeFi put up some ATHs, with Liquid staking TVL up 121% YoY, record deposits/borrows on @KaminoFinance, and an ATH for Solana stablecoin supply ($13B). h/t to @syndica_io research and @DefiLlama
- One of the world’s largest payment processors, @Worldpay_Global ($2.2T in volume, 146 countries), joined the @global_dollar Network and will use USDG on Solana to move money faster across borders
- @Coinbase rolled out a tool for SPL asset recovery – no more sweating stuck Solana tokens sent to the wrong address, fam.
- The Solana Accelerate NYC conference lineup continues to grow, with @jtwald, @austin_federa, @sengillibrand, and many more announced. Check the full list online and follow @SolanaConf for updates!
- At Solana Economic Zone Dubai, @SuperteamAE hosted Demo Day, with @blockendlabs taking 1st place and a $15k prize. Congrats to all the winners!
- @SolanaCrossroad in Istanbul brought thousands of builders, devs, and creators together in Istanbul for the biggest community-hosted Solana conference
- At Crossroads, @solflare launched their flagship card that lets you spend your crypto IRL, @KASTcard's @raagulanpathy announced plans for their upcoming DEX, and attendees got a sneak peek at the @solanamobile Seeker, shipping this summer
- 18 cities across the USA lit up with the Solana gradient, as @allmight_US organized grassroots Solana meetups on April 23rd in New York, Austin, SF, and more. s/o @kyzer and the entire group of hosts!
- @Wormhole launched their MultiGov multichain governance system with Solana support
- @GreedAcademy launched Semester 2, with over 120k in prizes for those who lock, learn, and test their Solana knowledge
- DeSci continues to accelerate, as @MycoDAO launched with the mission to collect all the fungal tissue on the planet into a BioBank, rewarding users who find new fungi
- @drip_haus Storefronts went live, empowering creators to sell editions, 1/1s, and physicals from digital storefronts on their DRiP profiles
- AT&T expanded from 20k hotspots to 80k+ with @Helium. Solana is now powering access for one of America’s biggest telcos under the hood
- @RobinhoodApp announced they’ll be covering network fees for Solana swaps and transfers through June 9th
- @Rockaway_X announced a brand new $125M venture fund, with the majority of capital marked as first priority for Solana ecosystem products
- Members of the @bonk_inu community and @GraphiteProto built @bonk_fun in collaboration with @RaydiumProtocol, a new token launch platform powered by Solana
- Programmable Bitcoin continues to grow on Solana, with @ZeusNetworkHQ welcoming @SolvProtocol as the first Institutional Guardian on Zeus Network
- Remember what it felt like to rip a pack? @phygitals launched on Solana, bringing digital card pack mints redeemable for physical cards
- @sendarcadefun’s "Lana Roads" game went live, ft. 10ms txs on Solana mainnet, built in under a week with @magicblock and SendRC
- @Claynosaurz competed on the internet’s biggest stage and won a Webby award for best trailer
What else shipped? Shout it out in the replies — it’s getting insanely hard to keep up. Touch grass and have a great week ahead🫡
Mon Apr 28 2025 05:14:29 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)
