Nasdaq's tokenized equity markets getting a bridge into Solana DeFi. A global insurance broker settling premiums in stablecoins. An AI agent running prediction markets and ordering you dinner from a single balance. Same settlement layer. Different centuries of finance.
Here's what shipped this week:
📰 Headline News
- Solana joined
@Mastercard's Crypto Partner Program
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@Aon_plc settled the first stablecoin insurance premium using PYUSD on Solana via
@Paxos-
@Sunrise_DeFi brought AVAX to Solana for native asset trading
📰 Launches
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@xStocksFi unveiled a framework to connect
@Nasdaq's tokenized equity markets with Solana DeFi
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@vanishTrade integrated with
@Titan_Exchange, enabling instant private trading for any token
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@perena launched its first curated USDT vault on Solana in collaboration with
@GlowFinanceXYZ- SIMD-266 (P-Token) approved to slash token transfer costs and boost network capacity with mainnet targeted for April
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@doublezero introduced DoubleZero Edge for real-time market data to traders and market participants
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@incubator kicked off Cohort 4 of Solana startups
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@trendsdotfun and
@solana launched the Agent Economy Hackathon with $30K in prizes
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@duel_duck enabled custom predictions with any SPL token on its social prediction market
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@SuperteamUSA launched to support founders in the USA
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@SharkPoolSol announced a Solana On-Campus Tour spanning 15 U.S. university events this semester
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@moonshot debuted Leverage for 250x long/shorts via Apple Pay
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@Exodus rolled out XO Cash, a native USD-backed stablecoin powered by
@moonpay-
@EasyA_Kickstart went live on Solana with idea coins for launching, trading, and backing projects
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@agentcashdev enabled agents to access 250+ APIs via a unified USDC balance
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@PalmUSD's PUSD, backed 1:1 by AED + SAR reserves, went live on Solana
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@Ant_Fun_Trade integrated
@dflow's infrastructure into its perps DEX
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@SolanaInstitute announced Solana Summit: Washington x Wall Street on April 13 in NYC, convening finance and policy leaders on DeFi's future
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@superteam and
@ns partnered to offer promising Solana startups their first month free at Network School
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@Macropod_AU launched its regulated Australian-dollar stablecoin, AUDM on Solana
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@anagramxyz introduced
@solanaclawagent, an AI agent framework executing Solana transactions via WhatsApp or Telegram
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@staratlas released a major update with Holosim Chapter 2
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@agentcardai released AgentCard, giving agents the ability to pay for anything from APIs to Ubers to Prediction Market trades
- BlockRunAI expanded to Solana, which now accounts for 30% of its total volume within 8 days
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@surfcashx went live in Nigeria
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@trycallshot opened the waitlist for its next-gen fantasy sports platform
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@fittedcloset showcased its Solana-powered AI wardrobe assistant in GQ
📰 Milestones
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@useKled raised a $5.5M seed round to build the first human data marketplace with payments on Solana
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@kamino's PRIME Market climbed to $570M in market size
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@KASTxyz raised $80M in Series A co-led by QED Investors and Left Lane Capital
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@crediblefin processed $350M+ in payment volume in five months, with over 50% of transactions on Solana
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@stormrae_ai set a new benchmark for public AI red-teaming with ~15K participants in its Solana-based gamified adversarial challenge
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@onrefinance deposits on surpassed $80M, now ranking as Kamino's 3rd largest RWA market
7 weeks until we Accelerate in the USA!
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