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THEA Raises $8M to Build AI Inference Coordination and Settlement Layer on Solana
THEA raises $8M from Maven11 and Spartan Group to build a Solana-based coordination and settlement layer for AI inference, serving 3,000+ enterprise customers.
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Marinade and Solana Venezuela Build On-Chain Yield Donation for Earthquake Relief
Marinade Finance and Solana Venezuela launched a yield-donation campaign July 1 for earthquake relief. Stake SOL, keep your principal, donate the yield on-chain.
Asymmetric Research Publishes First STRIDE Findings After 12 Weeks Auditing Solana Protocols
STRIDE audited 40 Solana DeFi protocols: 17% have full logging, 13% mature key management, 9% advanced program defenses. First findings by Asymmetric Research.
Solana dApps Generated $257M in Q2 2026 Revenue, Leading All Blockchains for Ninth Straight Quarter
Solana dApps earned $257M in Q2 2026, capturing 41% of total Web3 dApp revenue per DeFiLlama. Grayscale Research confirms 1,000+ apps and 100M daily transactions.
Backpack EU Completes EU Regulatory Trifecta with MiCA and Payment Institution Licenses
Backpack EU holds MiCA, MiFID II, and a Payment Institution license — covering crypto, brokerage, and payments for users across all 27 EU member states.
Sonic SVM Launches North Star, Giving Every AI Agent Its Own Private Execution Session on Solana
Sonic SVM's North Star isolates each AI agent in its own private execution session on Solana, settling state atomically back to L1 when the session ends.
SoFi's Bank-Issued SoFiUSD Triples to $300M in Five Weeks as Solana Drives All Growth
SoFi Bank's SOFID stablecoin tripled from $100M to $300M in five weeks, driven entirely by Solana where supply hit $200M+, while Ethereum stayed flat.
Anza Sets August Target for 200ms Slots, Larger Transactions, and Rent Reduction as XDP Clears Supermajority
Anza's Agave v4.2 schedule targets August 17 mainnet activations for 200ms slots, larger transactions, and rent reduction. XDP hit supermajority on June 30.
Phantom Brings On the Ventuals Team to Deepen Its Hyperliquid Perps Capabilities
Phantom wallet adds Ventuals co-founders Alvin Hsia, Emily Hsia, and Aris Samad, who processed $650M+ in pre-IPO perpetual futures on Hyperliquid before sunsetting.
JupUSD Joins JLP as a Custody Asset, Expanding Jupiter's Stablecoin Into Its Perps Pool
Jupiter added JupUSD as a sixth custody asset to JLP, the on-chain pool backing Jupiter Perpetuals. LPs now hold JupUSD exposure; integrators must update.
Circle Burns $250M USDC on Ethereum, Issues $910M on Solana as BNY Mellon Opens Institutional Mint Access
Circle burned $250M USDC on Ethereum and minted $910M on Solana on June 29 — a $660M net shift — as BNY Mellon enabled institutional USDC issuance on Solana.
Phantom's Disclosure Page Reveals World Prediction Markets as Its Solana Infrastructure Provider
Phantom's disclosure names World Prediction Markets as its on-chain Solana prediction market provider, routing orders via Chainlink oracles since June 1, 2026.
Jupiter Forecast Beta Goes Live with 15-Minute BTC Prediction Markets on Solana
Jupiter Forecast beta is live June 29 with 15-minute BTC prediction markets inside Jupiter Predict, settling in seconds on Solana at jup.ag/prediction/degen.
Agave 4.1 Ships Alpenglow Readiness Components and Lays Groundwork for 200ms Slots
Anza releases Agave v4.1.0 with BLS pubkeys, VAT, p-memo and p-ATA Pinocchio rewrites, XDP over two-thirds of validators, and a staged plan toward 200ms slots.
Flash Trade V2 Launches Out of Beta with Sub-50ms Execution via MagicBlock
Flash Trade V2 exits beta with MagicBlock-powered sub-50ms trade execution, 500x leverage on 100+ assets, 2bp fees, and a unified liquidity pool that removes market listing limits.
Colosseum Admits 21 Startups to Its 5th Accelerator Cohort, Drawn from the Frontier Hackathon and Eternal Sprint
Colosseum has admitted 21 startups to its 5th accelerator cohort, investing in teams from the Frontier Hackathon and its rolling Eternal Sprint program.
JTX Begins Rolling Out to First Users as Jito's Self-Custody Trading Platform Enters Early Access
Jito's self-custody trading platform JTX began rolling out to its first users on June 26, ahead of its planned full July 2026 public launch on Solana.
Solflare's June 2026 Update Brings 134 xStocks, Google Pay Onramp, and Cards Borrow to Solana's Largest Self-Custody Wallet
Solflare's June 2026 bundle adds 134 tokenized stocks via xStocks and Kraken, Google Pay buying for US users, Cards Borrow backed by Kamino, and Solflare Packs.
Arcium Launches Blackthorn: Encrypted AI Inference on Any NVIDIA GPU via MPC
Arcium's Blackthorn uses MPC to run encrypted AI inference on NVIDIA H100, H200, and B200 GPUs — no specialized hardware required, now in early access.
Colosseum Announces 26 Winners of the Solana Frontier Hackathon, the Largest Crypto Hackathon Ever
Colosseum names 26 winners of the Solana Frontier Hackathon, including Grand Champion CrowdBrain, after a record 2,857 submissions from 10,000+ builders across 150 countries.
Kled AI Signs $12M Data Deal, Calls Marketplace Officially Profitable
Kled AI signed a $12M non-exclusive data licensing deal on June 26, making the marketplace officially profitable. Contributor rewards distribute on Solana.
Solana Mobile dApp Store Surpasses 1,561 Apps as Catalog More Than Doubles in Three Months
The Solana Mobile dApp Store reached 1,561 apps by June 25, adding 96 in a single week. The zero-fee platform has more than doubled its catalog since March 2026.
xStocks Officially Endorses NestUSD, the First DeFi Borrowing Protocol for Tokenized Equities on Solana
xStocks officially endorsed NestUSD on June 26, the first DeFi protocol letting holders of tokenized US equities borrow nUSD at 3% APR or stake for 6% APY.
Backpack Ships Dividends Tab, USDT0 Deposits via Tempo, and Light Mode in Single-Day Product Sprint
Backpack shipped dividend tracking for tokenized stocks, USDT0 deposits via Tempo, and light mode across web, mobile, and extension on June 26.
Exponent Finance Brings Risk-Tranching to Solana, Launching with OnRe's ONyc Reinsurance Yield
Exponent Finance launches risk-tranching on Solana, splitting ONyc reinsurance yield into a 6.4% protected senior tranche and a 31.4% amplified junior tranche.
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