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peaqOS Goes Live on Solana, Letting Any Machine Activate, Bond, and Build a
peaqOS launched on Solana on September 16, enabling any robot or IoT
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AI Research Agent Flags Zero-Key Signing Risk in SIMD-0376 Before Mainnet Activation
hackhack.ai found SIMD-0376 would make Solana's System Program ID signable by anyone, exposing 433 mutable Metaplex accounts. Anza confirmed and prepared a fix.
Solana Activates 250ms Slot Time at Epoch 1037, Fourth Step of SIMD-0525
Anza confirmed Solana's 250ms slots went live at epoch 1037 on September 18, the fourth of five stages in SIMD-0525's reduction from 400ms to a 200ms target.
Coinbase Upgrades x402 Facilitator on Solana: 'Upto' Scheme Live, Verify Latency Cut 66%
Coinbase's x402 facilitator on Solana now supports the 'upto' payment scheme, 66% faster verification (75ms), and automatic retry for pending settlements.
SEC Issues Five-Year Innovation Exemption for Tokenized NMS Stock to Trade Onchain
SEC's five-year Innovation Exemption lets Tokenized Securities Venues trade NMS stocks via permissioned AMMs on public blockchains. Solana qualifies on day one.
Solana Explorer Launches MCP Server for AI Agent Access to On-Chain Data
Solana Explorer launched an MCP server on September 17, letting AI agents query on-chain accounts, programs, and transactions in real time without an API key.
Project Harmonia Opens RFP for Tokenized Funds to Enter Allfunds' €1.9T Distribution Network on Solana
Project Harmonia's RFP is live. Tokenized fund issuers can apply to access Allfunds' 3,300+ institutions and €1.9T network via Solana. Deadline: October 24.
Pyth Network Adds Anthropic and OpenAI as First Pre-IPO Price Indices
Pyth Network's first pre-IPO price indices went live September 17, adding Anthropic and OpenAI as continuously updating 24/7 indicative feeds via Pyth Terminal.
Injective's INJ Goes Live on Solana via Sunrise, Now Trading on Raydium and Meteora
Injective's INJ is now a canonical SPL token on Solana, listed September 17 via Sunrise, Wormhole Labs' NTT gateway. Trading 24/7 on Raydium and Meteora.
Backpack Securities Expands Equity Collateral to All 17 Listed Stocks and ETFs
Backpack Securities now accepts 17 equity perp assets as margin collateral, including NVDA, TSLA, and SPCX, for borrowing, futures trading, and spot margin.
"Prediction Market Monthly Volume Surged to $43.7B by June as Solana Earns $1.4M/Month,
CoinShares research shows prediction market monthly volume hit $43.7B
Galaxy Digital Launches Institutional USDC and USDT Vaults on Kamino Finance
Galaxy Curation's USDC and USDT vaults go live on Kamino Finance, bringing the institutional credit standards behind Galaxy's $1.4B loan book to Solana.
OnRe Surpasses $300M AUM as ONyc Compounding Interest Rewards Season 1 Opens September 27
OnRe's on-chain reinsurance protocol hits a $300M AUM all-time high on Solana, announcing ONyc Compounding Interest Rewards Season 1 on September 27.
Doosan Robotics and peaq Partner on Physical AI, Bringing Industrial Cobots
Doosan Robotics deploys its first A-Series cobot on peaqOS, building
Forward Industries' Tokenized FWDI Stock Lists on Sunrise via Backpack Securities, Redeemable 1:1 for Real Shares
Backpack Securities listed tokenized FWDI on Solana's Sunrise DEX. Tokens are redeemable 1:1 for Forward Industries shares and transferable to any brokerage.
Phoenix Trade Enables SOL as Native Collateral for Perpetual Positions
Phoenix Trade accepts SOL as collateral for perpetual futures across 80+ crypto, equity, and commodity markets, weighted at 80% with P&L settling in USDC.
Column N.A. Launches Native Stablecoin Rails With Solana as Default Chain
Column N.A., a $1.77B FDIC bank, launched native USDC and USDT stablecoin rails on Solana as its default chain with 24/7 fiat conversion and no prefunding.
Sanctum Opens 72-Hour MetaDAO Vote to Burn 259 Million CLOUD Tokens
Sanctum opened a MetaDAO futarchy vote to burn 259 million CLOUD tokens,
Jupiter to Sunset JUICED Loop in Late September, Fee Magnifier Awaits Open Positions
Jupiter Lend is retiring JUICED Loop in late September. Open loop positions must close before a fee magnifier activates; the JUICED token itself is unaffected.
Solflare Adds 600+ xStocks to Reach 750+ Tokenized Equities as $50K 'Stock Up' Leaderboard Launches
Solflare expands its xStocks catalog to 750+ tokenized equities, adding Nike, Disney, Airbnb, and more, alongside a $50,000 USDC five-week leaderboard.
STOCKLANA Hackathon Expands to $121,000 With Five Ecosystem Partner Tracks
Meteora, Pyth Network, PreStocks, Clawpump, and Tessera joined STOCKLANA, adding five tracks and raising the prize pool to $121,000. Deadline: September 25.
Meteora Opens Token Launches Paired with Backpack-Issued Stocks via StockLaunch
Meteora's DBC now supports Backpack tokenized stocks as quote assets for new launches, routing trading fees to token holders as fractional equity exposure.
Phantom Joins Circle's Arc Blockchain on Mainnet Launch Day
Phantom went live on Circle's Arc on day one, giving Solana users access to a USDC-native L1 with BlackRock, Visa, Mastercard, and DTCC as founding validators.
Solana 250ms Slot Time Activation Now Pending on Mainnet, Goes Live at Epoch 1037
Anza confirmed the 250ms slot time feature gate is pending on mainnet-beta. It activates at the epoch 1037 boundary, ~05:01 UTC on Friday September 18.
Pyth Network Launches Six Constant Maturity Futures Indices for Energy Commodities
Pyth Network launches six constant maturity futures indices for WTI, Brent, Henry Hub, Henry LD1, London WTI, and Dutch TTF, removing monthly roll dates.
