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.
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📰 Headline News
- Solana joined @Mastercard's Crypto Partner Program
- @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
- @xStocksFi unveiled a framework to connect @Nasdaq's tokenized equity markets with Solana DeFi
- @vanishTrade integrated with @Titan_Exchange, enabling instant private trading for any token
- @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
- @doublezero introduced DoubleZero Edge for real-time market data to traders and market participants
- @incubator kicked off Cohort 4 of Solana startups
- @trendsdotfun and @solana launched the Agent Economy Hackathon with $30K in prizes
- @duel_duck enabled custom predictions with any SPL token on its social prediction market
- @SuperteamUSA launched to support founders in the USA
- @SharkPoolSol announced a Solana On-Campus Tour spanning 15 U.S. university events this semester
- @moonshot debuted Leverage for 250x long/shorts via Apple Pay
- @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
- @agentcashdev enabled agents to access 250+ APIs via a unified USDC balance
- @PalmUSD's PUSD, backed 1:1 by AED + SAR reserves, went live on Solana
- @Ant_Fun_Trade integrated @dflow's infrastructure into its perps DEX
- @SolanaInstitute announced Solana Summit: Washington x Wall Street on April 13 in NYC, convening finance and policy leaders on DeFi's future
- @superteam and @ns partnered to offer promising Solana startups their first month free at Network School
- @Macropod_AU launched its regulated Australian-dollar stablecoin, AUDM on Solana
- @anagramxyz introduced @solanaclawagent, an AI agent framework executing Solana transactions via WhatsApp or Telegram
- @staratlas released a major update with Holosim Chapter 2
- @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
- @surfcashx went live in Nigeria
- @trycallshot opened the waitlist for its next-gen fantasy sports platform
- @fittedcloset showcased its Solana-powered AI wardrobe assistant in GQ
📰 Milestones
- @useKled raised a $5.5M seed round to build the first human data marketplace with payments on Solana
- @kamino's PRIME Market climbed to $570M in market size
- @KASTxyz raised $80M in Series A co-led by QED Investors and Left Lane Capital
- @crediblefin processed $350M+ in payment volume in five months, with over 50% of transactions on Solana
- @stormrae_ai set a new benchmark for public AI red-teaming with ~15K participants in its Solana-based gamified adversarial challenge
- @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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