The algorithm is broken. The shipping is not. The builders are busy.
It’s the first weekly newsletter of the year, and we’re starting 2026 the only way Solana knows how: 🚢🚢🚢
📰 Headline News
- @MorganStanley filed an S-1 with the SEC to launch Solana ETF
- @wyostable minted FRNT, first U.S. State-issued stablecoin on Solana
- @ranger_finance’s ICO on @MetaDAOProject saw $86M+ commitments
- Solana Privacy Hackathon goes live Monday with $70K in prizes
- @SolanaConf’s first event of 2026, Accelerate APAC is heading to Hong Kong in Feb
- @X teased interactive Solana tags for instant charts and news
📰 Launches
- @jito_sol introduced IBRL Explorer to quantify validator performance
- @defidevcorp partnered with @hylo_so to deploy its treasury assets for onchain yield
- @AviciMoney and @solomon_labs partnered to enable yield on USDv balances
- @sns introduced AI-powered search for .sol domains
- @JupiterExchange unveiled JupUSD, a reserve-backed stablecoin
- @birdeye_so shipped "Smart Money" to track ~30K high-PnL wallets by risk profiles
- @playsolana kicked off the Matrix Hackathon for the next-gen Solana games
- @Orb_Markets went live on the @solanamobile dapp Store
- @candylabs debuted an NFT marketplace alongside its inaugural collection mint
- @alpha_ledger and @CFiAgFinance teamed up to bring global agricultural lending to Solana
- @Polybroapp debuted a research platform for prediction markets
- @inconetwork launched its beta on Solana Devnet for onchain confidentiality
- @Titan_Exchange integrated USDC+ by @reflectmoney
- @Kalshi ecosystem grants went live on Superteam Earn
- @TrojanOnSolana teased a major announcement for Monday
📰 Milestones
- @Loopscale deposits surpassed $150M
- @solanamobile’s Season 1 closed with $2.6B volume, 9M txs, and 265 dApps
- @useCASH by @phantom surpassed 30K holders
- @jup_portfolio crossed 6M unique users
- @SuperteamEarn hit 150K registered users
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