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Solana's first binding onchain governance vote closed, and the network got 25% faster. From 300ms slots to fixed-rate credit to a tokenized 1997 manga debut, with Wall Street's largest retail brokerage clearing the path on the other side. Here’s everything that shipped this week: 📰 Headline News - @CharlesSchwab announced plans to add SOL to Schwab Crypto Direct - @Bitwise's Solana Staking ETF surpassed $1B in AUM in 10 months - @SolanaEvents revealed the first lineup of confirmed speakers for Breakpoint 2026 in London - Solana validators passed the network Constitution and Double Disinflation, formalizing governance rules and reducing annual issuance 📰 Launches - @kamino introduced Fixed Rates in private beta, bringing fixed-term, fixed-rate onchain borrowing and lending - Marvell Technology ($MRVL) went live via @sunrise, issued by @Backpack Securities - @solflare launched Solflare Perps powered by @PhoenixTrade - @virtuals_io deployed AI agent tokenization on Solana - @perena debuted BTC*, a yield-bearing Bitcoin token on Solana powered by Kestrel - @NolusProtocol went live on Solana with asset-backed leverage, fixed rates, and no margin calls - @traded_gg unveiled its unified exchange and digital binder for cross-vault collectible trading - @phygitals tokenized the first manga in history, a graded 1997 magazine featuring Luffy's debut - @reflectmoney opened pre-deposits for its first tranched credit market built on @maplefinance’s syrupUSDC - @JupiterExchange added live 5-minute and 15-minute prediction markets for $SPCX - @solscanofficial integrated network, staking, and DeFi metrics into Solana's data dashboard - @PayBox integrated @kamino, enabling Claude and ChatGPT users to deploy USDC into yield strategies - @rips_cards introduced the Private Gacha Machine powered by @Arcium and @Collector_Crypt - @LaunchOnSF launched collectible-paired memecoins, debuting with solana:SV151D5pjygAKA8aJJcKzm4wFnRX5G92Fye94jQJk7g - @ImperialPerps opened its collectible Gacha beta, with Perp Packs and borrowing against pulled cards - @benchdotmarkets launched Hiring Markets to filter applicants using capital stakes and social proof - @meleemarkets opened public beta for sub-minute permissionless prediction market creation - @PlayKintara launched its play-to-earn MMO on the @solanamobile dApp Store - @commonsmade kicked off a three-week hackathon with a $60K prize pool focused on AI waiting UX - @solana_devs opened applications for the Solana University Ambassador Program - @mtndao wrapped its month-long residency with 25 teams at Demo Day - @cstldao opened doors for CastleDAO, a two-week founder residency in Ireland - @SuperteamMY announced Startup Village Borneo, running September 5-9, 2026 📰 Milestones - Solana RWA holders surpassed 350K - @xStocksFi surpassed $500M in AUM across 700+ tokenized assets - Cumulative Solana ETF inflows reached a record $1.22B, with a $60M single-day high in 2026 - Tokenized commodities supply on Solana crossed a record $50M - Solana reduced its target slot time to 300ms, a 25% reduction in eight days - Solana became the leading network by total x402 transaction volume - @BlockRunAI settled 5.4M agentic payments on Solana over seven days via @PayAINetwork - @jtx_trade reached a new all-time high daily volume exceeding $20M - @Dominion_Market’s solana:SiLVFMgD3eD2rgK628NbTBq9MnuJF5FW2CRaVyTB35L on @sunrise logged $4M+ in 24-hour weekend volume - @solanamobile wrapped Seeker Summer with 100M+ SKR earned and 300K+ badges across 16 apps - Solana processed 1.32B non-vote transactions in a week, a new ATH - Solana daily active addresses reached 5M - Solana memecoins hit $5.2B in weekly spot volume, a 2026 high If you enjoyed this week’s newsletter, please share it with an RT. Artwork by @hubie 🔥