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BREAKING: BlackRock files with the SEC to issue tokenized fund shares on Solana. BlackRock expanded its cash management strategy with the launch of BlackRock Daily Reinvestment Stablecoin Reserve Vehicle ("BRSRV") on Solana. The world's largest asset manager, with $15 trillion in AUM, is bringing stablecoin reserves onchain.

100M CU blocks are live on mainnet. SIMD-0286 raises the block limit from 60M → 100M compute units. 66% more capacity. solana.com/upgrades/100m-cu-…

Solana was on ESPN this week. Meanwhile, RWAs hit a $3.62B all-time high, SoFi’s stablecoin crossed $200M in a few weeks weeks, and Securitize tokenized its own NYSE-listed stock on Solana. Prime time, on screen and onchain. Here's everything that happened: 📰 Headline News - @world_xyz revealed itself as Solana's native prediction market, available to trade in @Phantom with @Chainlink as primary oracle infrastructure - Solana’s total RWA value reached a new all-time high of $3.62B - @SoFi’s SoFiUSD supply on Solana climbed past $200M in five weeks - @Spiko_finance deployed SAFO, its UCITS-compliant tokenized money-market fund managed by Amundi 📰 Launches - @RoboStrategy’s tokenized BOT share launched natively on Solana via @Backpack Securities and @sunrise - @Securitize tokenized its stock ($SECZ) on Solana, mirroring its NYSE listing for global access - Bending Spoons ($BSPx) debuted on Solana via @xStocksFi, granting global, institutional-price access to the tech company's equity - @TruYields’ $TRUBILL launched on Solana, introducing permissioned, institutional-grade tokenized U.S. Treasury yield - @obligatecom deployed oTFY on Solana, bringing in trade-finance RWAs into DeFi as fully composable lending collateral - @kamino activated the Hyperithm USDC Apex Vault, a curated institutional lending vehicle - @Perena launched a dedicated RWA interface, connecting non-DeFi users directly to primary issuer vaults with gas-free transactions - @SGB_app announced a limited-time waiver of minting and bank fees for stablecoins on Solana - @project0 and @Titan_Exchange enabled one-click looping of Principal Tokens across Project 0, Kamino and Jupiter Lend using Project 0’s credit pool - @FlashTrade deployed V2 out of beta, introducing sub-50ms execution, 500x leverage, and 2 bps fees across 100+ assets - Backpack eliminated stock trading fees through July to celebrate the expansion of Backpack Securities - @SolanaFndn launched Solana Governance Proposals (SGPs), enabling fully onchain, stake-weighted core protocol decisions - @WSOP returned to ESPN with Solana serving as the official presenting sponsor - @wormwtf released Worm AI beta, introducing a chat-driven assistant on its leveraged prediction platform - @MarinadeFinance allied with @SolanaVenezuela to enable users to stake SOL and route the generated yield toward earthquake disaster relief - @strongholdpay activated cross-chain routing for SHx to Solana via @axelarnetwork and @SquidRouter - @looftapay went live on mainnet, enabling private crypto transfers to usernames, emails, or social handles with direct-to-bank fiat off-ramps - Drift Protocol rebranded as @VelocityDEX, reflecting its renewed focus on perpetual-trading infrastructure - @clashofperps launched a 10-day Solana trading tournament running July 1-10 with a prize pool of up to $10K - @YellowProHQ integrated native, onchain Solana market access directly into the Yellow Pro terminal - @ExaAILabs launched accountless web and content search on Solana, allowing agents to pay per request in USDC through x402 - @Nika_Finance launched NikaAI, an automated natural language interface for trading global perp, stock, and index markets with up to 200x leverage - @useDiversiFi launched an automated, non-custodial portfolio rebalancing protocol built on Solana powered by Bonk - @okx debuted the OKX AI Marketplace, enabling autonomous agents to list services, discover tasks, and transact in stablecoins - @AmpleHQ introduced a principal-protected, no-loss savings product on Solana featuring gamified weekly prize drawings - @YosokuSolana opened up to 5x leverage positions for predicting outcomes of the 2026 FIFA World Cup - @Multihopper partnered with @trmlabs to embed automated smart contract-level compliance, screening every route for sanctions and AML risks - @PlayKintara integrated MetaMask Connect, allowing desktop and mobile users to log into the MMO using their MetaMask wallets - @magicblock announced mobile-themed Solana Blitz v6 weekend hackathon for July 10-12 in partnership with Solana Mobile and @blueshift - @colosseum announced selections for its 5th accelerator cohort, sourced from the Frontier Hackathon and rolling sprints - @SuperteamTH launched as the latest regional chapter of Superteam 📰 Milestones - Solana processed 3.77B+ non-vote transactions in June, a new monthly high - @JupiterExchange's Offerbook crossed $1M in loan originations - Tokenized Micron Technology (MU) stock traded over $165M in its first seven days after launch - @doublezero reached 268M $SOL in Total Connected Value for Q2 2026, with 462 validators integrated into its network - Solana recorded a new adoption milestone with 262K+ unique addresses actively holding tokenized equities and ETFs - @metaplex surpassed 7M total digital assets minted on its high-performance Metaplex Core standard - Solana Network Fees hit a new 30-day high - @fomo crossed 10K daily active traders on its platform - @FWDind added over 500K SOL during fiscal Q3 2026, taking its treasury above 7.5M SOL - @ORE recorded over 3M cumulative SOL deployed into its mining smart contracts since the launch of V3 - @sanctumso marked its 11th consecutive quarter of SOL TVL growth If you enjoyed this week’s newsletter, please share it with an RT. 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