📰 Big Week Institutional adoption accelerated, tokenized markets hit new milestones, and AI-powered finance expanded across Solana. Here’s what happened this week 👇 Capital Markets & RWAs - Solana perpetual futures reached a record $183.2B in Q2 volume, up 27% quarter-over-quarter. - KSNET partnered with the Solana Foundation to bring Solana Pay to 330K+ merchants, processing $4B in monthly payment volume. - Solana recorded $5.8B in tokenized asset volume during Q2, with @XStocksFi contributing $2B+. - Solana became home to the first fully native UK-regulated tokenized fund as $BAGEY launched onchain. - $SPCX became the first Sunrise-listed tokenized stock to surpass $1B in cumulative trading volume. - $MSTR launched on Solana via @Sunrise and @BackpackSecurities. - @Kamino introduced gold-backed lending through the $PAXG market. - Morgan Stanley launched its $MSOL Solana ETP, while 21Shares reduced $TSOL sponsor fees to 0% for one year. - @HastraFi launched AUTO, bringing U.S. auto loan-backed credit markets onchain through Solana. Network & Infrastructure - Solana activated 100M Compute Unit blocks, increasing mainnet capacity by 66%. - The Solana Foundation launched https://t.co/LJEvBVHiDD, providing live RPC performance benchmarking. - @Jito partnered with Wavebridge to expand JitoSOL into South Korea’s regulated market. - @WalletConnect reported nearly $4B moved across Solana during H1 2026. - @PumpFun introduced USDC trading with 0% fees across multiple supported chains. - @MoonPay launched Paybox, enabling ChatGPT and Claude users to trade assets on Solana through AI conversations. - @ClawPumpTech introduced an MCP layer that allows AI agents to manage wallets, trade, launch tokens, and make payments on Solana. - @ArcanePrivacy launched Arcane Pay, bringing private payments and multi-wallet support. AI & Builders - @ChimpXAI officially launched Prediction Markets with @Polymarket. - @ChimpXAI teased that one of crypto’s biggest dApps is coming soon. - @Elfa_AI introduced IRIS, a real-time intelligence stack for AI agents. - @NoahAINetwork launched the Noah Accelerate builder program. - @TradingTerminal added Developer Wallet Tracking for faster discovery of emerging projects. - @Nansen_AI is now live on https://t.co/tKHh5YYHWw, expanding AI-powered onchain analytics. Consumer & Ecosystem - $ANSEM was verified on Base App, with Coinbase integration coming next. - @JupiterExchange unified its ecosystem under Trade, Earn & Manage and Jupiter Gacha surpassed $25M in trading volume while launching a $100K rewards campaign. - @BLKNOIZ06’s The Black Bull community surpassed 10K Discord members on its first day. - @PudgyPenguins debuted its first comic series, Adventures of Pax, Pengu & Polly. - Summer Seeker Rewards Round 2 went live, distributing 27M $SKR. - @Phygitals launched the first RWA mobile app on Solana. - @Bonk_Inu unveiled its sixth BONK Lambo prize with up to $1M in rewards. - @PocketPullX launched Raw Card Gacha, while @JurassicFi introduced Deaton, Solana’s first tokenized dinosaur.