.@solana led growth velocity in tokenized gold in the past year 🚀 Compared to August 2025, market cap on Solana grew 689.1% with a 18.8% MoM average. YoY growth led BNB Chain by more than 2 times, and Avalanche and Ethereum by ~4.6 times. Read on for more insights on tokenized gold from our report 👇

Tokenized gold hit a $4.56B market cap as supply doubled and held through gold's drawdown. Here are the key insights from our latest article on tokenized gold 👇 1. Supply x2 to a peak of ~1.20M ounces in February 2026 during the gold rally, then held stable at ~1.14M ounces through July even as gold prices fell. 2. The $XAUt and $PAXG duopoly command 93.1% of the $4.56B category, leaving all other gold-backed tokens with a maximum of ~6.9% share. 3. Volume broke out in Q4 2025 and peaked at $91B in Q1 2026. Quarterly volume tripled from $13.6B to $48.8B between Q3 and Q4 2025. 4. ETF wrappers compounded ~72x in a year to $20.8M, a gold perpetuals layer emerged with @Solana reaching $7.19B in a single month, and $XAUm built a 66,000-strong holder base almost entirely on Plume. 5. Total lending TVL of $112.6M tracked gold spot closely, with the largest pool being Aave v3 XAUt on Ethereum. Nascent markets on Solana, Sui, and BSC hint at future expansion.

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In H1 2026, $PAXG by @Paxos volume reached $62.1B — exceeding total volume in 2024 and 2025 by 30%. Tokenized gold is expanding at an unstoppable pace. Read our RWA H1 2026 report for more insights 👇

Onchain private credit grew 20x from $336M in 2025 to an ATH of $6.92B in March 2026 before settling at $5.9B. Issuance remained concentrated among a small group of providers, with @maplefinance leading at 28.31%, followed by STOKR at 21.64% and @centrifuge at 12.61%. Read our RWA H1 2026 report for more insights 👇

Since day one, @sunrise has established itself as the most trusted venue for on-chain trading of tokenized stocks, RWAs, tokens, and more on @solana. Now that its 28th asset is live, here's how each asset in the Sunrise ecosystem has performed by total trading volume. The sun is rising on Solana 🌅

.@cryptolyxe nailed it. The reason $ANSEM shows around $8M in liquidity is because Birdeye aggregates liquidity across all available markets, not just a single pool. And honestly, @blknoiz06 has done way more for this space than most people realize.

Is @solana quietly becoming the financial layer for crypto? @birdeye_data's latest report has some eye opening data: • 54% of all DEX volume • $16B+ stablecoins • 95% of tokenized equity volume Full breakdown in the video 👇

In H1 2026, @sunrise played a key role in bringing non-native assets onto Solana: tokenized stocks, tokenized commodities, and foreign crypto assets. The cumulative trading volume of assets launched via Sunrise in 2026 alone exceeded $4.4B, with average daily volume growing 19x from $3.8M in January to over $72M in June. Read the full Solana H1 2026 report 👇

solana:DRAMjSWR7HRfJKjRkvQWYL2bcaejaVhuxEcjf4pAY4Cw is now available on Solana via Sunrise and verified on Birdeye. A vital asset from @roundhill made tradable on-chain by @Backpack Securities and @sunrise that marks another win for @solana.

Days for tokenized stock issuer to reach $500M in trading volume: @PreStocks: 194 days @xStocksFi: 144 days @Backpack Securities: 11 days And Backpack Securities did it with just one tokenized stock, $SPXC, the hottest IPO of the year. Are we watching tokenized stocks go mainstream right now?

Solana is becoming both the primary place to put capital to work and the default network for launching new onchain applications. Our new report reveals that in H1 2026, @Solana: ✅ Reigned as the king of spot DEX trading, capturing 54% of volume across all chains at $425B per month ✅ Led the strongest tokenized equity market, with a 6x surge in trading volume from H2 2025 to H1 2026 and $2B in June 2026 alone ✅ Continued to lead the entire industry in stablecoin growth, up 154% since January 2025 ✅ Grew perps trading volume faster than @HyperliquidX (+57.1% YoY vs. 6.4%) Full report: Solana H1 2026: Primed for the Third Leap 👇

New ATH for tokenized stocks on @solana 🚀 Daily trading volume on @xStocksFi hit $39.96M on May 11, driven largely by a record-breaking $28.8M day from $CRCLx. This followed @circle’s Q1 earnings report, which showed 20% YoY growth in revenue and reserve income.

It's hackathon season on @Solana The ecosystem is providing the capital, the tools, and the stage. All that's missing is your code. Here’s your ultimate 2026 master list of past, ongoing, and upcoming ones: Past Hackathons: > @solana Privacy Hack: Pushing the boundaries of on-chain privacy. (Jan 12–30). > Agent Hackathon ( @colosseum ): AI agents competed to build. Humans voted. $100K+ in prizes. (Feb 2–12). > Graveyard Hackathon ( @solana ): Bringing dead meta (NFTs/DAOs/Gaming) back to life. $76k+ won. (Feb 12–27). > MONOLITH ( @solanamobile x @RadiantsDAO): Mobile-first dApps for the Solana dApp Store & Seeker. $125k+ won. (Feb 2–Mar 9). > @pumpfun Build in Public Hackathon: The ultimate trenches dev grind. Waiting for winners! (Mid Jan). > StableHacks: Institutional-grade stablecoin infra, yield, and compliance. (Mar 13–29). > Agent Economy Talent Show ( @trendsdotfun ): Building AI-agent skills & economy. $30k USDC pool. (Mar 11–27). > Ranger Build-A-Bear ( @ranger_finance ) : Vaults & yield-focused. Winners get real TVL seeding up to $1M+. (Mar 9–Apr 6). Awaiting for winner announcement on Apr 27. > Solana LATAM ( @waylearnlatam ): Regional event with a strong incubation pathway for LATAM builders. (Mar 20–23). Ongoing right now: > Frontier Hackathon ( @colosseum ): The big one. The official global online accelerator for launching Solana startups. (Apr 6 – May 11). > Side Tracks & Build Stations ( @SuperteamEarn ): IRL co-working, education, and side-bounties dedicated to Frontier builders. (Late Apr – May 11). > @BagsApp Hackathon: Building apps/tools for the Bags platform. Massive $4M commitment ($1M direct prizes + $3M fund). (Ongoing into Q2). Upcoming: > @colosseum Fall 2026 Hackathon: The next massive global accelerator timeframe. (Starting in Sept). Which one are you winning?