This idea deserved a spotlight bcs of how crazy it is: @getstonkoptions lets anyone launch a memecoin paired with a tokenized stock - so far so good. The trading fees go to VERIFIED employees of that company, paid in their employer's stock. 🤔 The first benefits package went to a McDonald's France employee! 🎉

over $4,000 in solana:XsqE9cRRpzxcGKDXj1BJ7Xmg4GRhZoyY1KpmGSxAWT2 has now been claimed onchain by @McDonalds employees through BAG. who's gonna be the next worker to claim his fair share?

Tokenized stocks just got the regulatory nod of the decade, and Solana is already running the order books. From an FDIC bank integrating Solana to Africa’s biggest IPO, capital is settling on the fastest rails it can find. Here’s what happened: 📰 Headline News - Solana tokenized equities hit a new ATH of 850K unique onchain holders @Nectar_finance launched Africa's largest IPO ($DPRI) for stablecoin subscription on Solana via @getequity - @particula_io's Project Harmonia opened applications bridging Solana funds to Allfunds’ €1.9T distribution network - @column, the FDIC-insured bank behind Brex and Slash, built 24/7 USDC/USDT conversion into its banking core - @anza_xyz shipped 250ms slot times to mainnet-beta, completing 3 of 4 planned reductions 📰 Launches - @krakenfx enabled yield on tokenized stocks (SPYx, QQQx, NVDAx) via @veda_labs and @kamino - @galaxyhq launched two curated USDC and USDT lending vaults on @kamino - @Lexur rolled out its unified trading layer, aggregating 1,100+ onchain equities - @supercoinxyz launched ZARsc, an FSCA-licensed Rand stablecoin with @fireblocks custody and @Chainalysis screening - @PhoenixTrade enabled native SOL collateral for crypto, equity, and commodity perps - $AMD, $FLY, and $WULF tokenized stocks went live on Solana via @sunrise, issued by @Backpack Securities - $PEPE went live on Solana via @sunrise - @peaq launched peaqOS on Solana and partnered with Doosan Robotics to bring Physical AI onchain - @dawninternet launched the USD infra Vault to tokenize wireless network and compute cash flows - @scalar_field_, an SEC-registered investment adviser, launched infrastructure for autonomous trading agents - @ImperialPerps unveiled Armada, a proprietary perps AMM with 1 bp execution fees - @ripcarsio launched a Hot Wheels gacha featuring 1,500+ vaulted die-cast cars for onchain rips - @avici debuted Pay with Link, allowing users to claim funds directly via shared URLs - @Rosentica deployed One Arena to @solanamobile Seeker alongside a $50K tournament - @trendsdotrun added X integration to instantly tokenize viral posts and trading theses - @getstonkoptions launched employee compensation rails for tokenized stock rewards - @MonkeDAO partnered with @Solomon_Labs, starting with a $350K USDC-to-USDv treasury conversion, to fund @MonkeFoundry - @domaprotocol teased Domain Asset Vehicles, targeting a $360B+ illiquid asset class 📰 Milestones - @Raydium crossed $5B in cumulative tokenized stock volume - @xStocksFi’s $VIDAx onchain DEX volume outpaced traditional stock exchange volume by 12.6x over 7 days - Solana led all blockchains in dApp revenue for the 14th straight week - @phygitals sold a record 1M packs in a single week - @PreStocks reached 100K total holders - @humafinance PST surpassed $300M in market cap - @solflare perps cleared $65M in volume within three weeks of launch - Solana daily stablecoin active addresses hit 888K in September - @Mercuryo_io reported 89% YTD on-ramp growth, with 85% of volume flowing into $SOL - Solana processed 420M USDC transactions over the last 30 days If you enjoyed this week’s newsletter, please share it with an RT. Artwork by @joiceloo_art 🔥