Solana weekly ecosystem roundup

Nasdaq listed it, Solana moved it. A drone defense company did more volume onchain than on its home exchange, while Fiserv plugged in 90+ banks and credit unions. Q3 app revenue hit $365M, the tenth straight quarter Solana has led. Here’s everything that happened this week: 📰 Headline News - @Fiserv’s digital asset platform launched on Solana, enabling Roughrider Coin transfers across 90+ banks and credit unions - @openstandard’s OUSD launched on Solana, with reserves at BlackRock, Lead Bank, and BNY - Solana led app revenue for the 10th consecutive quarter, generating $365M in Q3, up 42.6% QoQ - Tokenized Powerus ($PUSA) shares did more volume on Solana than on Nasdaq, day after listing via @sunrise and @Backpack Securities 📰 Launches - Solana’s tokenized-equity holders reached an ATH of 1.2M, with 775K joining in September - @sunrise brought Coinbase’s wrapped Cardano asset, cbADA, to Solana via @Chainlink CCIP - @domaprotocol opened Frontier on Solana via @Loopscale, bringing tokenized domains onchain - @FermiTrade launched an onchain perp DEX with verifiable first-in, first-out order matching - @Sirius_Protocol went live with private spot and perps trading, keeping positions off the public feed - @cloak_ag launched private payroll with spreadsheet uploads and one-click payouts - @metaplex introduced MPL-3643, a standard for permissioned RWAs and tokenized securities with built-in compliance - @BackpackOnchain added Solana v1 transaction support for more complex trading routes and DeFi interactions - @jup_mobile introduced the Claynosaurz x Jupiter Card with 2% cashback, full FX fee rebates through 2026 - @DecryptMedia and @MyriadMarkets introduced The Information Exchange, connecting news and markets - @useKled unveiled Kled V3 for collecting real-world consumer datasets in under 72 hours, powered by Solana payments - @flint_trade_ announced its onchain perp DEX on Solana - @proto_xyz previewed markets for trading exposure to rental GPU power usage, targeting Q4 - @DGLD_Official teased a Solana expansion for its token backed by physical PAMP gold stored in Switzerland - @solana_devs introduced Solana Scholars, offering funded three-month research internships for PhD students - @joinfrontier wrapped its Seoul edition, with Solana Summit Singapore next on October 6 - @SolanaEvents confirmed the next wave of Breakpoint 2026 speakers 📰 Milestones - Solana’s September app revenue reached a nine-month high of $180M, accounting for 32% of revenue across chains - Solana led spot DEX volume for the fifth consecutive quarter with $197B in Q3, up 16.6% QoQ - @xStocksFi recorded $1.8B in September trading volume on @Raydium - @Raydium crossed $6B in cumulative tokenized-stock trading volume - @byreal_io surpassed $5B in total trading volume on its first anniversary - @nansen_ai hit weekly ATH for x402 transactions on Solana, with payment volume exceeding all other networks combined - Tokenized stocks pledged as collateral on @kamino exceeded the scale of any other chain by more than 3x If you enjoyed this week’s newsletter, please share it with an RT. Artwork by nub