Gm! We're back with the first of many weekly roundups. We deep dive into the state of Solana today, the rise of prop AMMs, the vision for internet capital markets, Solana's next catalyst in 2026 & more. Enjoy!

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(00:00) Introduction

(01:25) The State of Solana Today

(06:58) The Rise of Prop AMMs

(10:38) HumidiFi’s Token Launch

(14:42) Peaq Ad

(15:08) Sablier Ad

(15:36) MetaDAO

(24:49) The Internet Capital Markets Vision

(31:06) The Opportunity For xStocks

(35:12) Peaq Ad

(35:38) Sablier Ad

(36:06) Prediction Markets

(46:02) Perps On Solana

(48:53) Solana In 2026

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