Gm! This week Ian Unsworth joins the show for a roundup of the latest Solana news. We deep dive into crypto's bullish catalysts in 2025/26, the state of markets, what's next for Frankendancer, stablecoins on Solana & more. Enjoy!

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Katana directs chain revenue back to DeFi users for consistently higher yields.

It starts with VaultBridge, which turns bridged assets into yield streams that back a perpetually funded real yield, boosting rewards for DeFi users. Katana is pioneering Productive TVL, assets actually being used in DeFi and reinforces this with Chain-owned Liquidity, permanent liquidity the chain controls. Stop sleeping on your bags: https://app.katana.network/?utm_source=BW-Pod

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(00:00) Introduction

(06:05) Solana’s Largest Treasury Company: Forward Industries

(15:20) Katana Ad

(16:22) Is There Another Bull Catalyst For Crypto?

(24:01) Stablecoins On Solana

(30:42) Katana Ad

(31:45) What Is Fogo?

(42:10) Pump Fun

(53:19) Frankendancer

(57:34) Jito Token Value Accrual

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