this is an announcement of an announcement as to whom I have recently decided to announce announcements for announcement enjoyoors rejoice!

The guys with the biggest ETH bags are literally building their own L1, & people still think Ethereum being the “settlement layer for the internet of value” is a coherent idea

August on Solana, by the numbers: ➔ $148 million in app revenue, up 92% from 2024 and surpassing all other networks ➔ All-time high perps volume of $43.8 billion ➔ 2.9 billion transactions, up 46% y/y and more than 4x all other networks combined ➔ $144 billion in DEX volume, up 180% y/y ➔ 83 million active addresses, up 2x y/y ➔ All-time high in RWAs, exceeding $500 million ➔ $92m volume on tokenized stocks ➔ $77m in REV, up 22% y/y ➔ $11.8 billion in stablecoin supply, up from 3.3 billion ➔ $295 billion of stablecoin transfers, up 62% y/y ➔ $765m of Bitcoin on Solana, up 7x y/y ➔ 843k new tokens launched, up 138% y/y, with 357 valued at more than $1m ➔ Trading platforms earned $85m in revenue on $8 billion in volume, and launchpads earned $51m ➔ Median fees remained at $0.001, with the lowest fee volatility of any network Thanks to @SolanaFloor + @blockworksres for providing data.