Lightspeed Newsletter

From Labubus to Pokémon

Solana saw $78 million in REV for August

Software investing is hard…especially in the age of AI

The raise is led by a16z crypto

Gateway wants to be the de-facto entry point for Solana

Several teams in crypto have explored the idea of using futarchy to overhaul DAO governance

Sharps Technology raised $400 million in PIPE offering

Jupiter borrows Fluid’s innovative risk engine

Prop AMMs like SolFi, HumidFi and Obric are taking over liquid capital markets

Helium has over a million daily users, and recent mechanics include an emission halving and a circulating supply burn

3,865 tokens launched yesterday, about 15% of launchpad market share

Stripe and Circle launch L1 chains

ETF flows slow, REV stagnates, Pump strikes back and Drift punches up

Maple’s syrupUSDC will let traders earn passive income while using it to back perp positions on Solana

Institutions launching their own L1s isn’t good for Solana — but it’s just as bad for everyone else

Solana’s third-largest DEX has planned staking for September

Recently, pump.fun has made a bit of a comeback against Letsbonk

After its first phone drew jeers from a popular tech YouTuber, Solana Mobile delivered on its newest device

Switchboard’s price feeds are now sub-100ms

The major crypto wallet deepens its trading capabilities

Solana apps and app tokens could be in for a ‘mass repricing’

The SEC begins a new chapter in its crypto love affair

Firestarter Storage brings decentralized storage and delivery to Solana

Many of Solana’s top DEXs now have associated memecoin launchpads