The algorithm is broken. The shipping is not. The builders are busy. It’s the first weekly newsletter of the year, and we’re starting 2026 the only way Solana knows how: 🚢🚢🚢 📰 Headline News - @MorganStanley filed an S-1 with the SEC to launch Solana ETF - @wyostable minted FRNT, first U.S. State-issued stablecoin on Solana - @ranger_finance’s ICO on @MetaDAOProject saw $86M+ commitments - Solana Privacy Hackathon goes live Monday with $70K in prizes - @SolanaConf’s first event of 2026, Accelerate APAC is heading to Hong Kong in Feb - @X teased interactive Solana tags for instant charts and news 📰 Launches - @jito_sol introduced IBRL Explorer to quantify validator performance - @defidevcorp partnered with @hylo_so to deploy its treasury assets for onchain yield - @AviciMoney and @solomon_labs partnered to enable yield on USDv balances - @sns introduced AI-powered search for .sol domains - @JupiterExchange unveiled JupUSD, a reserve-backed stablecoin - @birdeye_so shipped "Smart Money" to track ~30K high-PnL wallets by risk profiles - @playsolana kicked off the Matrix Hackathon for the next-gen Solana games - @Orb_Markets went live on the @solanamobile dapp Store - @candylabs debuted an NFT marketplace alongside its inaugural collection mint - @alpha_ledger and @CFiAgFinance teamed up to bring global agricultural lending to Solana - @Polybroapp debuted a research platform for prediction markets - @inconetwork launched its beta on Solana Devnet for onchain confidentiality - @Titan_Exchange integrated USDC+ by @reflectmoney - @Kalshi ecosystem grants went live on Superteam Earn - @TrojanOnSolana teased a major announcement for Monday 📰 Milestones - @Loopscale deposits surpassed $150M - @solanamobile’s Season 1 closed with $2.6B volume, 9M txs, and 265 dApps - @useCASH by @phantom surpassed 30K holders - @jup_portfolio crossed 6M unique users - @SuperteamEarn hit 150K registered users If you enjoyed the first newsletter of 2026, please share it with an RT. If we missed your news, use some of your reach today and drop it in the comments below. (h/t to @foursixsix for the hand drawn artwork)

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