It's SOL Summer Again: Exploring the Solana Ecosystem
summary
Atomic gaming chain Sonic SVM claims 1.8M active wallets in tests, targets 3M active wallet goal and mainnet next quarter, running an SVM environment interoperable with Solana base layer to isolate game hotspots; Drift is the largest perpetual DEX on Solana, launched prediction markets “Just Bet” with ~3M liquidity and $25M cumulative traded via app.trb; Cube Exchange runs a hybrid CEX with MPC wallet infrastructure, nine months live and a mobile app imminent; Helius is named as the RPC provider recommended for on‑chain apps.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Welcome and ecosystem overview
- 0:23Introductions from Sonic, CU Exchange, Drift
- 3:13Why build on Solana
- 8:51Solana’s advantages over L2s
- 10:21Meme coins on Solana
- 15:23Drift’s prediction markets
- 17:30CU Exchange and Sonic growth
- 18:51Sonic’s milestones
- 19:53Underrated Solana apps
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