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May 26, 2026·1:04:34

$1.8T SpaceX IPO Risk, Citadel $SOL Exposure Up 760%, Perps Wars & More | Solana Weekly News

This week in the SolanaFloor newsroom: Citadel increased its Solana exposure by 760% in Q1. $USDe supply on Solana surged 17,137% in a single week. SpaceX is targeting the biggest IPO in history and Solana DeFi users have been trading $SPACEX since September. The inflation debate is back with Mert calling out validators. Pump.fun drops $SOL pairings from May 21. And GMTrade crosses $40M TVL as the Solana perps race heats up.▶ Follow Solana Weekly News so you never miss the week in Solana.📬 Get the stories first — subscribe to the SolanaFloor newsletter: https://solanafloor.com/newsletters🔗 Follow along:SolanaFloor → https://x.com/solanafloorFinn → https://x.com/solace_fmThomas → https://x.com/thomasbahamasJack → https://x.com/_JackDunhamFull stories covered in this episode:📍 Citadel, BlackRock, and Vanguard Ramp Up Solana Exposurehttps://solanafloor.com/news/citadel-black-rock-and-vanguard-ramp-up-solana-exposure📍 Solana's Failed SIMD-0228 Vote Still Haunts the Network as Inflation Debate Returnshttps://solanafloor.com/news/solana-s-failed-simd-0228-vote-still-haunts-the-network📍 Pump.Fun to Introduce $USDC Pairing on New Tokens on May 21https://solanafloor.com/news/pump-fun-to-introduce-usdc-pairing-new-tokens-may-21📍 GMTrade TVL Crosses $40M Amidst Solana Perps Renaissancehttps://solanafloor.com/news/gm-trade-tvl-crosses-40-m-amidst-solana-perps-renaissance📍 PreStocks' $SPACEX Up 6% as Markets Prepare for Biggest IPO in Historyhttps://solanafloor.com/news/pre-stocks-spacex-up-6-as-markets-prepare-for-biggest-ipo-in-history📍 Solana's $USDe Supply Rises By $564M in 1 Week as Lending Markets Ignite Demandhttps://solanafloor.com/news/solana-s-us-de-supply-rises-564-m-in-1-week

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