THIS WEEK IN MEDIA - 9/25-10/1

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Payments Dive: Fiserv's stablecoin system starts 
CoinDesk: Solana's 150-millisecond settlement upgrade reaches second public test network 
CryptoBriefing: Solana leads all chains in spot DEX volume for fifth straight quarter with $197B in Q3 2026 
CoinDesk: Solana ETFs draw record $188 million in a week as Bitwise takes two-thirds of inflows 
Crypto.news: Backpack CEO plans to bring 10,000 tokenized stocks to Solana 
Forbes: OUSD Stablecoin Goes Live With Visa, Mastercard And Stripe Behind It 
Bloomberg: Stripe, Visa-Backed Consortium Launches Dollar Stablecoin 
Blockster: Metaplex Wants to Bring More Financial Assets to Solana—with Investor Checks Built In 
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Wolf of All Streets: North Dakota Banks Are Launching Their Own Stablecoin, and They Picked Solana 
Stabledash: From Polygon to Solana: The New Payments GM on What He'll Build First | Jamal Raees
House of SOL w/ Ben Brophy: What Institutions Want From Onchain Data, with William Lai of Allium
SolanaFloor’s The Big Picture: $SOL Below $120, ETF Flows Rise | Matt Hougan, Bitwise | Q4 Rally Incoming? 
Lark Davis: Solana These Numbers Are Shocking 
Krutzky Trades: In The Trenches with Vibhu Norby, CPO, Solana Foundation
Stabledash: Why Western Union and SoFi Want Their Own Stablecoins, and What It Changes for Remittances
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The Stack with Ilan Gitter: Alpenglow's Big Breakthrough: A Deep Dive 
Talking Tokens: What Actually Makes a Crypto Token Investable? 
Solana is Global with Alex Scott: Why the UAE Is Becoming the Global Hub for Tokenized Assets 
Bits to Bricks with Amira Valliani: How AI Is Changing the Political Conversation with Ben Brody from Punchbowl News