Solana's DeFi ecosystem reached $6.56B in TVL with $93.7M in tokenized stock deposits, the highest among major chains. Jupiter Lend became Solana's largest lending protocol with $2.6B deposits, while multiple protocols launched new features and crossed significant milestones in lending, prediction markets, and perpetuals trading.
Jupiter (JUP) surged 15% in 24 hours after becoming Solana's largest lending market with $1.214 billion in active loans, surpassing Kamino Finance. The token broke out from a two-week consolidation range, though mixed trader sentiment and decoupling from Solana's price movement present headwinds for sustained gains.
A robot named Furhat performed improv comedy at a Denver club with professor Tom Williams, sparking discussion about an understudied topic in robotics: how humans process robot mortality and attachment. Researcher Waki Kamino presented findings on Japanese owners of robots like Sony's Aibo who face grief when devices fail or are discontinued, raising questions about data, memory, and emotional bonds with machines.