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Sources & clips credited

Main data sources

• Blockworks, Solana Token Holder Report Q3 2026 (published Oct 15, 2026)
• Solana Foundation, September 2026 roundup (published Oct 6, 2026)
• Dune dashboard “DEX volume by chain, 14d” (khiang), daily data Sep 24 – Oct 7, 2026
• solana.com/upgrades/alpenglow (checked Oct 17, 2026)
• Birdeye Research, Solana Q3 2026 report (Sep 24, 2026)
• RWA.xyz Networks, snapshot of Oct 8, 2026
• Helius, Solana outages: complete history
• DWF Labs, “The Bright Side: Tokenized Equities” (Oct 16, 2026), also via Crypto Briefing, Oct 16, 2026
• Market data: Powered by CoinGecko. SOL chart widget: TradingView.

Each section links its own sources next to every number.

Video clips used in the Solana special

CC BY 3.0 (licence), changes made: excerpted:

• Armani Ferrante (Co-founder, Backpack), “How We are Building the Future of Tokenization - Backpack Founder | E165”, When Shift Happens, Apr 2, 2026: youtu.be/iicAGMlbQ3k
• Anatoly Yakovenko (Co-founder, Solana), “Solana – Reaching for the Limits of Blockchain Performance (#312)”, Epicenter Podcast, Nov 6, 2019: youtu.be/mmAXBsnEo8c
• Quoted (no footage): Anatoly Yakovenko, When Shift Happens, Aug 4, 2025: youtu.be/yvKZgcId8Bc

Used for commentary under fair use:

• Anatoly Yakovenko: The Peel with Turner Novak, Jul 23, 2026: youtu.be/xQ6KQWpPKTA
• Anthony Scaramucci: CoinDesk (Breakpoint, Abu Dhabi), Dec 11, 2025: youtu.be/4JXiR5vSw_I
• Cathie Wood: Bloomberg Podcasts, Mar 18, 2025: youtu.be/SxAG0yrP7hQ
• Brennan Watt (Anza): Lightspeed, Jun 4, 2025: youtu.be/adA58VzTMMU
• Raj Gokal: CNBC Television, Aug 4, 2023: youtu.be/NybBAcVno_E
• Lily Liu: CNBC Television, Dec 12, 2025: youtu.be/dhTp0VxTiqQ
• Anthony Scaramucci: Altcoin Daily, Jan 10, 2025: youtu.be/Jr4cvvPyUo8
• VanEck report (host): Lightspeed, Nov 14, 2023: youtu.be/MYRemjDSPhU

Disclosures: Anthony Scaramucci holds SOL personally and through SkyBridge Capital (his largest position). Bitwise and 21Shares issue SOL products; the VanEck team owns SOL. Lily Liu is president of the Solana Foundation.

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