Solana’s market capitalization has topped $90 billion following a 10% gain on the day for SOL. This has driven token prices to just below $205, the highest level since December 2021. Furthermore, SOL has gained a whopping 45% over the past seven days as altcoins start to move in the wake of Bitcoin’s retreat from...Read More
Solana is down. The popular layer-one hasn’t been offline for quite a while, but it appears that the network isn’t functioning for a bit. According to an official update from the Solana Status account, the “mainnet-beta” experienced an outage, and engineers across the ecosystem are working to identify the issue. The update is from 10:22...Read More
The crypto wallets associated with the now-defunct crypto exchange FTX and its sister trading firm, Alameda Research, persist in diversifying their investments across various altcoins on numerous crypto exchanges. According to Spot On Chain data, FTX and Alameda’s addresses recently transferred nine assets amounting to $46 million to Kraken, Binance, and Coinbase once again. FTX...Read More
The cryptocurrency data aggregator CoinGecko added a new section on its website showing the top 48 crypto assets deemed securities by the US SEC. The combined market capitalization of those digital currencies is currently over $91 billion, representing 7.5% of the whole $1.21 billion cap. CoinGecko introduced a new index that tracks the performance of some...Read More
BTG Pactual – one of Latin America’s largest investment banks – will reportedly launch its own stablecoin, whose value will be tied to the American dollar. The corporation joined the industry years ago by issuing a security token called ReitBZ and introducing a cryptocurrency exchange in Brazil. The Latest Push According to Reuters, Banco BTG...Read More
The Solana ecosystem that was once heavily tied to Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX has been badly wounded after the collapse. As debates accelerated over the prospects of Solana, its native token – SOL – has plummeted 96% from its all-time high of $260 in November last year. Adding to its woes, crypto asset management company Matrixport...Read More
Wading through the wreckage of FTX and Alameda, it is clear that some communities were hit a lot harder than others. Several DeFi protocols sporting close ties with the two entities have suffered. Solana, for one, has been hit the hardest since the collapse. The once top 10 market cap asset, SOL has slid to...Read More
According to a study conducted by Independent Reserve, more than 25% of Aussies are crypto HODLers. Bitcoin remains the most recognizable digital currency, as 90.8% of the participants admitted being aware of its existence. The Latest Figures in Australia The share of Aussies that own crypto assets has slightly shrunk compared to the figures from...Read More
Solana’s Epoch 370 is set to end in a little under 24 hours, and with it will come the unlocking of over 47 million SOL tokens by validators. This massive token unlock is coming at a time of significant market tumult, not just for Solana but for the entire crypto space following the FTX collapse....Read More
The Solana blockchain experienced yet another outage late on Friday, but it’s back online after getting restarted. The protocol’s native cryptocurrency dropped by 6% daily as a consequence of the latest network outage. The Solana Status Twitter page informed late last night about the network issues as it stopped processing transactions. Shortly after, Stakewiz –...Read More
Over the past few days, Solana users have suffered attacks by bad actors with several million dollars worth of crypto being stolen by unknown bad actors. At the moment, wallets are still being drained, albeit at a slower rate. Solana’s security team has spent its time looking for the breach point, and it seems the...Read More
Despite adverse market conditions negatively impacting layer-one blockchains, the Solana ecosystem has continued improving its network stability and growing its user base, stated Messari in its Q1 report on the matter. However, noticeable declines in key metrics demonstrate that the Ethereum challenger has faced difficulties maintaining high network activity and volume due to ongoing security...Read More
Solana Labs and key players in the Solana ecosystem were hit with a lawsuit on July 1 in California federal court. The class-action lawsuit was filed by Roche Freedman LLP and Schneider Wallace Cottrell Konecky in the district court for the northern district of California on behalf of plaintiff Mark Young, a resident of the...Read More
PayMaya – one of the leading digital financial services platforms in the Philippines – rolled out a cryptocurrency feature on its app, allowing customers to deal with bitcoin and altcoins. The initiative aims to educate locals about the merits of the asset class and grant them access to it. PayMaya Enters the World of Crypto...Read More
The announcement came on April 1, but it was no joke. Neither was the amount raised, $35 million USD, a tidy sum. Justin Kan dropped a hint of what was ahead for Fractal last month, tweeting, “Yeah, I built Twitch, it has millions of users & gaming NFTs are way bigger.” Ten days before launching...Read More
The leading digital marketplace for non-fungible tokens – OpenSea – announced it will start listing NFTs minted on the Solana blockchain. The development will see the light of day in April. OpenSea disclosed the news in a recent post on Twitter. The video, dubbed “The best-kept secret in web3,” shows enthusiastic users who believe Solana’s...Read More
The first-ever memecoin Dogecoin and Solana joined the list of cryptocurrencies that people can donate to the Ukrainian government. Until now, the nation received contributions in Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Polkadot (DOT), and Tether (USDT). Mykhailo Fedorov – Vice PM and Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine – revealed that people could now support the...Read More
Wormhole Bridge is back up with developers claiming that all funds are restored following the $320 million hack. Wormhole, a cross-chain bridge from Solana to other networks, suffered a major breach on Wednesday. Hackers managed to take control of 120,000 wrapped Ether worth $320 million. The breach impacted all users that held Ethereum tokens (wETH)...Read More
A Solana bridge called Wormhole has been exploited for as much as $320 million according to reports emerging on Feb. 3. The team posted a notice that the bridge had been hacked losing 120,000 wrapped ETH valued at around $320 million at the time. It added that ETH will be added to ensure the wrapped...Read More
Despite the multiple outages that the Solana network suffered in recent months, FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) believes the high-performance blockchain is still better than other networks in the industry. The latest Solana network outage happened on Friday and lasted for more than 48 hours, causing DeFi users who borrowed funds from lending platforms to...Read More
While the crypto market was bleeding heavily on Friday, Solana experienced another network hiccup that caused panic among traders and DeFi users across the crypto community. 48-hour Solana Network Outage The Solana network has suffered multiple issues within the last few months, and this current incident is the second in January. But unlike other occasions, the...Read More
Alkesh Shah – analyst at Bank of America – predicted Solana could continue to steal some of Ethereum’s market share as it’s easy to use and has significantly lower transaction fees. The strategist further asserted that Solana could become “the Visa” of the cryptocurrency industry. High Hopes for Solana Solana has been one of the...Read More
It has been a tough week for Solana users. The network performance has slowed down massively. It was first reported on the Solana community’s Telegram group, and many speculated on another DDoS attack by hackers. However, it is due to increased high compute transactions. Solana’s Continued “Degraded Performance” Conversations surrounding Solana’s network issues have been...Read More
Solana’s blockchain reportedly suffered another DDoS attack earlier today, but the network seems to be back in good standing as of now. This appears to be the third similar incident in the past several months. Solana’s Tryst With DDoS According to the prominent Chinese journalist Colin Wu, Solana went down on January 4th. The attacker...Read More
Grayscale Investments, the digital asset manager with over $50B in AUM, announced the launch of its 16th investment vehicle – the Grayscale Solana Trust. The company’s press release, dated November 30th, explained that the new Trust will “solely and passively” invest in SOL – the native cryptocurrency of the popular blockchain project, Solana. The product...Read More
Solana has emerged as a viable alternative to a host of blockchains. In fact, the network is not only efficient when it comes to conducting transactions but is also greener than web browsing giant Google, at least according to a recent report. At a time when the carbon footprint of Proof-of-Work (PoW) based assets has...Read More
The team behind Solana yesterday gave a detailed report on how its validators from all over the world rescued the network from an outage that lasted nearly 18 hours. IDO Bots Responsible for Solana’s Downtime According to the report, the network outage was a result of Grape Protocol’s IDO, which launched on the Raydium exchange...Read More
Solana mainnet has stopped processing transactions. The popular blockchain halted over 7 hours ago. Meanwhile, Ethereum layer 2 solution Arbitrum has experienced an outage. Potential Restart Incoming As tweeted by Solana Status, the Solana mainnet began experiencing “intermittent instability” several hours ago, and developers are still getting to the bottom of it. The account followed...Read More
Solana’s network saw explosive growth this year, but it appears that it’s not just NFTs that are driving it higher. The total amount of USDC that circulates on Solana is now up to $2.5 billion. Data from the Solana explorer reveals that the current supply of USDC on the network is just shy of $2.5...Read More
American songwriter, singer, and dancer Jason Derulo revealed today that he invested in crypto, particularly Solana (SOL) back in June and it has been a great ride. Jason Derulo’s Bet on Solana Paid Off Well Expressing his delight, Derulo tweeted saying “I betted on Solana in June. Wow, what a ride! #crypto.” While the celebrity...Read More
