Solana News

Alts Find It Tough to Beat Layer 1 King Ethereum
Big investors looking beyond bitcoin may take their first baby steps into ether, which has so far outperformed its layer 1 alternatives. But for how long?

Most Influential 2021: Anatoly Yakovenko
Solana, a distributed network Yakovenko co-founded, has seen massive growth this year.

Polkadot, Solana, Terra, Lead Large-Cap Losses Amid Broader Market Drop
Cryptocurrencies fall heading into the weekend following a global sell-off in risk assets.

Solana Validators, Engineers Grapple With Blockchain Slowdown on Public Call
After a bout of Thursday morning congestion, members of the high-speed blockchain’s validator community voiced concerns about the network’s reliability.

CoinDesk 20 Update: ATOM, ICP and SOL Are In; AAVE, GRT and UNI Are Out
Web 3 is replacing DeFi among the most traded currencies in crypto.

Three Arrows Leads $4.3M Round for Solana-Based Metaverse Project Solice
Solice is bringing VR to the mix in a bid to compete with Decentraland and The Sandbox.

Avalanche, Layer 1 Tokens Soared in November as Ethereum Fees Drove Competition
Avalanche saw its AVAX token rise 70% in November and was the month’s best performing layer 1 platform with a market capitalization of $10 billion or greater.

Grayscale Launches New Trust Dedicated to Solana
The Grayscale Solana Trust is now available to eligible individual and institutional accredited investors.

Hxro Raises $34M on Promise of Derivatives Trading Infrastructure for Solana
TradFi stalwart Susquehanna International Group and DeFi upstart Jump Crypto co-led the network’s latest token round.

Steve Aoki and Todd McFarlane on Launching New NFT Marketplace ‘OddKey’
Dim Mak Records founder and DJ Steve Aoki, along with award-winning comic book superhero Spawn creator Todd McFarlane, discuss partnering up to launch Oddkey, a new protocol for buying, selling, and auctioning collectibles on the Solana blockchain.

