Solana News

NBA Champ Rick Fox on Blockchain Gaming, Crypto
NBA champion and HiDEF Inc. Co-founder Rick Fox discusses the growth of esports and his ambitions to create games where players have the opportunity to own their items. Fox touches on blockchain gaming, traditional sports embracing crypto and his newfound interest in Solana.

Why Warren Buffet is Wrong About Bitcoin
Osprey Funds Founder and CEO Greg King shares his crypto markets analysis, plus his reaction to the recent remarks from Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger as Buffett claims that he would not buy all the bitcoins in the world for $25 dollars.

Why Warren Buffet is Wrong About Bitcoin
Osprey Funds Founder and CEO Greg King shares his crypto markets analysis, plus his reaction to the recent remarks from Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger as Buffett claims that he would not buy all the bitcoins in the world for $25 dollars.

Solana Goes Dark for 7 Hours as Bots Swarm ‘Candy Machine’ NFT Minting Tool
It wasn’t immediately clear how the bot traffic overcame network safeguards.

Highlights From Crypto Bahamas Conference
CoinDesk's Zack Seward, Tracy Wang and Danny Nelson share their key takeaways from this year’s Crypto Bahamas conference, highlighting the participation of Wall Street players. The panel discusses which projects are more represented than others, noting that there seems to be more presence of Solana and Avalanche developers and projects than those involved in Ethereum.

Solana Labs CEO on OpenSea, Wormhole Exploit, Decentralization
Solana Labs CEO & Founder Anatoly Yakovenko discusses the network’s rapid growth and use case for NFTs, noting OpenSea’s recent decision to feature SOL assets. Plus, Yakovenko explains how the protocol addressed the Wormhole exploit and ambitions for increased decentralization.

How Human-Centered Design Can Fix Crypto Payments
Web 3 should steal design ideas from Web 2, Grace “Ori” Kwan says in a CoinDesk Payments Week op-ed.

Singapore’s Responsible Crypto Aim; Okay Bears Storm the Charts
Bitcoin mining difficulty hits all-time high. MAS says Singapore wants to position itself as a “responsible crypto hub.” Okay Bears NFTs help Solana net $2 billion in sales. Those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

Crypto Funds Saw Minor Outflows Last Week
Some $7 million flowed out of digital asset funds in the week through April 22.

NBA Top Shot Whale Launches NFT Lending Platform 'Flowty' With $4.5M in Funding
Michael Levy, one of the first large investors in the NBA Top Shot NFT project, has raised $4.5 million in funding to launch a peer-to-peer NFT lending marketplace on the Flow blockchain called Flowty. “The Hash” group discusses the potential of the NFT lending space and the difference between Flow and other base layer chains like Ethereum and Solana.

