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Updated April 8, 2026 · 2:19 PM UTC

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DAOs

Uniswap Foundation leads coalition urging Treasury Secretary Bessent to clarify legal framework for DAOs

A Sept. 2 letter urges the recognition of Wyoming's DUNA framework as a model for providing DAOs with legal clarity.

7 months ago

Governance

Solana validators approve Alpenglow upgrade, positioning SOL for a run to $250

The protocol transformation promises to slash transaction finality from TowerBFT's current 12.8 seconds to as low as 100-150 milliseconds.

7 months ago

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Crypto

Decentralized exchanges record $1.1 trillion in trading volume as perpetuals drive historic trading month

Perpetual contract volumes drove the record-breaking performance, reaching $648.6 billion in August, representing a 31.3% jump from July.

8 months ago

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Analysis

Economist ‘extremely confident’ bull cycle is not over, expects less volatile super cycle

Alex Krüger observed that the recent market decline primarily affected Bitcoin and Ethereum, while altcoins stopped crashing earlier.

8 months ago

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Tokenization

All eyes on Trump’s World Liberty Financial WLFI major exchange listings today as USD1 lands on Solana

World Liberty Financial targets global reach with WLFI debut, listing on leading platforms including Binance and Kraken.

8 months ago

Adoption

Bitwise says Solana next to hit fresh highs as institutional adoption wave matures

Bitwise sees Solana as next potential juggernaut to hit fresh highs as institutional demand ramps up amid easing regulatory landscape.

8 months ago

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DeFi

Solana faces 44% revenue dip in Q2 even as DeFi TVL soars near ATH

Despite revenue downturn, Solana's DeFi space solidifies its position as second-largest network after Ethereum.

8 months ago

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Crypto

Top crypto protocols generate $1.2B in revenue after recording 9.3% monthly growth

Ethena led the percentage gains with a 243% revenue surge, jumping from $9.46 million to $32.48 million.

8 months ago

Analysis

Solana DeFi TVL nears all-time high at $11.7B but daily fees remain stuck under $2 million

Solana absorbs billions in trading flows without matching revenue growth.

8 months ago

America makes GDP data immutable by publishing it on Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana

Technology 8 months ago

Solana price rises to 6-month high on optimism over Alpenglow upgrade

Technology 8 months ago

YZY token aftermath sees 105 traders lose $100k-$1M each in $75M wipeout

Memecoins 8 months ago

CME Group announces XRP futures fastest contract to cross $1 billion open interest

Derivatives 8 months ago

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Solana news today

Uniswap Foundation leads coalition urging Treasury Secretary Bessent to clarify legal framework for DAOs

Solana validators approve Alpenglow upgrade, positioning SOL for a run to $250

Decentralized exchanges record $1.1 trillion in trading volume as perpetuals drive historic trading month

Economist ‘extremely confident’ bull cycle is not over, expects less volatile super cycle

All eyes on Trump’s World Liberty Financial WLFI major exchange listings today as USD1 lands on Solana

Bitwise says Solana next to hit fresh highs as institutional adoption wave matures

Solana faces 44% revenue dip in Q2 even as DeFi TVL soars near ATH

Top crypto protocols generate $1.2B in revenue after recording 9.3% monthly growth

Solana DeFi TVL nears all-time high at $11.7B but daily fees remain stuck under $2 million

America makes GDP data immutable by publishing it on Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana

Solana price rises to 6-month high on optimism over Alpenglow upgrade

YZY token aftermath sees 105 traders lose $100k-$1M each in $75M wipeout

CME Group announces XRP futures fastest contract to cross $1 billion open interest

Solana Labs

Hackers sneak crypto wallet-stealing code into a popular AI tool that runs every time

Compromised developers lying dormant within crypto projects risks next major crypto exploit

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