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Policy

Solana Foundation: SOL Is 'Not a Security'

The native token of the Solana blockchain, SOL, was alleged to be an unregistered security in this week’s SEC lawsuits against crypto exchanges Binance.US and Coinbase.

Solana party in Lisbon (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Rallies Above $27K as Crypto Market Shrugs Off SEC Lawsuits Against Binance, Coinbase

Cryptocurrencies recovered some of their losses a day after Monday’s sell-off when the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued Binance and deemed multiple altcoins unregistered securities.

Bitcoin daily price chart (CoinDesk)

Videos

Solana's Price Ticking Higher After Weekend Deep Freeze

Solana is rising higher in the last 24 hours after sluggish transaction processing spiraled into a near complete shutdown of activity on the protocol. The Solana Foundation says the root cause is "still unknown" and an investigation is underway. CoinDesk Managing Editor for Data and Tokens Danny Nelson discusses the latest developments.

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Markets

Crypto Market January Roundup: Aptos, Metaverse-Affiliated Tokens Lead Broad-Based Rally

Layer 1 blockchain Aptos’ native token surged over 387% this month, leading all cryptocurrencies for gains and dwarfing the performance of bitcoin and ether. Solana’s SOL token also rose.

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Markets

Solana Blockchain SOL Token Doubles From FTX-Crash-Induced Lows, but Will It Continue to Rebound?

SOL’s price has surged 114% so far this year, slowly recovering from losses from early November.

Oficinas de Solana en Nueva York, Estados Unidos. (Danny Nelson)

Videos

Solana Surges as Memecoin Bonk Fires Up Community Interest

Solana's SOL token has been jumping in the past 24 hours, while other cryptocurrencies like bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) are trading sideways. This comes as interest in the Solana community is swirling around the decision by the newly launched shiba inu-themed token Bonk (BONK) to do a large airdrop. "The Hash" panel discusses what this means for the ecosystem at large, as the token has faced recent selling pressure due in part to Solana's close links to Sam Bankman-Fried.

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Videos

Solana Outlook in the Wake of Sam Bankman-Fried's Downfall

Solana's native token SOL has fallen roughly 90% in the past 12 months following the collapse of one of its most prominent backers, FTX. Solana Foundation's Head of Strategy and Communications, Austin Federa, joins "First Mover" to discuss his outlook for the blockchain. Plus, insights on SOL tokens' recent surge as the newly launched Bonk token gains interest in the community.

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Videos

Vitalik Buterin Tweets Support of Solana

"The Hash" panel discusses the outlook for Solana as its native token SOL erased most of Thursday’s 15% fall after Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin tweeted support for the blockchain most battered by FTX’s implosion. “Some smart people tell me there is an earnest smart developer community in Solana, and now that the awful opportunistic money people have been washed out, the chain has a bright future,” Buterin tweeted shortly before SOL’s Thursday recovery began.

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Opinion

Why Solana Was Decimated by Bankman-Fried’s Downfall

The blockchain heavily tied to the disgraced founder of FTX has been badly wounded by his unmasking. Here are the headwinds facing the formerly hot project and its SOL token.

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