Solana


Markets

Ethena Labs Proposes SOL for USDe's Collateral

If the proposal is approved, SOL will join BTC and ETH within Ethena's collateral mix.

(Sam Kessler/CoinDesk)

Markets

Solana Is 'Richly Valued' Versus Ether, but Could Still Outperform If Trump Gets Elected: Standard Chartered

The bank's analysts remained bullish on bitcoin and crypto in general no matter who wins the presidency in November.

Price rising charts markets indices (Unsplash)

Finance

Binance, FalconX and the Curious Case of 1.35M Missing Solana Tokens

Crypto prime broker FalconX didn't know who the SOL tokens belonged to until crypto exchange Binance came asking for them years later.

Mysterious transactions and reconciliation head-scratchers happen in traditional finance, too, but crypto could be uniquely prone to a situation of this sort. (Wikimedia Commons)

Videos

Len Sassaman-Themed Memecoins Surge Ahead of HBO Bitcoin Creator Documentary

Len Sassaman-themed tokens have started to populate as the late cryptographer is widely believed on Polymarket to be identified as Bitcoin's pseudonymous creator in the upcoming HBO documentary. LEN tokens on Solana and Ethereum were issued by opportunistic traders and skyrocketed over the weekend. CoinDesk's Christine Lee presents the "Chart of the Day."

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Videos

Hippo Meme Token Inspired by 'Moo Deng' Skyrockets

The increasing popularity of "Moo Deng," a newborn hippo from Thailand, sent hippo-themed token MOODENG skyrocketing. The Solana token’s market cap has surged above $110 million, becoming one of the few to reach that level from zero in recent months, according to CoinMarketCap. CoinDesk's Christine Lee presents the "Chart of the Day."

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Markets

Crypto Inspired by 'Moo Deng' Zooms to $100M as Hippo Meme Takes Over Internet

Holder count has zoomed to 12,400 unique wallets with over $48.5 million in volume traded over the last 24 hours, a fan page for the token said Wednesday.

Moo Deng (Youtube screenshot)

Videos

Cat-Themed Memecoins Soar; India Supreme Court's YouTube Hacked to Promote XRP

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as cat-themed tokens saw gains after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut rates by 50 basis points. Plus, the YouTube page of India’s Supreme Court was hacked to promote XRP, and SocGen's crypto unit will roll out its euro stablecoin on the Solana blockchain.

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Tech

Jump's 'Frankendancer' Validator Client Is Live on Solana Mainnet

The ramshackle validator client is a prelude to Jump's highly anticipated Firedancer software.

Jump Chief Science Officer Kevin Bowers (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

SocGen's Crypto Unit Takes Euro Stablecoin to Solana After Flopping on Ethereum

The French financial services firm is betting on Solana's faster and cheaper attributes.

Societe Generale (Shutterstock)