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Finance

VanEck, 21Shares Solana ETF Plan Confirmed in Cboe Filing

Both asset managers, which submitted S-1 filings in June, will list their products on the Cboe Exchange, according to a filing by the exchange.

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Tech

The Protocol: 'Private Jet Brandization' Is One Way Polkadot Burnt Cash

Crypto twitterati showed no mercy as Polkadot published a transparency report detailing spending on $87 million of DOT tokens – a lot of it on marketing. PLUS blockchain tech news and project highlights from the past week.

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Videos

PoliFi Meme Coins Decline Amid Trump-Biden Tussle

Political finance meme tokens are taking a hit as the 2024 presidential election heats up. CoinGecko data shows that Solana-based Jeo Boden meme coin has dropped 70% in the past week following the President's poor performance during the debate. Trump-themed tokens are also down with TRUMP and TREMP tokens both down double digits on the day. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents the "Chart of the Day."

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Markets

Solana Meme Coin MEW's Cat Character to Feature on Trending Telegram Mini Game

The MEW character will be featured on TON, the network where Pixelverse’s Telegram mini-games operate, in a first for a Solana meme coin.

MEW in-game character. (Pixelverse)

Videos

Breaking Down SOL's Price Movements After Spot ETF Filings

Solana's native token SOL is on the rise following VanEck and 21Shares' announcements of their spot SOL ETF filings last week. The overall crypto market remains flat in reaction to the news but SOL's cumulative volume delta returns positive over the past week. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents the "Chart of the Day."

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Finance

Pump.Fun Overtakes Ethereum With $2M in Daily Revenue to Take No. 1 Position

More than 11,500 tokens were created on Pump.fun on Monday.

Pump.fun overtakes Ethereum in revenue (Fikri Rasyid/Unsplash)

News Analysis

Solana ETF Applications Look Like Bets on Trump Retaking White House, Making U.S. Friendlier to Crypto

VanEck and 21Shares' applications seem doomed under the Biden administration. But they include a deadline that lapses when Trump would be in office, if he wins the presidency in November.

Donald Trump's recent crypto embrace means solana ETFs might have a shot if he becomes president again. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Videos

VanEck Files For a SOL ETF; Bluefin Plans For Governance Token

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today. VanEck files for a SOL ETF, six days after a similar product launched in Canada; Decentralized exchange Bluefin plans to launch its governance token in July; and Rarimo launches a competitor to Worlcoin called RariMe. Watch. This episode was hosted, edited, and produced by Jennifer Sanasie.

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Finance

VanEck Files for Solana ETF, SOL Rises 8%

The filing is the first Solana ETF to be filed in the U.S. and follows six days after a similar product filing in Canada.

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Finance

Solana ETFs and Huge SOL Gains a Real Possibility Under Trump, Major Crypto Trader Says

Market maker GSR sees bigger upside for SOL than bitcoin saw when it got U.S. ETFs.

Donald Trump at an NFT event at Mar-a-Lago on May 8, 2024. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)