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Tech

Solana Adds 'Blinks' and 'Actions' so Users Can Trade Crypto on Their Favorite Social Apps

The epicenter of the latest "meme coin" hype, Solana is introducing new tools designed to make crypto trading more accessible

(Matt Cardy/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Solana-Focused Startup Accelerator Colosseum Raises $60M to Invest in Early-Stage Projects

Colosseum will focus on investing in selected teams from winners in Solana hackathons and so far deployed $2.75 million to eleven companies.

Funding (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)

Markets

Canada's 3iQ Files to List Solana ETP in Toronto

3iQ was a leader in getting some of the first crypto ETFs past the finish line and listed on the TSX

Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Solana-Ether Ratio Hits 3-Month Low, Analyst Anticipates Further Losses

The ratio has declined 35% in one month, reaching the lowest since March 13.

Water slide. (Mariakray/Pixabay)

Tech

Sonic, Gaming-Focused Layer-2 Chain on Solana, Raises $12M

The Sonic project's Series A round was led by Bitkraft and joined by investors including Galaxy Interactive and Big Brain Holdings.

Chris Zhu, CEO and founder of Sonic (Robin Huang/Mirror World Labs)

Tech

The Protocol: How Optimism Filled in Its Missing Tooth

In this week's newsletter, we delve into the Ethereum layer-2 network Optimism's delivery of "fault proofs," a piece of functionality that was glaringly missing even though it was at the heart of the project's security setup.

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Videos

Meme Coins See Sharp Sell-off as GameStop Losses Extend

Losses in GameStop (GME) shares have spread to meme tokens that tend to mirror the stock’s movements. The Solana-based meme token GME, which parodies the company, slid more than 10% on the day. Related tokens like Roaring Kitty and other cat-themed tokens lost an average of at least 5%, according to data tracked by CoinGecko. CoinDesk's Helene Braun presents "The Chart of the Day."

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Finance

TipLink Aims for Crypto Newcomers With Google-Powered Solana Wallet

"It unlocks the rest of the world for easy onboarding," said CEO Ian Krotinsky.

TipLink's new crypto wallet aims to appeal to the masses (James Cridland via Creative Commons)

Finance

Solana Heavyweights Wage War Against Private Mempool Operators

Validators found to be facilitating sandwich attacks face stiff penalties.

Solana Hacker House in Miami (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Videos

How Iggy Azalea's MOTHER Meme Coin Produces Millionaires

Rapper Iggy Azalea's MOTHER token hit another all-time high on Thursday, extending the gains for Solana's latest hot meme coin. Just days after the launch, the MOTHER token has reached a market cap of $200 million, producing millionaires among those who saw the token skyrocketing. CoinDesk's Helene Braun presents "The Chart of the Day."

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