Solana


Finance

VanEck CEO Says Transaction Fee Is Bigger Story Than Bitcoin or Ethereum ETFs

Jan Van Eck told CoinDesk TV's Jen Sanasie that not hearing back from the SEC is a sign that ETH exchange-traded funds likely wont make the May deadline.

Even as ETFs capture attention, Jan van Eck is focused on gas fees. (Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk.)

Markets

Solana-Based Zeta Markets Debuts Governance Token Z

The launch of governance token is part of a broader strategy that involves plans to release Solana's first layer 2 scaling solution, Zeta Markets said in the press release.

Coin jar (Josh Appel/Unsplash)

Finance

Stablecoins Are Seeing Adoption as a Cross-Border Settlement Mechanism: Bernstein

Solana is leading the field in blockchain payments, but the network has scalability issues, the report said.

(Sam Kessler/CoinDesk)

Markets

Solana Meme Coin Generator Pump on Track for $66M Yearly Revenue

The tool has made over $5 million since going live in early March, with thousands of tokens issued daily.

image of a crypto trader aka degen (Anjo Clacino/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Videos

Wormhole’s W Token Has a 999% Weekly Return; Why VanEck Is Bullish on Ethereum Layer 2s

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, including Solana DeFi application Kamino offering a weekly yield of more than 999%, paid out in W and JTO tokens. Plus, VanEck predicts Ethereum layer 2 networks to be valued at over $1 trillion by 2030 and CFTC data shows that leveraged funds held record net short positions in CME's bitcoin futures last week.

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Markets

Wormhole’s W Token Is Paying Out 999% a Week on Solana Protocol Kamino

The Solana DeFi application Kamino is offering a weekly yield of more than 999%, paid out in W and JTO tokens.

Wormhole (Genty/Pixabay)

Tech

Solana Foundation Says It Can Filter Through the Offensive Meme Coin Problem

Panelists at a BUIDL Asia summit argue racist meme coins can be handled with a filter.

A standing Austin Federa talks on stage at BUIDL Asia 2024

Opinion

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Airdrop 'Points'

Projects are running wild with false advertising, promoting black boxes in a world where transparency should be paramount. The issue isn't with rewarding users in itself, but how these "loyalty programs" obfuscate opportunity costs, Solend founder Rooter says.

Clint Eastwood as Blondie in "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly." (Wikimedia Commons)

Markets

Bitcoin Pumps Above $70K as Crypto Rally Resumes; Analyst Sets $83K Price Target

The gains were broad-based, with SOL and AVAX advancing more than 10% over the past 24 hours.

Bitcoin price on March 25 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Meet the Woman Behind Solana Hit Meme Coin ‘Doland Tremp’

The newly-formed PoliFi category is all about memes and laughs, while making a few bucks along the way, say the team behind the TREMP token.

(Tremp.xyz)