Solana


Markets

DeFi Unfazed by SEC's Classification of Tokens as Securities

These forces will likely only drive “more financial activity to DeFi,” one trader said.

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Markets

BNB Drops to 6-Month Low as ADA, MATIC, SOL Lead Altcoin Tumble

Cryptocurrencies the SEC characterized as securities in recent lawsuits led the drop among altcoins, while BTC traded mostly flat.

Los traders inicialmente subieron los precios de xmon para obtener un airdrop de sudo, el token de gobernanza de SudoSwap. (Getty Images)

Web3

Find Satoshi Labs Rolls Out AI Tool That Turns Selfies Into NFTs

The parent company behind Web3 game STEPN is releasing GNT V3, which will allow users to turn their selfies into digital artworks on the Solana blockchain.

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Web3

Web3 Move-to-Earn App STEPN Integrates Apple Pay for In-Game Purchases

The blockchain game sees fiat onramps such as Apple Pay as a means onboarding the next 100 million users to Web3, STEPN chief operating officer Shiti Manghani told CoinDesk.

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Markets

GREED Token Is Not a Crypto Scam, but a Lesson on How to Get Scammed Amid Meme Coin Mania

Despite multiple warnings from Voshy, the meme coin's creator, speculators turned over Twitter permissions to get access to the token. They got a valuable lesson in account security.

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Videos

Solana Labs CEO: Wasn't Sure the Ecosystem Would Survive After FTX

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried was a big supporter of Solana, previously investing in its native token SOL. Solana Labs CEO and co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko weighs in on FTX's "outsized" influence on the ecosystem and what its collapse meant for Solana.

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Finance

Gaming Studio Bitblox to Build On-Chain Games for $68B Online Gambling Industry

Bitblox Games will exclusively build crypto games on the Hxro Network, a Solana-based distributed liquidity layer for betting applications.

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Tech

Solana Founder Brushes Off FTX Woes, Remains Confident in Crowded Blockchain Landscape

Prominent projects are porting to the Solana network and developer activity remains strong, Anatoly Yakovenko told CoinDesk TV.

The suit accuses Solana founder Anatoly Yakovenko of securities violations. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Videos

Solana Labs CEO on Saga Smartphone Launch, NFT Outlook

Solana Labs' crypto-forward smartphone Saga will go on public sale on May 8. The new device from Solana Mobile costs $1,000 and is built on hardware from Bay Area smartphone company OSOM. Solana Labs CEO and co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko discusses the benefits and opportunities of Saga, citing its self-custody feature and decentralized app (dApp) store. Plus, insights into Solana following FTX's implosion and the global outlook for the Solana ecosystem at large.

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Finance

Helium's IOT Token Surges 370% Following Solana Migration

More than six billion IOT tokens have been minted since Helium migrated to Solana.

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