Solana


Tech

Alchemy Expands to the Solana Ecosystem

The company, valued at $10.2 billion, will support developers who seek to build on the chain.

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Tech

Solana Halted by Bug Linked to Certain Cold Storage Transactions

Validators restarted the network after four hours of downtime by disabling the so-called “durable nonce transactions” that have found favor among some exchanges.

Solana Hacker House en Miami, abril del 2022. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Videos

StepN Co-Founder Addresses Concerns Over Hit 'Move-to-Earn' NFT Game

StepN Co-Founder Yawn Rong shares insights into the pitch and concept for Stepn, the new Solana-based move-to-earn game that lets users buy and trade NFT sneakers, and rewards them for walking or running in the real world. Plus, addressing concerns the game is a "ponzi scheme" and its plans to effectively ban gameplay in China this July.

Recent Videos

Finance

Magic Eden Tops OpenSea in Daily Trading Volume as Solana NFTs Heat Up

The Solana-based marketplace has seen far more transactions than its Ethereum counterpart in the last 24 hours.

Magic Eden's booth at the Solana Hacker House in Miami, April 2022. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Pine Wants to Test the Liquidity of the NFT Market; Cryptos Are Well-Red

The number of users on NFT markets is at its lowest point this year, but still higher than in 2021. The crypto lending platform sees an opportunity.

Most major cryptocurrencies were in the red. (Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)

Markets

Stepn’s ‘Move-to-Earn’ Model Has Crypto Analysts Seeing Value in the Long Run

This blockchain-based app's users must purchase a "virtual sneaker" NFT to earn crypto rewards. Consumer advisory: They start at around $800.

How do Stepn's virtual sneaker NFTs compare with a new pair of Jordans? (Stepn/Barndog, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Nyan Heroes Raises $7.5M to Develop Play-to-Earn Game

The investment brings the company's valuation to $100 million.

(Alan Schein Photography/Getty Images)

Finance

Meta’s Instagram to Support NFTs From Ethereum, Polygon, Solana, Flow

The social media powerhouse won’t charge users for showcasing their crypto art.

Arte callejero en Williamsburg, Brooklyn, por Masnah.eth. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Solana Pay Adds Customized Transaction Requests for Merchants

Pay previously allowed only one-way transfers of Solana-supported assets between users.

The Solana conference's closing gala in Lisbon's main square. (Zack Seward/CoinDesk archives)

Opinion

An Ape Ain’t Free: In Defense of Ethereum’s Fees

Pick your poison: low fees on a chain that could collapse when transaction demand outstrips blockspace (Solana), or unpredictable, sometimes very high fees on a stable chain (Ethereum).

(Bored Ape Yacht Club, modified by CoinDesk)