Solana


Finance

Solana Wallet Phantom Raises $109M to Rival MetaMask

CEO Brandon Millman has his sights set on the Ethereum staple after hitting a $1.2 billion valuation in his firm’s latest funding round.

Phantom co-founders (left to right) Chris Kalani, Francesco Agosti and Brandon Millman.

Videos

Coinbase Close to Listing Solana Ecosystem Tokens, Sources Say

According to four CoinDesk sources familiar with the plans, Coinbase is readying withdrawals of SPL, or “Solana Program Library,” tokens comparable to Ethereum’s ERC-20. “The Hash” panel discusses the major development in Coinbase’s token onboarding strategy and what this could indicate about the ​state of crypto exchanges.

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Finance

Coinbase Close to Listing Solana Ecosystem Tokens: Sources

The exchange’s stated mission of listing “every” allowable crypto is taking a major step forward with plans to list Solana’s answer to the ERC-20.

Solana projects listed on stage during a panel at the network's 2021 Breakpoint conference in Lisbon, Portugal. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Tech

RLY Backer SuperLayer to Bring Social Tokens to Solana

The venture studio is bringing the Ethereum platform to Solana with additional plans for play-to-earn games and token liquidity.

A rally track. (Pedro Henrique Santos/Unsplash)

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Little Changed as Analysts Remain Skeptical

Trading volume is increasing ahead of Wednesday's Federal Reserve press conference.

Bitcoin 24 hour price chart (CoinDesk)

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Stabilizes as Altcoins Underperform

Bitcoin was up was up 3% over the past 24 hours, versus a 5% decline in SOL and roughly flat performance in ETH .

Bitcoin's 24-hour price chart (CoinDesk)

Markets

Solana Slides 17% to Lead Losses Amid Crypto Market Plunge

The crypto market extended declines on Monday after a drop in U.S. stock indices.

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Markets

Bitcoin Drops to 6-Month Low, Ether Eyes Bearish Cross as US Stock Index Futures Erase Early Gains

Bitcoin and ether fell to their lowest levels since July after Goldman Sachs predicted a faster pace of Fed tightening.

Gráfico de precios de bitcoin (CoinDesk)

Markets

Ethereum Could Hold Lead as Dominant Smart-Contract Blockchain: Coinbase Analysts

The only real “ETH killer” might end up being Ethereum 2.0, according to analysts for the U.S. exchange Coinbase.

Ethereum's lead over competitors might be hard to close. (Elena Rabkina/Unsplash)

Finance

El Salvador Plans to Offer Crypto-Based Loans for SMEs

The government will launch a first line of $10 million provided by the Solana-based lending platform Acumen in the first quarter of 2022.

El Salvador (Esaú González, Unsplash)