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Markets

SOL Surges 17% After Coinbase Lists Two Solana Ecosystem Tokens

The crypto exchange listed the tokens of two major projects building on the Solana network for the first time.

SOL broke above the $100 level on Monday night. (TradingView)

Finance

Coinbase Lists Solana-Based Project Tokens for First Time

The listing of non-Ethereum ORCA and FIDA confirms a CoinDesk scoop.

Coinbase share were rallying Friday. (Photo illustration by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Videos

Solana Wallet Phantom Raises $109M to Rival MetaMask

Phantom, the company building Solana’s top crypto wallet, is now worth $1.2 billion following a $109 million Series B raise led by crypto venture firm Paradigm. This comes as Phantom debuted its iOS app Monday, all part of a move to compete with Metamask, the popular wallet owned by ConsenSys. "The Hash" panel discusses what this means for Solana-based decentralized finance.

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Markets

Bitcoin Bargain? Investors Put Money Into Crypto Funds for Second Straight Week

Cryptocurrency funds attracted $19 million of new money last week, suggesting investors are cautiously adding to positions, with prices depressed compared with year-end levels.

Investors put $19 million into crypto funds during the seven days through Jan. 28, the second straight week of inflows. (CoinShares)

Markets

Ethereum Suffers Worst Month in Nearly 2 Years, SOL Falls Even Harder

Most major altcoins have sunk more than bitcoin, with all members of the CoinDesk 20 digital assets deeply in the red in January.

January has not been kind to crypto markets. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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)