Solana


Finance

Solana Throws a Three-Day Party for Itself

Venture cash and staggering gains loomed large over Lisbon as the superfast network celebrated one hell of a year.

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

Markets

Steady Interest in Bitcoin Keeps Money Flowing Into Crypto Funds

Investment products focused on the largest cryptocurrency gained $98 million, up from $95 million the week before.

Weekly Crypto Asset Flows (US$m) (CoinShares)

Finance

Solana Hits Bloomberg Terminal With Galaxy-Backed Index

SOL is only the third crypto with a standalone index developed by Bloomberg-Galaxy.

(Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Retreats From All-Time High, Ether Follows

The shakeout appeared to coincide with a turn lower in U.S. stock markets.

Bitcoin and ethereum hourly chart (Trading View)

Finance

Zebec Protocol Launches on Solana Offering Flexible Payroll

Zebec Payroll allows workers to be paid by the second with USDC or other stablecoins.

wages, payroll

Finance

Solana-Based GameFi Title Genopets to Partner With Yield Guild Games

The companies are aiming to expand play-to-earn gaming worldwide.

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Tech

Nansen to Bring Crypto Intelligence Tools to Solana Early Next Year

Solana will be Nansen’s first “non-EVM” blockchain when it joins the platform in early 2022.

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Finance

Solana Wallets Phantom, Solflare Eye Mobile for Growth

Phantom is launching a wallet app; Solflare’s is already live. Both projects see mobile as critical to expanding crypto’s reach.

A discussion of Solana wallets at Breakpoint. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Neon Labs Raises $40M to Bring EVM Functionality to Solana

The Ethereum-compatible environment could lead to implementations of popular DeFi protocols on the blockchain.

Neon Labs Director Marina Guryeva (right) speaks at the Breakpoint conference in Lisbon, Portugal. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Reddit Co-Founder, Solana Ventures Launch $100M Initiative for Web 3 Social Media

Alexis Ohanian’s Seven Seven Six thinks Solana can support social at scale.

Alexis Ohanian (Getty Images)