Bitcoin’s price is down 26% in the past 30 days, suggesting investors continue to see the price weakness as a buying opportunity, albeit at a slower pace.

By Lyllah LedesmaDec 13, 2021

Crypto fund inflows have slowed in recent weeks. (CoinShares)

Markets

Alts Find It Tough to Beat Layer 1 King Ethereum

Big investors looking beyond bitcoin may take their first baby steps into ether, which has so far outperformed its layer 1 alternatives. But for how long?

By Lawrence LewitinnDec 12, 2021

Layer 2

Most Influential 2021: Anatoly Yakovenko

Solana, a distributed network Yakovenko co-founded, has seen massive growth this year.

By CoinDeskDec 10, 2021

Markets

Polkadot, Solana, Terra, Lead Large-Cap Losses Amid Broader Market Drop

Cryptocurrencies fall heading into the weekend following a global sell-off in risk assets.

By Shaurya MalwaDec 10, 2021

Solana/USD chart on Dec. 10 (TradingView)

Tech

Solana Validators, Engineers Grapple With Blockchain Slowdown on Public Call

After a bout of Thursday morning congestion, members of the high-speed blockchain’s validator community voiced concerns about the network’s reliability.

By Danny NelsonDec 10, 2021

Markets

CoinDesk 20 Update: ATOM, ICP and SOL Are In; AAVE, GRT and UNI Are Out

Web 3 is replacing DeFi among the most traded currencies in crypto.

By Galen MooreDec 3, 2021

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

Finance

Three Arrows Leads $4.3M Round for Solana-Based Metaverse Project Solice

Solice is bringing VR to the mix in a bid to compete with Decentraland and The Sandbox.

By Andrew ThurmanDec 2, 2021

An image from the Solice metaverse. (Solice)

Markets

Avalanche, Layer 1 Tokens Soared in November as Ethereum Fees Drove Competition

Avalanche saw its AVAX token rise 70% in November and was the month’s best performing layer 1 platform with a market capitalization of $10 billion or greater.

By Lyllah LedesmaNov 30, 2021