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Finance

Neopets Looks to NFTs to Revive Its Early-Aughts Glory

The virtual pet universe has tapped Solana’s Raydium exchange for an NFT drop high on nostalgia.

The Neopets stall at the Hollywood Radio & Television Society's 10th annual kids day, Aug. 18, 2004. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Finance

Solana-Based DEX Orca Raises $18M Series A Funding

Orca will use the fresh funding injection to continue developing its automated market maker (AMM).

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Markets

Crypto Funds See Inflows, Despite Slower Overall Volumes

Solana, which suffered a network outage that lasted nearly 20 hours last week, saw inflows of $4.8 million.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Traders Take Profits Amid Regulatory Crackdowns

Derivative markets are displaying signs of uncertainty, and concerns about regulation are rising.

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Finance

Katy Perry, Chainsmokers, Pusha T Plow $5M Into Music Streaming Platform Audius

The leading blockchain-based music platform is getting attention from the stars.

INGLEWOOD, CA - MARCH 11:  Andrew Taggart (L) and Alex Pall of The Chainsmokers accept Best Collaboration for 'Something Just Like This' onstage during the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards which broadcasted live on TBS, TNT, and truTV at The Forum on March 11, 2018 in Inglewood, California.  (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)

Finance

Solana-Based Music Marketplace Launches With Aspirations to Tokenize Royalties

Solo Music follows 3LAU’s Royal platform as music-industry crypto experimentation continues.

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Videos

JST Capital Co-Founder on Embracing Bitcoin's Volatility

Scott Freeman, a partner and co-founder of crypto services firm JST Capital based in the U.S. and Singapore, discusses his crypto markets assessment and outlook, explaining why he likes volatility. "The more volatility, generally, the better we do in the markets," Freeman said, although he claims bitcoin's current rangebound nature is challenging the volatility strategy. Plus, his take on Solana, DeFi landscape, crypto regulation, and more.

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What Does Solana's Blackout Reveal About the Network?

Solana’s blockchain validators came back online early Wednesday following engineers racing to restore service. After being down for more than half a day, the high-speed blockchain succeeded shortly after 1:30 a.m. Eastern time in pushing a network patch that held across a network of validators. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest development around Solana and what it illuminates about the "experimental" nature of the digital asset space.

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Markets

Bitcoin and DeFi Coins Rally, Ethereum Alternatives Drop as Solana’s Outage Triggers Sector Rotation

Solana’s and Arbitrum’s outages were bad optics for Ethereum alternatives in general.

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Videos

LMAX Group CEO on $300M Raise, $1B Valuation

David Mercer, CEO of LMAX Group, a London-based fintech company that operates exchange trading platforms, including its crypto exchange LMAX Digital, discusses the latest $300 million raise that values the firm at $1 billion. Plus, his thoughts on Solana amid the network failure, competitor Binance facing regulatory scrutiny in the U.K., and the broader crypto markets outlook.

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