Solana


Videos

Steve Aoki and Todd McFarlane on Launching New NFT Marketplace ‘OddKey’

Dim Mak Records founder and DJ Steve Aoki, along with award-winning comic book superhero Spawn creator Todd McFarlane, discuss partnering up to launch Oddkey, a new protocol for buying, selling, and auctioning collectibles on the Solana blockchain.

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Finance

Three Arrows Backs Money-Streaming Mean DAO to Boost DeFi Payments on Solana

The $3.5 million funding round included SoftBank and DeFiance Capital.

Mean DAO co-founders Michel Triana and Eydel Rivero Ruiz (Mean DAO)

Tech

How Misinformation on ‘Book Twitter’ Killed a Literary NFT Project

“Realms of Ruin” used the Solana blockchain for a reason. That didn’t stop people from accusing it of ruining the environment.

(Eric Lafforgue/Art In All Of Us/Corbis via Getty Images)

Finance

Cypher Raises $2.1M for Traditional Futures Market on Solana

The protocol wants to become an influential outpost for pre-launch price discovery.

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Finance

Solana-Based Sports Betting Protocol BetDEX Closes $21M Seed Funding Round

Crypto exchange FTX and crypto investment firm Paradigm led the raise, which included a number of prominent venture capital firms.

Sports betting is growing rapidly in the U.S.

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