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Solana Halts Block Production, Validators Told to Prep for a Restart, Network’s Decentralization Criticized
1.6.2022
On June 1, 2022, the Solana network halted block production again as the blockchain network has stopped working a number of times during the network’s lifetime. According to the Solana status update, validator operators are being asked to prepare for a restart. Solana Continues to Be Plagued...
Top 3 Play-to-Earn Games on Solana
5.5.2022
With 1,000+ blockchain games to choose from, the play-to-earn (P2E) gaming industry offers a wide range of gaming and earning opportunities.
Read on to find out the top three play-to-earn games on the Solana (SOL) blockchain.
Built in 2017 and launched in 2020 by Solana Labs, Solana is...
Another Solana Outage Shows That Price Impact Is Minor
2.5.2022
After at least 9 days with reported outages so far in 2022, the price of solana (SOL), the 7th largest cryptoasset by market capitalization, does not appear overly affected by the network troubles, with prices for the most part staying rangebound between USD 80 and USD 120 since late January....
5 Promising Solana Blockchain Projects to Watch
14.3.2022
Few Blockchain ecosystems have grown as fast as Solana. However, it officially launched its mainnet in March 2022, and Solana’s energy-friendly and high-throughput Blockchain have become host to hundreds of exciting projects in the crypto space. In contrast, its native cryptocurrency token SOL...
Crypto Settlement Startup Zebec Gets $15 Million to Craft Programmable Cash Stream Payments
24.2.2022
The multi-signature treasury management and settlement startup Zebec has revealed the company has raised $15 million in order to bolster a continuous and programmable cash stream protocol on the Solana blockchain. Zebec says the company aims to be the “payment solution for DAOs, crypto...
Solana-Based Defi Margin Trading Protocol Raises $3 Million in Seed Funding
24.2.2022
On Wednesday, the team behind Solana-based decentralized finance (defi) margin protocol Marginfi, announced Mrgn Labs has raised $3 million in seed funding from investors. With the recently acquired funds, Marginfi aims to build the first cross-margining engine on the Solana blockchain. Mrgn Labs...
Exotic Markets Founder Joffrey Dalet Talks Defi Banking, Structured Products and Solana
17.2.2022
Exotic Markets is a DeFi (Decentralized Finance) platform on the Solana Blockchain. It aims to become the most flexible structured products protocol, offering the widest range of payoffs and underlyings in DeFi. For example, it aims to offer payoffs based on baskets of tokens, trading ranges...
Coachella Music and Arts Festival Partners With FTX US to Issue Solana-Based NFTs
3.2.2022
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is stepping into non-fungible token (NFT) technology space, according to the festival’s official Twitter account. Coachella partnered with the crypto exchange FTX US, and the NFTs are minted on the Solana blockchain. Coachella Partners With FTX...
Solana's Network Congestion Prompts Liquidations, Drives Away Users
24.1.2022
Public blockchain platform Solana (SOL) experienced high network congestion once again over the weekend. The team confirmed the outage, which extended from Friday to Saturday, adding that the network suffered from overload due to bots spamming the network....
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Solana hit with another network incident causing degraded performance
5.1.2022
Solana reportedly went offline for four hours on Jan. 4, however Solana.Status shows there have been no issues on the network
Michael Jordan and Son Reveal First Tech Venture, Heir Platform to Feature NFTs and Leverage Solana
15.12.2021
The legendary former professional basketball player Michael Jordan and his son Jeffrey Jordan have revealed they are getting into blockchain and Web 3.0 technology, according to an announcement published on December 15. The father and son duo’s first tech venture is called Heir Inc.,...
Record Producer Steve Aoki and Spawn Creator Todd McFarlane to Launch Solana-Powered NFT Market
10.11.2021
On November 9, the two-time Grammy-nominated producer and DJ, Steve Aoki, announced a new partnership with the popular comic book artist and Spawn creator Todd McFarlane. The two plan to launch a non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace that leverages the Solana blockchain. The NFT marketplace will...
Brave to integrate with Solana blockchain on its privacy-enabled browser
8.11.2021
More than 42 million Brave users will soon be able to access Solana dApps within Brave
Solana Ventures, FTX, and Lightspeed Launch $100 Million Blockchain Gaming Fund
8.11.2021
Solana Ventures, the investment arm of the Solana blockchain, FTX, and Lightspeed, a venture capital firm, have announced the launch of a joint web3 gaming initiative. The fund will have $100 million at its disposal to invest in gaming projects using blockchain-based systems in the Solana network....
Solana reclaims $200 — 3 reasons why SOL price is up 35% in seven days
25.10.2021
SOL price continues to climb with Solana's TVL also hitting a new high of nearly $14 billion
Why now? SEC took eight years to authorize a Bitcoin ETF in the US
25.10.2021
The SEC has been holding steady for years, but the real-world dynamics of crypto adoption and maturation rendered an ETF approval all but inevitable
Esports Organization TSM FTX Partners With Solana and Serum-Powered NFT Game Aurory
5.10.2021
On October 1, the global esports firm TSM FTX announced the launch of the organization’s first-ever non-fungible token (NFT) collection in partnership with the Solana blockchain-based NFT game Aurory. TSM FTX Collaborates With Solana and Serum-Powered Blockchain Game Aurory During the first...
Solana Restarts Mainnet, SOL Users Complain, Dev Says Network Stall Not Similar to ETH in 2016
15.9.2021
The blockchain network Solana had issues processing blocks on September 14 and according to a status report on September 15 at 2:01 a.m. (EST), the Solana validator community “successfully completed a restart of Mainnet Beta.” Solana Validators Restart Mainnet Beta Solana is now...
Solana Block Production Stalls for Hours, SOL Holders Unable to Transact, Validators Deploy a Fix
14.9.2021
According to reports on social media, crypto forums, onchain metrics, and the Solana Status Twitter account indicate that Solana’s blockchain has stalled. Solana mainnet-beta suffered a four-hour downtime and is still down after a technical glitch. Solana’s Network Stalls In recent...
SolRazr Raises 1.5M to Build First Decentralized Developer Ecosystem for Solana Blockchain
7.9.2021
Singapore, Sep 7, 2021 – Solana-based venture platform SolRazr unveiled the Solana blockchain’s first decentralized developer ecosystem, comprising Launchpad, Accelerator, and Developer Tools. Designed to be the de-facto fundraising and developer platform for projects building...