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Solana Founder Brushes Off FTX Woes, Remains Confident in Crowded Blockchain Landscape

Prominent projects are porting to the Solana network and developer activity remains strong, Anatoly Yakovenko told CoinDesk TV.

The suit accuses Solana founder Anatoly Yakovenko of securities violations. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Solana Labs CEO on Saga Smartphone Launch, NFT Outlook

Solana Labs' crypto-forward smartphone Saga will go on public sale on May 8. The new device from Solana Mobile costs $1,000 and is built on hardware from Bay Area smartphone company OSOM. Solana Labs CEO and co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko discusses the benefits and opportunities of Saga, citing its self-custody feature and decentralized app (dApp) store. Plus, insights into Solana following FTX's implosion and the global outlook for the Solana ecosystem at large.

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Finance

Helium's IOT Token Surges 370% Following Solana Migration

More than six billion IOT tokens have been minted since Helium migrated to Solana.

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Polygon, Cardano and Solana NFT Sales Rise as Ethereum NFT Sales Slump

While Ethereum remains by far the most popular blockchain for minting NFTs, smaller blockchains have experienced interesting bumps in sales in recent weeks.

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Tech

Solana’s Annual Carbon Footprint Equals 18062 Flights From London to New York

A new, real-time dashboard set up by the Solana Foundation purporting to show how relatively little carbon the smart contracts platform is emitting – at a time when the energy usage of Bitcoin and other blockchains is under scrutiny.

A trash installation at a Solana hacker house. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Heavy Demand for Madlads NFT Breaks Internet, Delays Mint

The Madlads NFT is meant to be the first in a novel spin on digital collectibles from Armani Ferrante and Tristan Yver, two well-known figures in the Solana ecosystem.

Armani Ferrante (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Tech

Decentralized Wireless Project Helium Begins Move to Solana Blockchain

The change aims to make Helium faster and cheaper to operate.

Helium co-founder Amir Haleem (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

This AI Chatbot Plugs Into Your Crypto Wallet

MarginFi's Omni chatbot is intended to merge two tech world "next big things."

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Videos

Bitcoin Stays Afloat While Solana Rallies

Bitcoin (BTC) is hovering around $30,000 amid a recent rally in solana's (SOL) token price. Market updates and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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Popular Tea Shop Boba Guys Taps Solana for On-Chain Loyalty Rewards Program

On top of building the chain’s loyalty infrastructure, the Solana Foundation recently invested $100,000 into Boba Guys.

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