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Markets

Solana Falls and Speculation Centers on Links to Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX, Alameda

The SOL token fell 4.7% in the past 24 hours, and crypto traders are forming all sorts of theories as to why.

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Videos

Tim Tebow: College Sports NFT Platform CAMPUS is 'All About Honoring the Players'

CAMPUS, a college sports NFT platform backed by Solana and co-founded by Heisman Trophy winner and first-round NFL draft pick Tim Tebow, is leading an NFT integration for Nissan's Heisman House ad campaign. Tebow shares insights into the project, breaking down how the proceeds of the NFT sales will be paid out to student athletes. "It is all about honoring the players," Tebow said. "It is a players-first-driven model."

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Tim Tebow on Athletes Taking Compensation in Bitcoin, Sports NFTs Outlook

Heisman Trophy Winner and former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow is leading an NFT integration for Nissan and its longtime Nissan Heisman House ad campaign through CAMPUS, a college sports NFT platform he co-founded backed by the Solana blockchain. Tebow joins "First Mover" to discuss the project and the outlook for athletes entering the Web3 space.

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Videos

Solana’s SOL Volatile Following Suggestive Tweet From Google Cloud

Solana's native token SOL is paring gains after surging about 15% over the weekend, following a tweet from Google Cloud that tagged the blockchain’s co-founder suggesting an important disclosure was in the offing. "First Mover" hosts Christine Lee and Lawrence Lewitinn weigh in.

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Markets

First Mover Asia: FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Talks Consumer Protection and Crypto Titans Clash

Consumer protection and regulation are key ingredients to transforming digital assets into an asset class worth trillions. The FTX exchange's Sam Bankman-Fried weighs in. Meanwhile, FTX's FTT token takes a dive after rival Binance announces plans to dump its remaining holdings.

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Finance

Solana’s SOL Spiked 15% on a Suggestive Tweet From Google Cloud

“Should we tell our followers the big news?” Google Cloud tweeted an hour before revealing what it was doing with Solana.

Google Cloud's Solana tweet (Twitter)

Finance

Helium, Building Out Mobile Network, Plans to Give Free Trials to Solana Phone Users

Under the agreement, Saga phones sold in the U.S. will get a 30-day free subscription to Helium Mobile.

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Finance

Communications Startup Dialect Issues Tech Specs for ‘Smarter Messaging’ in Crypto

"If we look at how standards get adopted, its a chaotic mix of right time right place," said CEO Chris Osborn.

Dialect has made it a lot easier to contact others. (Wikimedia Commons)

Web3

Solana-Based NFT Marketplace Exchange.Art Creates Royalties Protection Standard

The new standard will enforce creator royalties on secondary sales of NFTs that originally mint on its platform.

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Finance

DeFi Protocol Solend Struck by $1.26M Oracle Exploit

The Stable, Coin98 and Kamino lending pools have all been disabled.

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