Solana


Videos

Magic Eden Dominance has Wavered

Magic Eden's dominance as an NFT marketplace in the Solana ecosystem has wavered since the introduction of zero-royalty marketplaces. Galaxy Digital Research Associate Salmaan Qadir breaks down its dominance over time compared to other marketplaces like OpenSea, HadeSwap and more.

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Opinion

In Defense of Aptos, Crypto's Punchline This Week

The much anticipated blockchain by ex-Facebook employees was off to a rocky start.

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Videos

Impact of Ethereum Merge on Smart Contract Blockchain Competitors

Ernst & Young Principal and Global Innovation Leader and Ethereum "pragmatist" Paul Brody breaks down the key takeaways from his CoinDesk op-ed on the outlook for Ethereum competitors such as Solana, Terra, and Avalanche in the aftermath of the Ethereum Merge. Will the blockchain space not have a multichain future after all?

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Markets

What's in a Name? Apricot Finance's Token Surges on Similarity to Aptos Token's Ticker

Trading volumes of the tokens jumped from under $70,000 on Monday to over $2.2 million.

GMX tokens are serving as a proxy bet for Arbitrum investors. (Jason Briscoe/Unsplash)

Tech

FTX-, A16z-Backed Aptos Blockchain Is Off to a Sluggish Start

Transaction speeds and tokenomics disappoint on the first day of transactions for the ‘Solana killer’ chain run by ex-Meta employees. Can this protocol gain the trust of investors?

Aptos Labs CEO Mo Shaikh (Tracy Wang/CoinDesk)

Videos

Solana-Based NFT Marketplace Magic Eden Switches to Optional Royalty Model

Solana's leading non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Magic Eden is moving to an optional royalty model, following in the controversial trend set by X2Y2 and others. "The Hash" team discusses what this means for the world of digital collectibles.

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Web3

NFT Marketplace Magic Eden Moves to Optional Royalty Model

Solana’s top NFT marketplace is the latest platform to switch to a no-fee model, following in the controversial trend set by X2Y2 and others.

Magic Eden's booth at the Solana Hacker House in Miami, April 2022. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Market Manipulation Leads to $100M Exploit on Solana DeFi Exchange Mango

A rogue crypto trader utilized millions of dollars to manipulate the prices of Mango’s MNGO tokens on the namesake Solana-based decentralized exchange (DEX) to eventually drain over $116 million in liquidity from the platform. "The Hash" panel discusses the details of the hack and revelations about the vulnerabilities of DeFi.

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Videos

Centralized or Decentralized?

BNB Chain and Solana outages raise questions around the centralization of blockchains. That story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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Markets

How Market Manipulation Led to a $100M Exploit on Solana DeFi Exchange Mango

The trader capitalized on a lack of liquidity by manipulating the price of MNGO on decentralized exchange, Mango.

Attackers drained all liquidity from the affected QuickSwap pool. (Shutterstock)