Solana

Prolific crypto developers Ian and Dylan Macalinao have left their venture capital firm Protagonist VC. This comes after the Macalinao brothers used a web of secret identities to juice the value of their Solana-based DeFi project "Saber" and later pivoted to startup investing with a $100 million fund, as CoinDesk reported in August. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest fallout of the crypto industry's pseudonymous economy.

Sep 2, 2022

Finance

The new withdrawals come a day after Roche filed to withdraw from class-action lawsuits involving Tether, Bitfinex, TRON and BitMEX.

By Tracy Wang, Nikhilesh DeSep 1, 2022

Markets

Positive news helped certain altcoins buck the general downtrend.

By Jocelyn YangSep 1, 2022

Tech

Developers cited faster transactions and “higher uptimes” among several reasons behind the proposed move.

By Shaurya MalwaSep 1, 2022

Layer 2

Chairman Nigel Eccles wants to cut out the middleman, and thinks a Solana protocol is the way to go, he told CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover.”

By Fran VelasquezAug 30, 2022

BetDEX, a decentralized sports betting exchange built on Solana, aims to disrupt the legacy gambling industry. BetDEX Labs Chairman and co-founder Nigel Eccles explains the centralization problem with traditional betting exchanges and how his protocol differs.

Aug 30, 2022

Nigel Eccles, Chairman and co-founder of global sports betting exchange BetDEX Labs, breaks down how decentralized sports wagering works, the benefits of building on the Monaco protocol on Solana and similarities to prediction markets.

Aug 30, 2022

Finance

The decentralized network utilizes the Solana validator to facilitate tasks such as automated payments.

By Cam ThompsonAug 30, 2022

Finance

The venture capital firm's first "legally compliant DAO" bought land, and the second so-called sDAO is buying more. But this time, land with trees.

By Danny NelsonAug 30, 2022

Finance

The platform said it will reimburse all users' funds.

By Oliver KnightAug 30, 2022