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Finance

Algorand Boosters Push Back on Helium’s Proposed Move to Solana

Decentralized Wi-Fi network Helium Network has proposed moving to the Solana blockchain. But a Solana competitor has another idea in mind.

Helium's parent company is pushing into mobile service. (Unsplash/Al Soot)

Finance

Hubble Protocol Raises $5M to Expand Solana-Based DeFi Protocol

The protocol aims to create a Solana-based equivalent of MakerDao: a DeFi protocol with a U.S. dollar denominated stablecoin.

Starry Night is the name of Three Arrows Capital's NFT collection. (Unsplash)

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NFT Software Firm Dust Labs Raises $7M in Seed Round

Non-fungible token (NFT) software company Dust Labs has raised $7 million, announced during the pandemonium for its Solana-based y00ts NFT minting on Monday. “The Hash” panel shares outlook on NFT market growth amid a crypto winter.

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Finance

NFT Software Company Dust Labs Raises $7M During y00ts Release

The announcement came during the high-profile and long-anticipated minting that’s taken the Solana NFT community by storm.

A DeGods owner shows off his NFT. (Archie)

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The Macalinao Brothers Leave VC Firm After CoinDesk Exposé

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.

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Controversial Crypto Lawyer Kyle Roche Pulls Out of Nexo, Binance.US, Solana and Dfinity Lawsuits

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

Crypto lawyer Kyle Roche has filed to withdraw from several class-action lawsuits against major crypto companies. (Mint Images RF/Getty Images)

Markets

Chilliz, Cosmos and EOS Tokens the Best Crypto Performers in August in Bear Market

Positive news helped certain altcoins buck the general downtrend.

Bitcoin jumped early Tuesday before falling into the red. (Shutterstock)

Tech

Helium Proposes Shifting its Entire Network to Solana Blockchain Months After $200M Raise

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

Solana Hacker House en Miami, abril del 2022. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Betting Platform BetDEX Labs Likes the Odds for Its Decentralized Sports Exchange

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.”

Nigel Eccles, in a photo from 2015 (Clodagh Kilcoyne/Getty Images)

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The Problem With Betting Exchanges and How BetDEX Aims to Solve it

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.

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