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Markets

Solana Smashes Record With 66.9M Daily Transactions as Pengu Token Debuts

PENGU's debut sparked a surge on the Solana blockchain, resulting in more transactions than the combined activity of other leading blockchains.

Solana's onchain metrics vs industry leaders. (Artemis)

Finance

Ranger Finance Targets Crypto Perps Traders of 'Size' on Solana

Solana's first crypto perpetuals aggregators service wants to compete with market leader Hyperliquid.

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Markets

Bitcoin Going to $200K, Coinbase to Join S&P 500: Bitwise's 10 Predictions for 2025

This year was good for crypto, but 2025 might turn out even better for the sector, according to Bitwise Asset Management.

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan (Suzanne Cordiero/CoinDesk/Shutterstock)

Markets

Crypto Doesn’t Care About Cash Flow. That Will Soon Change, Says Pantera Capital

Cosmo Jiang, portfolio manager at Pantera Capital, says that crypto investing will get more fundamentals-oriented as the industry matures.

Black Panther (Pierre Lemos/Unsplash)

Tech

Dev's Defection Highlights Ethereum's Growing Solana Problem

"There's just so much more possibility and potential energy in Solana," Max Resnick told CoinDesk after quitting his Consensys job for a job at Anza.

A Solana booth at ethDenver (Danny Nelson)

Markets

Memecoins Reach $140B Market Cap and Gain Ground in Crypto Economy

The memecoin sector was worth 11.21% of crypto market capitalization, excluding bitcoin and ether, as of Dec. 1.

DOGE loses key price levels. (Virginia Marinova/Unsplash)

Videos

Why This CEO Thinks Bitcoin Could Reach $250K in 2025

Sol Strategies CEO Leah Wald joins CoinDesk to discuss the sentiment across the crypto industry as bitcoin reached the milestone $100,000 mark Wednesday night. Plus, insights into developments in the Solana ecosystem and potential SOL ETFs in the U.S. under the Trump administration. This content should not be construed or relied upon as investment advice. It is for entertainment and general information purposes.

Why This CEO Thinks Bitcoin Could Reach $250K in 2025

Tech

Ethereum's Justin Drake Sees No Threat From Solana, Says Its ‘Golden Era’ Will End

Ethereum's Beam Chain "is all about improving the long-term health and security of the consensus layer," says Drake. “Solana has no consideration for health."

Justin Drake introduces his proposed Beam Chain upgrade roadmap (Ethereum Devcon/YouTube)

Markets

Grayscale Files to Convert Solana Trust Into ETF

Currently a closed-end fund opened by Grayscale in 2021, the Solana Trust has $134 million in assets under management.

A Solana booth at ethDenver (Danny Nelson)