Solana


Finance

JPMorgan Says Ethereum Is Losing NFT Market Share to Solana

The bank cites Ethereum's high transaction fees and congestion.

Solana's Breakpoint came at the market's previous zenith (Zack Seward/CoinDesk)

Finance

Opera Releases Web 3 Browser Ahead of Cross-Chain Wallet Launch

The browser includes a slew of new features aimed at onboarding some of Opera’s 350 million users to crypto.

The longstanding Norwegian browser company has been on a recent crypto streak. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Digital Asset Funds Hit by 5th Week of Outflows

Investment funds focused on bitcoin accounted for $55 million of the $73 million of outflows last week.

Digital asset investment products saw outflows totaling a weekly record of $73 million, the fifth straight week of outflows. (CoinShares)

Finance

Solana NFT Layer Metaplex Raises $46M

The project is ramping up operations after a successful 2021 debut.

A scene from the Metaplex-Audius party on the sidelines of the Solana Breakpoint conference in Lisbon, Portugal. (Metaplex)

Finance

Animoca Brands Leads $8M Fundraising Round for NFT Platform Built on Solana

The funding will go toward expanding Burnt Finance’s headcount and tapping new partnerships with artists and other Solana-based projects.

(Gift Habeshaw/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Videos

Could Solana Become the Visa of the Digital Asset World?

The Solana blockchain could become the "Visa of the digital asset ecosystem" as it focuses on scalability, low transaction fees, and ease of use, according to a research note from Bank of America (BoA). The Wall Street titan also noted Solana and other blockchains might even snag market share from Ethereum over time. "The Hash" hosts weigh in on the BoA's assessments.

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Markets

Solana Top Gainer Among Crypto Majors After BofA Endorsement, Rising NFT Activity

Prices of solana bumped as much as 8% in the past 24 hours.

Solana (Zack Seward/CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Market Wrap: Altcoins Rally as Bitcoin Buyers Return

FTM, XLM and SHIB were all up over 10% over the past 24 hours, compared with a 2% rise in BTC.

Retail traders were eager to get in on the bitcoin action.

Finance

Solana Could Become the Visa of Digital-Asset World: Bank of America

Solana and other blockchains may snag market share from Ethereum over time, the bank said in a research note.

The Solana conference's closing gala in Lisbon's main square. (Zack Seward/CoinDesk archives)

Videos

Binance.US Expansion in Solana Metaverse

Crypto exchange Binance.US is the latest blockchain firm building a space in Portals, a metaverse platform built on the Solana blockchain that recreates a dense urban environment where users can explore buildings and interactive rooms. “The Hash” hosts discuss the implications for Binance, the Solana network and virtual worlds.

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