Investor money continues to pour into the NFT sphere. Jay-Z is among the backers of a $19 million funding round for Bitski, and the team behind the infamous Banksy burning NFT has raised $3 million to build a new NFT platform on the Solana blockchain. “The Hash” panel unpacks these latest developments.

May 6, 2021

Finance

Banksy Burners Raise $3M to Build NFT Platform on Solana

Burnt Finance is taking a token-centric approach to decentralizing NFT auctions.

By Tanzeel AkhtarMay 6, 2021

Banksy's "Morons" was bought by a group of crypto artists and burned as a statement.

Markets

Serum Token Becomes Latest Project in Bankman-Fried Empire to Turn Heads

FTX-backed serum has surged to an all-time high price.

By Muyao ShenApr 28, 2021

Markets

Solana Bucked Bitcoin Sell-Off; Upstart Blockchain Challenges Ethereum on Speed, Fees

Solana's SOL tokens have jumped 17-fold in price this year, for a market capitalization over $8 billion.

By Muyao ShenApr 20, 2021

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Recovers From Sunday Slump to $56K as Doge Jumps 19%

Volumes on the CoinDesk 20 eight spot BTC venues was over $8 billion for the first time since Feb. 23.

By Daniel CawreyApr 19, 2021

Finance

Solana Dashboard Step Finance Raises $2M From Alameda Research, 3 Commas

Investors are betting on Step Finance emerging as the “front page” of the high-throughput Solana blockchain.

By Tanzeel AkhtarApr 13, 2021

Markets

OKEx and MXC to Invest $40M in Solana-Based Projects in DeFi Arms Race

The funds will pay developers and projects building on the Solana ecosystem.

By Colin Harper, Blockspace MediaMar 25, 2021

Markets

Anchor Begins Countdown to Launch of Bank-Beating DeFi Savings Account

Anchor was originally slated for an October launch, but the team pushed that back to late November. With the countdown showing on its website, this could really be it.

By Brady DaleMar 14, 2021