Author Archives: SOLANA NEWS

STEPN Reveals Plans to Move Headquarters To Hong Kong

Popular Web3 app STEPN to shift to HongKong in surprise move. STEPN has chosen to relocate its operations headquarters to Hong Kong, going against the trend of most current crypto companies. STEPN’s bold decision STEPN co-founder Jerry Huang confirmed in a conversation with the South China Morning Post, the company will move its headquarters to Cyberport, a Hong Kong[Read more…]

Goat Swap Brings AMM to Solana NFTs: Create Pools and Trade NFTs Automatically

With GOAT Swap, you can automatically buy, sell, or trade NFTs or sell your NFTs to any pools with offers. Making NFT Trading Much Easier Jupiter Aggregator co-founder brings GOAT Swap, an Automated Market Maker (AMM) for Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), which allows users to generate fees on liquidity like Magic Eden. “I think the NFT AMM model will dramatically[Read more…]

Coinbase Expands Solana Infrastructure

Founder Yakovenko claims its now easier to build robust apps on Solana – Solana 2.0 feels more in sight than ever. Coinbase Cloud has launched Solana Archival Nodes to empower Solana developers. Developers can use the nodes platform to access blockchain services that enable them to build crypto products faster. In particular, these nodes can run complex queries[Read more…]

Helium Proposes to Migrate IoT Ecosystem to Solana

Helium proposes migration of entire IoT ecosystem to the Solana blockchain. IoT telecoms platform Helium is proposing a landmark change that would impact the entire ecosystem, from users to developers and miners. Why Solana? On August 31, Helium published HIP 70, a proposal to improve blockchain performance significantly. To achieve this goal, the core developer team offers a[Read more…]

Coinbase Expands Solana Infrastructure

Founder Yakovenko claims its now easier to build robust apps on Solana – Solana 2.0 feels more in sight than ever. Coinbase Cloud has launched Solana Archival Nodes to empower Solana developers. Developers can use the nodes platform to access blockchain services that enable them to build crypto products faster. In particular, these nodes can run complex queries[Read more…]

How Do Solana Hackathons Help Build the Solana Ecosystem?

Solana organizes multiple hackathons annually, bringing developers together and providing funds for up-and-coming projects. Building the Solana Community As a low-cost, high-speed rival to Ethereum, Solana offers unmatched transaction throughput in the race to become the ultimate Decentralized Finance (DeFi) network. In addition, both beginners and developers with smart contract or Non-Fungible token (NFT) experience benefit from its high[Read more…]

Tiny Colony Teases Project’s Future

Base Defense is the next priority after the team successfully launched the MVP of their base construction mechanic of the game. Defend the Base The Developers of the Solana PlayAndEarn blockchain game Tiny Colony shared what the community can expect in the coming weeks. In an Aug. 23 Tweet, Tiny Colony CEO Arshia Navabi and game producer Ernest[Read more…]

Phantom Wallet Activates NFT Spam Burning Mechanism, Fraud Alert System

Phantom: “We’re not stopping there. Users can look forward to more automated spam detection in the future.” Combatting Spam NFTs Phantom Wallet has rolled out a new burn feature that allows users to delete spam Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) sent by scammers. According to the announcement, users can already find the “Burn Token” tab in the wallet app,[Read more…]

Jump Crypto Joins Solana Team to Improve Blockchain Infrastructure

Albert: Jump Crypto will “improve mission-critical systems” in Solana chain. Addressing Solana’s Outages Jump Crypto, an arm of American financial heavyweight Jump Trading Group, announced it will help renovate part of Solana’s infrastructure to make the blockchain more stable in the future. Specifically, Jump Crypto will build a validator application for the Solana blockchain called Firedancer, using the[Read more…]

Frakt Introduces Long Term Loans Backed by Blue Chip NFTs on Solana

Frakt has made loans accessible on its platform, collateralized by blue-chip NFTs on Solana. Yield and Loans Collateralized by Blue Chip NFTs The FRAKT lending protocol is a peer-to-pool based, decentralized NFT liquidity system built on the Solana blockchain.  Depositors can earn yield on their Solana (SOL) holdings by providing liquidity to lending pools.  Borrowers can pledge their blue[Read more…]