Author Archives: SOLANA NEWS

StepN and Nyan Heroes Headline List of Top Solana Twitter Spaces

Unique Web3 project STEPN incentivizing users to get moving in real life. Move-to-Earn In an Ask Me Anything (AMA) on May 10 between Yawn Rong, co-founder of STEPN, and Solana News on Twitter, the co-founder gave users plenty of insight into the project and even teased some upcoming updates.  As the Play-to-Earn space grows in[Read more…]

Nyan Heroes Unveil New Gameplay Video

Expectations are rising for Nyan Heroes’ final product as the team releases exciting new footage of their game which, at first glance, appears to show hugely impressive features. Gameplay Teaser Unveiled Nyan Heroes has dropped its latest gameplay reveal with an immersive video that has gamers all over the blockchain animated to start playing to[Read more…]

How are Solana NFTs and Magic Eden Surviving the Downturn?

With collections like Okay Bears and DeGods bringing new eyes to Solana, Magic Eden keeps adding features to accommodate its users. The Build Market is Here Top Non-Fungible Token (NFT) marketplace of Solana—Magic Eden—added unlisted bidding, allowing users to bid on off-market NFTs.  The team announced the new feature on May 11 via Twitter, consolidating[Read more…]

DarleyGo Off to the Races on Solana

DarleyGo is soon to launch, starting with the closed beta on May 20. A player can race, train, breed, and collect NFT horses in the game. Myth-Based NFT Horseracing Game DarleyGo is set to launch on Solana as the world’s first myth-based Non-Fungible Token(NFT) horseracing game.  The DarleyGo Game first gained attention after winning the[Read more…]

Genopets Unveils Dual-Token Economy and $GENE Staking

As the GameFi space matures and VC funding increases, Genopets wants to set the standard for blockchain games and healthy living.  The Road to a Healthy Life MoveAndEarn (M2E) game Genopets introduced its dual-token system and many upcoming milestones as the full launch approaches. The team presented the project’s dual-token economy on May 12 via[Read more…]

Stake Solana on Trust Wallet and Earn Tokens

Users can now stake their SOL tokens on the mobile application with ease and earn rewards in high APY based on the chosen validator.  Trust Wallet Adds Solana Staking  Trust Wallet, a mobile cryptocurrency wallet with over 25 million users in the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) space, now offers Solana Staking. Users can efficiently utilize the[Read more…]

Friktion Announces Partnership with Paradigm

The recent collaboration will give Friktion access to a global network of 700 counterparties, representing 30 percent of all global crypto options flows. Friktion X Paradigm: Instituitional Liquidity Friktion partners with Paradigm, a leading institutional options liquidity network for traders to bring institutional liquidity to Decentralized finance (DeFi). Friktion recently announced the partnership on Twitter[Read more…]

Nyan Heroes Raises $7.5M to Expand PlayAndEarn Shooter

The funding round included Kosmos Ventures, Sino Global Capital, and crypto influencers DataDash and CryptoLark. Building a Stellar Team The PlayAndEarn game Nyan Heroes raised $7.5 million—at a valuation of $100 million—to scale the game development towards the Q4 2022 alpha launch. The project announced the funding round via Twitter on May 9, highlighting the[Read more…]

Irreverent Labs Raises $40M for NFT A.I. Game on Solana

Irreverant Labs gets $40 million from a16z and others. Money for a Hundred-Year Game Irreverant Labs—the technology company behind MechaFightClub (MFC)—raised a massive $40 million in Series A funding to boost the futuristic mecha-cockfighting game. The funding round was announced on May 9 via Twitter and brought many prominent VCs together, including Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)[Read more…]

Solana Pay Added Transaction Request Feature Amid Growing Interest

Solana is bringing online transactions into the real world by enabling interactive transactions between a checkout app and a mobile wallet. Moving Transactions Forward Amidst Solana Pay’s growing popularity among merchants and developers, Solana has added Transaction Requests, a new feature for merchants to use. Solana and Atlas Cafe recently hosted the Solana Pay X[Read more…]