Category Archives: Solana News

‘Token-less’ Arbitrum sees a larger TVL than Solana — what’s next here?

Ethereum [ETH] Layer 2 (L2) platforms scalability boosting solutions continue to showcase strength despite harsh market conditions. And the good part is that investors are taking notice. But here’s another twist or rather another portfolio booster for the leading L2 platform, Arbitrum. Spearing ahead At press time, Arbitrum had the highest Total Value Locked (TVL) across all[Read more…]

Solana Aims For Moonshots With Its Groundbreaking Smartphone — Disrupting Google and Apple

Solana’s flagship smartphone Saga will be a game-changer in the industry giving developers a new alternative.  Though a notable achievement, Anatoly Yakovenko expects sales between 25,000 to 50,000 units next year.   Developers have heaped praise on the new smartphone for integrating crypto features in its push for wider adoption of web3. Solana jumps into smartphone[Read more…]

FTX Sam Bankman-Fried hints at Cardano listing

The FTX founder asked those who think he is lying to place a bet on whether FTX would list Spot ADA within the next three months. FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has hinted that the exchange could soon be listing Cardano’s ADA for spot trading in an Oct. 23 tweet. According to SBF, FTX International has ADA perpetual contracts[Read more…]

Girles, Cardano, And Solana Are The Top Cryptos To Watch Out In 2022

There are currently thousands of cryptocurrencies in the market and it can prove to be quite a chore trying to figure out which one is best to invest in. However, there are always those that shine through due to their offerings and reach that have made them inevitable successes in the crypto market. This time[Read more…]

Solana Struggles Below Key Resistance, Can Price Flip $30 Into Support?

The price of Solana (SOL) has had a difficult start to October despite many traders and investors speculating the month to be fruitful for most crypto, including Solana (SOL), calling it names like Uptober. The crypto market, including the big players like the likes of Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Binance Coin (BNB), have all[Read more…]

UK crypto hub and official NFT plans could be back on as Sunak wins leadership

After several tumultuous months out of ministerial office, Rishi Sunak’s coronation as the UK’s next prime minister could mean that plans to make the country friendlier to crypto could be back on the cards.  Sunak won the backing of Conservative politicians to lead the party after his rivals dropped out. He will become the UK’s[Read more…]

Crypto-focused Smartphone Solana Saga Unveiled

The full specifications for OSOM’s crypto-focused Solana Saga smartphone have been made public today by the firm. This comes in a few months after Anatoly Yakovenko, co-founder and CEO of Solana, announced the release of Saga, an Android web3-focused smartphone, in front of an audience in New York City. The new gadget has an IP68-rated casing,[Read more…]

Aptos surges more than 30% following wave of short liquidations

The price of Aptos (APT) has increased more than 30% over the past 24 hours, according to data from CoinGecko, after significant post-listing price drops occurred across major cryptocurrency exchanges — including Binance, FTX and OKX. The Aptos price surge came after many short-hungry traders were liquidated — commonly known as a “short squeeze.” Funding[Read more…]

Solana Could Get Enforceable NFT Royalties Via New Metaplex Standard

After Solana NFT marketplaces make paying royalties optional, Metaplex seeks to give creators a path to enforce them on-chain. Creator royalties have largely fallen out of favor in the Solana NFT space lately, as top marketplace Magic Eden made paying them optional last week after royalties-shunning rivals snatched away market share. Now Metaplex, the creator of Solana’s NFT standard, says it is developing[Read more…]

Crypto-curious Sunak takes early lead in UK leadership race

Former chancellor Rishi Sunak has taken an early lead in the race to become the UK Conservative Party leader and the country’s next prime minister.  The contest, which comes amid a prolonged period of political uncertainty in the country, could end as soon as Monday. Sunak has already secured the backing of at least 100[Read more…]