Category Archives: Solana News

Value Preservation: Which Top 10 Crypto Has Performed The Best?

Since the beginning of 2022, the crypto market has descended further into the bear market. The current bitcoin cycle low was hit back in June 2022, and its price is only about 11% up from that point. Through the bear market, there have been some cryptocurrencies that have held up better than the others. This[Read more…]

Solana Founder Says It Is Not An ‘Ethereum Killer’, Here’s Why

Solana has already cemented its reputation as one of the largest competitors of Ethereum which had earned it the nickname of ‘Ethereum Killer’. The community has run with this narrative and it has led to a fierce rivalry between the communities behind both networks. However, Solana founder Anatoly Yakovenko has actually come forward to debunk[Read more…]

Sol-searching: After halving headcount, SolChicks creator plows on with new P2E platform

At the start of the year, SolChicks was flying high. The crypto-powered, play-to-earn game — which stars a cast of 10,000 cartoon chicks in an array of costumes — was one of the hottest prospects to have been built on the Solana blockchain. Through a sale of its chicks tokens in November 2021, the game’s[Read more…]

Solana has a new punching bag in the NFT market, and it’s none other than…

Despite the bleak NFT action in 2022, trends continue to emerge from this market for two main guests. Firstly, Ethereum [ETH], the king altcoins and Solana [SOL], the so-called ‘Ethereum killer’. But did this killer have the strength to beat the king within the NFT battleground? All hail the King Was ETH really the king within the NFT market[Read more…]

Aptos’s Layer 1 mainnet has gone live

Aptos, a new Layer 1 network, has launched its mainnet. Solana developers have been frustrated on its network, and are exploring moving over to Aptos, which is one of the most anticipated Layer 1 launches. The blockchain, founded by former Meta employees, has also attracted the attention of FTX Ventures, which led a $150 million raise for Aptos in[Read more…]

Aptos’s Layer 1 mainnet launching soon; date not finalized

Aptos, a new Layer 1 network, has launched its mainnet. Solana developers have been frustrated on its network, and are exploring moving over to Aptos, which is one of the most anticipated Layer 1 launches. The blockchain, founded by former Meta employees, has also attracted the attention of FTX Ventures, which led a $150 million raise for Aptos in[Read more…]

Will Solana’s Monday blues wipe out SOL’s attempts at making short bull runs

Solana [SOL] has been on the receiving end of a lot of criticism from the crypto community for its downtime debacle. However, the cryptocurrency may have trusted the NFT market as its saving grace. Recently, one of the largest NFT marketplaces, Magic Eden on Solana launched a new update. Magic Eden tweeted about the launch of Boots, a customizable NFT, with the[Read more…]

No Crypto Bros: PussyDAO Is Where Punk Rock Meets Hyperfemininity

PussyDAO is a new NFT project on Solana founded as both an artist collective an business. BSC News talked to founder Izzy Howell. PussyDao Roars on Solana A 2019 report on the “State of Diversity and Inclusion in Blockchain” said (2019) that all-women founding teams accounted for only 8.2% of venture-backed crypto and blockchain companies. In defiance[Read more…]

Flasko (FLSK) Presale Looks Appealing For Avalanche (AVAX) And Solana (SOL) Holders

It is not an easy thing for cryptocurrency investors out there to pick the right cryptocurrencies that can help them with generating profitable outcomes. That’s because most cryptocurrencies out there have failed to deliver promising outcomes throughout the year. Few of the leading cryptocurrencies such as Avalanche (AVAX) and Solana (SOL) are now going through[Read more…]

Magic Eden Flip-Flops on Solana NFT Royalties, Making Them Optional

Solana’s top NFT marketplace no longer forces traders to pay creator royalties after rival upstarts cut into its market share. Magic Eden, the most popular marketplace for Solana NFTs, announced late Friday that it would no longer strictly honor creator-set royalties on NFTs sold through its platform, bowing to recent pressure as royalties-shunning rivals rapidly stole away its market share. “After some[Read more…]