Category Archives: Solana News

a16z leads $40 million raise for crypto protocol Golden

Golden, a crypto firm building a data protocol with web3 tools, raised $40 million in a Series B funding round led by a16z crypto, bringing the total amount raised to date to $60 million. Other participants in the round include Solana co-founder Raj Gokal, Dropbox co-founder Arash Ferdowsi and Postmates founder Bastian Lehmann, the company announced Monday.[Read more…]

Coinbase Says Funds Are Safe After 6-hour Bank Outage

A glitch with the Automated Clearing House blocked Coinbase users from withdrawals and payments via US bank accounts for several hours; Solana was also down Coinbase has reassured users that all funds are safe after the exchange was unable to process US bank transactions for nearly six hours over the weekend. Account holders with US[Read more…]

Uniglo.Io (GLO) Price Surge Leads To Outstanding Gains For Holders Outperforming Cardano (ADA) And Solana (SOL)

A little-known DeFi token called Uniglo (GLO) has been outperforming leaders like Cardano (ADA) and Solana (SOL). In fact, GLO is up 45% and hasn’t seen a red candle in two months. And it’s expected to maintain its value for the next months as well. How is it possible for a cryptocurrency to have not[Read more…]

Solana traders may see SOL’s darker side and this latest setback is to blame 

On 1 October, Solana [SOL] announced that it suffered another instance of network downtime. The announcement added to the tally of already existing instances where Solana reported network outages in the past. Solana is not new to reports of network downtime. According to the recent announcement, the network outage affected its ability to process transactions. This incident[Read more…]

Avalanche (AVAX) And Solana (SOL) Dented By Weak Sentiment For PoS

Investors of Proof-of-Stake ecosystems Avalanche (AVAX) and Solana (SOL) lead today’s market losers. The same weakness did not extend to the newly-minted PoS giant Ethereum which added 1.40% in the same session. Worried about experiencing further declines, Avalanche (AVAX) and Solana (SOL) traders retreated to the new crypto craze, The Hideaways (HDWY). The project eyes tapping[Read more…]

Global banks’ exposure to crypto is around 0.01%

Basel Committee report reveals 19 biggest financial institutions worldwide hold €9.4 billion worth of crypto. Global banking regulation standard Basel Committee’s latest report estimates the global bank exposure to crypto to be at 0.01%, as the 19 largest financial institutions hold €9.4 billion worth of crypto, which equates to 0.14% exposure. The report took the crypto asset[Read more…]

Epic Games Doubles Down On Web3 Gaming Support, Adds Solana-Based ‘Star Atlas’ To It’s Slate

It’s been a busy month for Epic Games when it comes to blockchain engagement. The Epic Games Store launched it’s first supported blockchain-based title, Blankos Block Party, earlier this month – and now it’s adding a second title to it’s slate of offerings. Let’s take a look at the title and what we can expect when[Read more…]

Crypto Weekly Roundup: Do Kwon Wanted, Solana Outage, And More

Another eventful week in crypto – the Do Kwon situation has developed so much more with the Interpol slapping a red notice on the founder and reports emerging that he attempted to withdraw crypto worth millions. Let’s find out more.  Bitcoin  Defunct Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon has reportedly attempted to withdraw Bitcoin worth $69 million from[Read more…]

How PussyDAO Is Using Solana NFTs to Sell Physical Underwear

Most people today likely first associate NFTs with digital-only items like profile pictures, artwork, and collectibles. But blockchain tokens can also be tied to physical art, property, and other tangible assets. In one provocative example of how NFTs could shake up retail and apparel, PussyDAO aims to use Solana NFTs as redemption coupons to purchase things like underwear and streetwear.[Read more…]

Indian Law Enforcement Agency Confiscated $1.2 Million In A Scam

India’s financial watchdog, Enforcement Directorate (ED), confiscated $1.2 million in an investigation of a fraud scheme relying on an App-based token, HPZ. Per an official press release published on September 29, several apps offered users to buy the HPZ tokens to have higher returns. And the investigations revealed that the “Chinese-controlled entities” were behind the scam. Cryptocurrency[Read more…]