RPC Endpoints Run by Solana Foundation Go Offline
Solana Status sent out a tweet to let people know that RPC endpoints run by the Solana Foundation aren’t working right now because a bug was found in the test release 1.14. Members have been asked to switch to the 1.13 test release until the team does the repairs.
Solana (SOL) Surges 24%, But Is it Sustainable Growth?
Solana’s native coin, SOL, is one of today’s top performers, pumping by 24%. But analysts anticipate a correction.
Solana, Cardano Both Up 21% Late Sunday, Setting Monthly Highs
The value of both Solana and Cardano spiked by over 21 percent late Sunday, according to data from CoinGecko, both reentering territory not seen by either since November. Cardano, the eighth-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, saw its price spike to $0.33—a price not seen since November 19. Meanwhile, Solana, which kicked off a remarkable run with an 11% jump in value on Monday, spiked again Sunday to $16.04, territory it hasn't seen since Nov. 9, when it was partway through a collapse of more than 50% over the prior three days. Solana saw the best first week of the year out of any top-2o coin, today clearing a 60% increase over seven days. It's a remarkable rebound for SOL, which plummeted more than 41% in the wake of the FTX collapse. Once called an "Ethereum killer," Solana was once a favorite of Sam Bankman-Fried. (Decrypt)
Venture Capital Funds and Smart Contract Networks — Why the Promised Land Failed to Deliver
We shouldn’t be surprised that Solana and Polygon networks face DDoS attacks that slowed down transactions and made these networks unusable on multiple occasions. This is the price of centralization.
Is Polygon Co-founder Trading Solana’s Meme Coin BONK?
Bonk Inu in a tweet on January 7 claimed that user experience on the Solana blockchain is so good that even Polygon’s co-founder Sandeep Nailwal experienced using BONK tokens.
Polygon Paid y00ts NFT Collection $3 Million to Leave Solana
DeLabs, the startup behind top Solana NFT collections DeGods and y00ts, has revealed that it received a $3 million grant to move y00ts to the Ethereum sidechain Polygon.
Solana vs. Polygon: A Developer’s Perspective
A look at the scalability, security and performance of two of the most popular smart contract blockchains, written by someone who has built on both and chose Solana for an upcoming wallet app.
BONK, Which Is a Solana-Based, Dog-Themed Token, Was Up 3488.7% This Week
Meme coins, which are popular cryptocurrencies often inspired by internet jokes, have seen their fair share of volatility over the years.
Bonk Inu Developers Burn All Their Team Tokens as Solana Ecosystem Frenzy Continues
Developers behind Solana-based memecoin project Bonk Inu (BONK) burned over 5 trillion tokens, or 5% of the total supply, earlier on Friday, blockchain data shows. The move claimed to have effectively burned all tokens earmarked for developers of the project.
Solana’s Doge-Themed BONK Drops 54% After Bonkers 3,300% Gains
Meme coins and tokens are famously volatile, surging and falling based on things like social media sentiment—as seen in many past occasions with Elon Musk and Dogecoin. Now BONK, a Solana-based, dog-themed token, is experiencing that same kind of turbulent momentum, falling by over half today after ascending to an all-time high price overnight.
Solana NFT Marketplace Magic Eden Offers Refunds Following Fake y00ts Fix
Solana NFT marketplace Magic Eden offered refunds to users affected by the posting of unverified NFT collections on its marketplace.
Solana Savior BONK Burns 500 Billion Coins As Price Continues to Surge
The hot meme coin on Solana – BONK- is up over 2000% since its all-time low five days ago. The meme coin that helped boost Solana price last week, announced that it has burned five billion coins, maintaining its hype in the market.
Biggest Movers: SOL up 15%, as Bullish Sentiment Continues to Rise
Solana extended recent gains on Wednesday, as the token rose by as much as 15% in today’s session. The move saw prices hit their highest point since mid-December, and comes as market sentiment has shifted in a bullish direction. Cardano was also in the green, as it hit a one-week high today.
What is Bonk Inu (BONK): The Dogecoin of Solana?
According to its official one-pager, BONK is the very first Dog-themed memecoin on Solana that’s “for the people, by the people.”
Magic Eden Blames Third-Party Cacher for ‘Unsavory’ NFT Images
Solana's largest NFT marketplace, Magic Eden, displayed incorrect images for some non-fungible tokens yesterday. Some of the misplaced stills included "unsavory" adult content — the result of a compromised third-party image cacher, it claims.
Solana Exec Says Platform Still Gaining New Users Despite FTX’s Collapse
The washout of crypto exchange FTX hasn't kept the Solana network from attracting users and developers, according to Austin Federa, head of strategy and communications at the Solana Foundation.
Solana NFT Trading Volume Shows Signs of Strength Despite Rout
NFT trading volumes on Solana are showing signs of strength for the ecosystem despite its native token losing about 94% of its value last year, with the week of Dec. 25 seeing the most activity since September.
Biggest Movers: SOL Surges 8%, as ATOM Nears 1-Month High
Solana was up by almost 8% on Tuesday, as the token rose for a fifth consecutive session. Recent moves have come despite the Christmas and New Year period, where market volumes were somewhat muted. Cosmos was also in the green, as prices rose to a multi-week high.
$500 Million Flows Into Solana’s Market Cap As SOL Jumps 15% in a Day
On January 2, the price of a Solana was going for $11.13, which represented an increase of 13.88% over the previous twenty-four hours but a decrease of 2% over the preceding week. In a little over an hour, the price of Solana shot up from around $10 to over $11, and add one point was up as much as 15% in the last 24 hours.
Solana (SOL): Dying Out With a Whimper?
Solana (SOL), once a praised contender for Ethereum, is now down 96% form ATH.
