Tagged: sol

June 1, 2025 @ 5:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ledger, a global company focused on cryptocurrency hardware wallets, has recently announced three significant updates that underscore its commitment to enhancing user experience, security, and community engagement in the crypto ecosystem. These developments include the expansion of the Crypto Life (CL) Card to the United… Read More

April 27, 2025 @ 10:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Loopscale, a so-called decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol operating on the Solana blockchain, fell victim to a significant security breach, resulting in a loss of approximately $5.8 million. This amount represents 12% of the platform’s total value locked (TVL), which stood at around $40 million prior… Read More

April 27, 2025 @ 5:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinList, a platform for investing in and trading digital assets, has rolled out two updates that allow users to earn passive income (an offering somewhat similar to other crypto platforms like Coinbase and Kraken).. By holding Solana (SOL) or Ethena’s USDe in a CoinList wallet,… Read More

April 26, 2025 @ 4:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

DeFi Development Company, recently rebranded from Janover and dubbed the “MSTR of Solana,” has submitted a $1 billion shelf offering to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to a filing disclosed on Friday. This strategic move underscores the company’s growing alignment with the… Read More

April 8, 2025 @ 2:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SOL Strategies Inc., a Canadian company dedicated to investing in and providing infrastructure for the Solana blockchain ecosystem, released its March 2025 operational update. Leah Wald, CEO, stated: “March represented a significant month for SOL Strategies, marked by our strategic acquisition of Laine’s validator network… Read More

March 10, 2025 @ 10:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sol Strategies Inc. (formerly Cypherpunk Holdings Inc.), a Canadian company dedicated to investing in and providing infrastructure for the Solana blockchain ecosystem, has made additional “strategic purchases of SOL as part of its ongoing growth initiatives.” During the week ending March 7, 2025, Sol Strategies… Read More

March 5, 2025 @ 4:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coin Metrics noted that the Solana blockchain has emerged as a key player in the web3 and crypto ecosystem, due to its relatively high throughput, fairly low transaction costs, and a fast-growing ecosystem (although a lot of activity centers around speculative trading and meme coins)…. Read More

March 5, 2025 @ 8:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

President Donald Trump’s recent proposal to integrate various altcoins—such as XRP, Solana (SOL), Cardano (ADA), and Ethereum (ETH)—into a national cryptocurrency strategic reserve has ignited a firestorm of debate within the crypto industry. One of the key takeaways from this is that at least it… Read More

March 2, 2025 @ 5:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CME Group, the world’s derivatives marketplace, announced plans to launch Solana (SOL) futures on March 17, pending regulatory review. Market participants will have the choice to trade both “a micro-sized contract (25 SOL) and a larger-sized contract (500 SOL).” Giovanni Vicioso, Global Head of Cryptocurrency… Read More

January 19, 2025 @ 10:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sol Strategies Inc., a Canadian company dedicated to investing in and providing infrastructure for the Solana blockchain ecosystem, is announcing the launch of its new mobile application from Orangefin Ventures LLC, a recent acquisition and provider of non-custodial staking solutions known for performance and security…. Read More

January 8, 2025 @ 9:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sol Strategies Inc., a Canadian holding company that invests in the Solana blockchain and ecosystem, announced that it has drawn from its amended credit facility agreement dated January 6, 2025 with Antanas Guoga, the company’s Chairman and Director. The agreement, which amended and restated the… Read More

December 26, 2024 @ 7:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ethereum (ETH) is still leading the way overall, however, Solana (SOL) is steadily gaining ground (and fast), according to new industry report. The 2024 Electric Capital Developer Report reveals that as far as blockchain / web3 developer activity goes, there have been solid developments this year…. Read More

November 3, 2024 @ 6:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Solana made waves in the cryptocurrency and web3 space when it launched on CoinList in 2020, reportedly selling 8 million SOL tokens at a clearing price of $0.22. Before that, CoinList claims that it had spent a year working closely with the Solana team on… Read More

October 30, 2024 @ 8:24 am By JD Alois  |  

VanEck says it will be working with Kiln to power institutional staking with Solana. Solana is a Proof of Stake blockchain, and its native cryptocurrency is SOL. VanEck is a financial services firm that mainly provides exchange-traded products. Kiln is a digital asset rewards management… Read More

August 15, 2024 @ 6:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin Suisse, a firm focused on enabling Swiss crypto investments and a trusted gateway for digital assets, has announced the integration of Solana (SOL) into its custodial staking services. This addition enhances Bitcoin Suisse‘s existing Solana offerings, which “include trading and custody, creating a comprehensive… Read More

August 7, 2024 @ 10:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Anchorage Digital Bank N.A., the only federally chartered crypto bank, is announcing expanded support for the Solana ecosystem. In addition to native SOL, institutions can now “custody SPL tokens from the safety and security of Anchorage Digital Bank.” The SPL token standard governs how tokens… Read More

August 3, 2024 @ 5:32 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

YouHodler chief of markets Ruslan Lienkha and risk manager Sergei Gorev were asked about recent movements in the cryptocurrency world, including Circle’s IPO and Solana price movements. YouHodler is a firm that offers a wide range of Web3 Fintech services to ensure a seamless connection… Read More

July 30, 2024 @ 4:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may be withdrawing its charges against third-party crypto tokens like Solana’s SOL as well as Polygon’s MATIC. These digital tokens have been part of the regulator’s lengthy case against crypto exchange Binance, Breaking: #Solana $SOL is no longer… Read More

June 27, 2024 @ 3:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin ETF issuer VanEck has reportedly filed an application for a Solana ETF in the United States. As noted by VanEck’s head of digital assets research, it is the first firm in the US to file for a Solana ETF. VanEck, which is notably one… Read More

January 29, 2024 @ 8:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Matty Taylor (former Head of Growth at Solana Foundation), Clay Robbins (former Principal at Slow Ventures) and Nate Levine (former software engineer at Stripe) announced the launch of Colosseum, a new organization founded to discover, accelerate and invest in builders who are “looking to develop… Read More