Solana

Solana is an open source project implementing a new, high-performance, permissionless blockchain. Solana is a general purpose blockchain similar to Ethereum. End user applications as of now include decentralized finance (DeFi), non-fungible tokens (NFT), marketplaces, games, and more. It aims to improve scalability by introducing a proof-of-history (PoH) consensus combined with the underlying proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus of the blockchain.

Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko published a whitepaper describing Proof of History, a technique that would become critical to Solana's blockchain infrastructure, in Nov. 2017. 

Co-founder Greg Fitzgerald, who had worked with Yakovenko at Qualcomm, began prototyping the open source implementation of the whitepaper. It was published under the name Silk in 2018. 

After starting the company under the name Loom, Yakovenko, Fitzgerald, and other co-founders rebranded to Solana. Solana launched on Mainnet Beta in March 2020.

Solana was built to facilitate the development of scalable, user-friendly decentralized apps with low costs and high speeds for transactions.

Solana believes its unique blockchain architecture that combines the proof-of-stake consensus mechanism and its own proof of history mechanism is the key to achieving these goals.

Proof of history works almost like a cryptographic timestamp that proves that an event has occurred at a specific time. It enables the blockchain to work fast while maintaining security and decentralization.

There are about 304 million SOL in circulation as of November 2021. Solana has an initial inflation rate of 8%, which will decrease by 15% a year until it reaches a long-term inflation rate of 1.5%. SOL is Solana’s native token.

Solana competes with other blockchain platforms such as Ethereum and Avalanche to host crypto projects such as NFTs, decentralized exchanges, and gaming. 

Developers and users flocked from Ethereum to Solana due to high transaction costs, but many could gravitate back towards Ethereum if it manages to lower costs, which could happen as a result of the Ethereum 2.0 upgrade and layer 2 rollups. 

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Solana's Anatoly Yakovenko believes a juggernaut IP could emerge from the current crop of NFT projects.

NFTs Will Spawn the Next Marvel or Disney, Says Solana Founder

The decentralized wireless network Helium (HNT) is officially migrating to the Solana (SOL) blockchain after a community vote upheld the decision. The Helium Foundation announced on Thursday that its community approved the move by a majority 81.41% vote on Helium Improvement Proposal (HIP) 70.

Helium (HNT) Is Officially Migrating to Solana (SOL) Blockchain After Community Vote

NFT marketplace OpenSea said it would automatically index NFT collections created on the Solana blockchain. The post OpenSea aims to automatically index Solana NFTs appeared first on The Block.

OpenSea aims to automatically index Solana NFTs

Cosmos

Quick Take In this weekly series, we dive into some of the most interesting data and developments across the Layer 1 blockchain landscape, from DeFi and bridges to network activity and funding As L1 ecosystems continue to become more interconnected, teams in the Cosmos ecosystem are taking a variety of approaches to address the problem of fragmented liquidity.  The Solana network is nearing the release of a critical upgrade that promises to significantly improve its ability to handle user demand. Meanwhile, the Near ecosystem is seeing a spike in usage after the launch of its step-to-earn protocol Sweat Economy

Layer by Layer Issue 46: Cosmos, Solana, and NEAR

It's official: Helium is migrating to Solana following a vote. Nova Labs CEO Amir Haleem explains why Helium needed to make the change.

Helium Founder Explains Why the Crypto Wireless Network Is Moving to Solana

The Helium Foundation has announced the Helium Network's migration to the Solana blockchain following a successful community vote. The post Helium Foundation announces migration to Solana following community vote appeared first on The Block.

Helium Foundation announces migration to Solana following community vote

Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) has no shortage of supporters in the Web3 world, but the award for “most unexpected endorsement” goes to Greenpeace for endorsing Ethereum based on the Merge which moves it to a more environmentally friendly Proof-of-Stake (POS) validation system vs. the original Proof-of-Work (POW) system.

Solana Network Can Run For An Hour On Less Energy Than Is Required For A Single Bitcoin Transaction: Report

Decentralized wireless network Helium has voted to ditch its own blockchain in favor of a move to Solana's network.

Helium Community Approves Crypto Wireless Network's Migration to Solana

The partnership provides a token-gated use case for the first Solana-based project to net a sale over $1 million.  The post FastAF partners with Solana-based NFT project Degen Apes as part of token-gated merch drop appeared first on The Block.

FastAF partners with Solana-based NFT project Degen Apes as part of token-gated merch drop

Dogecoin

Avalanche

Shiba Inu

Neobank Revolut has expanded its crypto investment offering, adding 29 new tokens for its American customers. The post Revolut expands U.S. crypto offering, adding 29 tokens including dogecoin appeared first on The Block.

Revolut expands U.S. crypto offering, adding 29 tokens including dogecoin

Ethereum

Jack Lu tells Decrypt about the top Solana marketplace's embrace of Ethereum—and why Magic Eden was “worried” about the reaction.

Magic Eden CEO: ‘Very Natural' to Expand From Solana to Ethereum NFTs

A popular crypto strategist is analyzing Solana's (SOL) potential price path in relation to Bitcoin's (BTC) possible explosion during the next bull market. In a new YouTube video, the anonymous host of InvestAnswers unveils to his 444,000 subscribers a strategy for predicting Solana's value in the future.

Analyst Says Solana (SOL) Has Potential for Explosive Gains Next Bull Run – Here Are His Price Targets

Bitcoin

Hxro's Solana-based marketplace for bitcoin derivatives is now live for certain users. The post Solana-based Hxro launches bitcoin derivatives marketplace appeared first on The Block.

Solana-based Hxro launches bitcoin derivatives marketplace

Metaplex will launch a DAO to enable community governance, with non-U.S. creators set to reap the reward of MPLX tokens.

Metaplex Set to Airdrop MPLX Tokens to Solana NFT Creators

On-chain statistics for the second quarter of this year showed that despite challenges related to both macroeconomic conditions and network disruptions, Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) outpaced Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) in terms of users' daily transactions. According to Nansen's State of the Quarter Report, Solana's daily transactions steadily climbed during the second quarter, reaching a total of more than 40 million daily transactions as opposed to around one million transactions per day on Ethereum between April and June.

Solana's Daily Transactions Surpass Ethereum: Report

Cardano

Polkadot

Macro guru and former co-head of hedge fund sales in equities and equity derivatives at Goldman Sachs, Raoul Pal, is previewing what type of altcoins could outperform the second-largest crypto asset by market after the Ethereum (ETH) merge.

These Altcoins May Outperform Ethereum Post-Merge, According to Ex-Goldman Sachs Executive Raoul Pal

The co-creator of Solana (SOL) is revealing his end goal for the high-throughput blockchain and major Ethereum (ETH) rival. In a new interview with Scott Melker, Anatoly Yakovenko says that he hopes the Solana blockchain's speed will help it become the benchmark system for all global financial data, eliminating market inefficiencies.

Solana Creator Anatoly Yakovenko Reveals His End Goal for Top Ethereum Rival

Litecoin

Margex has increased trading options for users by adding four new tokens, which include Solana, USDT (SOL), USDC (SOL) and Litecoin VICTORIA, Seychelles , Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Margex, a digital asset trading and investment platform, which recently introduced a unique staking feature earlier this month, has announced the addition of new deposit options for users to use as collateral on its platform.

Margex Announces Addition Of More Deposit Options Including Litecoin, Solana and Solana-based Stablecoins

Raj Gokal, Solana Labs' chief operating officer, joined CoinDesk TV's “First Mover” to discuss what the Merge could mean for Ethereum and how his company's mobile phone will stack up against the iPhone 14.

Solana Co-Founder Sees Upside From Ethereum's Merge, Saga Web 3 Mobile

With the Helium community eyeing a merge of its operations to Solana, SOL has jumped around 7% over the past 24 hours.

Solana Jumps 7% as Crypto 'Hotspot' Project Helium Eyes Merge

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), the world's most valued cryptocurrency, recorded gains, remaining above the $22,000 mark this morning. The second-most valued cryptocurrency, Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), meanwhile, traded slightly lower, but remained above the $1,700 level ahead of the Merge.

Bitcoin Remains Above This Major Level While Solana Rises Sharply; Here Are The Top Crypto Movers For Tuesday

Algorand

Borderless Capital, the Algorand-focused venture firm and Helium investor pushed for Helium to reconsider its prospective new home.

Algorand Boosters Push Back on Helium's Proposed Move to Solana

Hedera

Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary says the shortcomings of Ethereum (ETH) leave the smart contract platform exposed to competition. In a recent Stansberry Research interview, O'Leary says anything could still happen in the young layer-1 sector. But really, at the end of the day, ETH is slow and it's expensive.

Kevin O'Leary Names Two Ethereum Rivals That He Believes Could Challenge ETH's Dominance

Solana moved closer to the $40.00 mark on Monday, as it rose for a sixth straight session to start the week. Bullish momentum in the world's ninth largest cryptocurrency intensified, following a breakout of a resistance point of $36.35. Near protocol was also in the green, as prices rose by over 10% on Monday.

Biggest Movers: SOL, Near Protocol up by Over 10% to Start the Week

Solana NFT mints surged above 300,000 this week despite a slump in the overall non-fungible token market. The post NFT mints on Solana have surged to an all-time high appeared first on The Block.

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