Electric Capital’s 2024 Developer Report has revealed that for the first time since 2016, Solana outpaced Ethereum as the leading blockchain ecosystem for attracting new developers. The breakthrough highlights Solana’s rapid growth, with 7,625 new devs joining the network in the last 12 months, representing an 83% year-over-year increase. Rise in Developer Activity The report,...Read More
In October, Raydium made history by becoming the number one DEX by volume across all chains, a milestone it quickly built on in November. According to Messari’s latest report, Raydium surged ahead of Uniswap in monthly DEX volumes by a striking 30%, achieving $124.6 billion compared to Uniswap’s $90.5 billion. Raydium Leaves Uniswap Behind Raydium...Read More
In a historic week for digital assets, investment products saw their largest weekly inflows ever, amounting to $3.85 billion, surpassing the previous record set just a few weeks earlier. This spike has driven total year-to-date inflows to $41 billion, while assets under management have surged to a new record of $165 billion, far outpacing the...Read More
A record 35.5% of BNB Chain’s blocks were affected by Sandwich attacks in November. Over the past week alone, 645 Sandwich Bots were found to be active on the chain. In total, roughly 43,400 DEX traders were impacted during the entire ordeal. Sandwich Bots Exploit BNB Chain According to data compiled by Dune Analytics, the...Read More
Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs have played a crucial role in driving widespread adoption by providing a simple way for investors to gain exposure to the two largest cryptocurrencies without the complexities of managing a crypto wallet. However, new reports suggest that Solana may not follow this path to accessibility due to regulatory obstacles. Solana...Read More
Bitcoin experienced outflows of $457 million in the past week, marking the first significant withdrawals since early September. CoinShares interpreted this figure as profit-taking after BTC tested the key psychological level of $100k. Short-Bitcoin products saw a modest inflow of $0.5 million during the past week. On the other hand, altcoins mostly attracted inflows, including...Read More
XRP has climbed to the third spot among cryptocurrencies by market cap, overtaking the world’s largest stablecoin Tether (USDT) as well as the “Ethereum Killer” Solana (SOL). Data from CoinMarketCap reveals that XRP’s capitalization has surged past $1350 billion, leaving only Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) ahead in the rankings. Over the past seven days,...Read More
SecondLane, a private markets trading platform, has listed a 1% equity stake in Pump.fun for $15 million. This puts Pump.fun’s fully diluted valuation (FDV) at $1.5 billion. Token Launch and New Trading Features The stake can be purchased on SecondLane’s web app and through its Telegram channel, where new offerings are regularly announced. Pump.fun, which...Read More
Prominent blockchain detective ZachXBT has uncovered a hacking spree targeting popular accounts on X and Instagram, which fueled a wave of pump-and-dump schemes linked to meme coins launched on Pump.fun. Celebrities such as musicians Usher and Wiz Khalifa, actor Dean Norris, as well as a Japanese public aquarium fell victim to these attacks. Hacks Targeting...Read More
Pump Science, a decentralized science (DeSci) launch platform on Solana, has disclosed a severe security breach involving one of its wallet addresses. The wallet’s private key, identified as T5j2UB…jjb8sc, was inadvertently exposed by a developer who embedded it in the platform’s codebase. The error allowed attackers to hijack the wallet, leading to the unauthorized creation...Read More
Solana-based meme coin generator Pump.fun has announced pausing the live streaming functionality on its site for an indefinite time period “until the moderation infrastructure is ready to deal with the heightened levels of activity.” The latest move comes after coming under fire for its controversial livestream feature, which has been exploited for disturbing acts. Pump.fun...Read More
Amid heightened activity across the crypto market, the Base network also experienced renewed momentum. Data from L2Beat revealed that Base’s total value locked (TVL) surged by more than 5% over the last week, surpassing $10 billion for the first time, with Aerodome Finance leading the charge reflecting the meme coin trading dominance. Since September’s brief...Read More
Digital asset investment products experienced a record-breaking week, with $3.13 billion in inflows, pushing total investments since mid-September – the start of US interest rate cuts – to $15.2 billion. According to CoinShares, year-to-date inflows have soared to $37 billion, thereby setting a new milestone and outshining the initial success of US Gold ETFs, which...Read More
Pump.fun, the popular Solana-based meme coin generator, is facing intense backlash for its livestream feature, which has devolved into a disturbing hub for exploitative and extreme behavior. Initially designed to allow developers to promote their projects, the platform has instead become a breeding ground for troubling content. Extreme Stunts on Pump.fun for Profit Reports reveal...Read More
The race to launch the first Solana-focused exchange-traded fund (ETF) is heating up, with four major issuers filing applications with the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE). This development seems to have triggered a charge leading to the price of Solana’s native SOL token to a new all-time high (ATH), pushing it almost past $263 only...Read More
Sui Network suffered a major disruption on November 21st after failing to produce blocks on its mainnet, which effectively brought the blockchain to a standstill. Following a two-hour downtime, the network resumed operations, once again processing transactions. Sui Network Restored After Downtime According to the official announcement by the team behind the Layer 1 network,...Read More
Sky, the DeFi lending protocol that was formerly known as Maker, has rolled out its USDS stablecoin on the Solana blockchain. According to the official announcement, Sky said the launch positions USDS as “the first major DeFi-native stablecoin on Solana,” offering new avenues for borrowing, lending, and trading on the blockchain’s leading DeFi platforms. “Today’s...Read More
Solana’s so-called “social layer,” Bonk (BONK), has jumped back into the spotlight after a week of record-breaking performance. On November 20, the popular token reached $0.000057, marking a new all-time high (ATH) after weeks of consistent growth. In the process, it overtook its rival dogwifhat (WIF) to regain its position as the leading meme coin...Read More
Investment in digital assets saw an influx of $2.2 billion last week, increasing total inflows since September’s rate cuts to $11.7 billion and lifting the year-to-date total to an all-time high of $33.5 billion. While $3 billion flowed in during the early part of the week, a rise in Bitcoin’s price triggered $866 million in...Read More
Phantom, a Solana-based decentralized finance (DeFi) wallet, has issued an urgent update for its iOS app. This follows reports that a bug unexpectedly logged some users out of their accounts. The glitch prevented several iOS customers from accessing their wallets unless they had backed up their recovery phrases. Users Locked Out of Their Wallets “We’re...Read More
Solana’s decentralized finance (DeFi) is seeing a resurgence amidst a broader market rally. According to data compiled by DeFiLlama, Solana’s decentralized exchanges (DEXs) have hit a milestone, with daily trading volumes surpassing $5 billion for three consecutive days. This marks the first time such a feat has been achieved. During the week of November 10-16,...Read More
Crypto analyst Master Kenobi has suggested that the price of Dogecoin (DOGE) could rise to as much as $2, with its market cap potentially supplanting those of Solana (SOL), Binance Coin (BNB), and even Tether (USDT) to make it the third most valuable cryptocurrency in the market. The assessment comes in the wake of the...Read More
Crypto may soon witness a significant expansion in exchange-traded fund (ETF) offerings. Industry expert Nate Geraci has forecasted a potential uptick in spot crypto ETF filings this week involving major digital assets such as Ripple (XRP), Solana (SOL), and Cardano (ADA). A Strategic Moment for Issuers In a November 11 post on X, the ETF...Read More
Coinbase has announced the expansion of its wrapped Bitcoin product, cbBTC, to the Solana blockchain. Originally launched in September, cbBTC was initially available only on Ethereum and Coinbase’s native Layer 2 Base blockchain. Now on Solana, it will exist as a Solana Program Library (SPL) token, which can represent both fungible and non-fungible assets. Coinbase’s...Read More
VanEck has introduced staking for its Solana Exchange Traded Note (ETN) in Europe, which currently has assets under management (AUM) totaling $73 million. The Solana ETN, which trades under the ticker VSOL, will now enable investors to benefit from staking rewards that will be accrued and reinvested daily. A Non-Custodial Staking Model The announcement was...Read More
In recent weeks, Pump.fun, the popular Solana-based platform for launching meme coins, has been consistently selling large volumes of SOL. According to the latest findings by Lookonchain, the Fee Account of Pump.fun, sold an additional 40,000 SOL, worth around $6.68 million, on October 2nd. The sale has prompted speculation about its broader market impact. Shortly...Read More
As the US presidential race becomes more intense with less than a month away until Election Day, data from last week suggests that digital asset inflows have surged to $2.2 billion. This figure marked the highest level since July, spurred by optimism for a potential Republican success in the election. Inflows Surge Amid US Election...Read More
A new “State of Crypto” report by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) shows that the blockchain space achieved all-time highs for usage and activity. According to the paper, 220 million addresses interacted with a blockchain at least once in September 2024, a figure three times higher than that recorded at the end of 2023....Read More
With just over 20 days until the US presidential election, the race is heading into its decisive phase, and the stakes are high for the crypto industry. Over the past few days, prediction markets have flipped, placing higher odds on Republican and pro-crypto advocate Donald Trump securing a win compared to his Democratic competitor, Vice...Read More
Upon analyzing over 1,200 publicly available crypto pre-seed and seed rounds from 2022, Lattice Fund found that the seed-stage crypto market saw investors refocus on the more stable and established sectors of Infrastructure and Centralized Finance (CeFi). This came after a period of exploration into emerging sectors in 2021. Infrastructure and CeFi According to the...Read More
