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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Investment giant Grayscale is launching the Smart Contract Platform Ex-Ethereum Fund (GSCPxE) to give investors exposure to leading smart contract platforms. According to a new announcement, the new investment product tracks the CoinDesk Smart Contract Platform Select Ex ETH Index, measuring the market capitalization-weighted performance of all leading smart contract coins excluding Ethereum (ETH). The […] The post Grayscale Launches Fund Consisting of Cardano (ADA), Solana (SOL), Polkadot (DOT) and Four Additional Altcoins appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

Grayscale Launches Fund Consisting of Cardano (ADA), Solana (SOL), Polkadot (DOT) and Four Additional Altcoins

Krafton, the South Korean gaming giant founded by billionaire Chang Byung-gyu, is expanding it crypto empire by partnering with blockchain startup Solana Labs to develop play-to-earn crypto games.

PUBG Developer Teams Up With Solana Labs To Launch Play-To-Earn Crypto Games

Terra

A popular crypto analyst says he's now optimistic on the trajectories of two Ethereum (ETH) challengers. In a new strategy session, the host of InvestAnswers tells his 421,000 subscribers that he's “super bullish” on LUNA because of Terra's plans to flip from an algorithmic stablecoin project to one that's backed, in part, by Bitcoin (BTC). […] The post Crypto Analyst Calls One Ethereum Rival ‘Heavily Undervalued', Updates Outlook on Terra (LUNA) and Solana (SOL) appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

Crypto Analyst Calls One Ethereum Rival ‘Heavily Undervalued', Updates Outlook on Terra (LUNA) and Solana (SOL)

The PUBG battle royale series has more than a billion downloads across platforms, and now its publisher is building on Solana.

Studio Behind Smash Hit PUBG Series Will Make Solana NFT Games

Krafton and Solana Labs will build games based on blockchain technology, as well as jointly marketing, designing and investing in projects. The post Billion-dollar gaming firm Krafton pens business deal with Solana Labs appeared first on The Block.

Billion-dollar gaming firm Krafton pens business deal with Solana Labs

The agreement could bring blockchain integrations and NFTs to the popular battle-royale style game.

PUBG Publisher Krafton Partners With Solana Labs

A decentralized finance (defi) protocol called Cashio was attacked by an “infinite glitch” exploit around 9:00 a.m. (UTC), the team said on Wednesday. Following the hack, statistics show the protocol's total value locked (TVL) dropped from over $28 million to $579,701 and the project's stablecoin shuddered from $1 per token to zero. Cashio App Exploited […]

Solana-Based Cashio App Hit With an ‘Infinite Mint Glitch,' CASH Stablecoin Drops to Zero

Cashio, a Solana-based stablecoin project, has been looted for millions after attackers leveraged an “infinite mint glitch.”

Solana Stablecoin Project Cashio Plummets to Zero After Multi-Million Dollar Hack

A stablecoin called Cashio on the Solana blockchain has been exploited and lost practically all of its value. The post Stablecoin Cashio on Solana exploited for $28 million in ‘infinite mint glitch' appeared first on The Block.

Stablecoin Cashio on Solana exploited for $28 million in ‘infinite mint glitch'

Litecoin

A leading digital assets manager says crypto investment products suffered nearly $50,000,000 in outflows last week despite inflows to altcoins. In the latest Digital Asset Fund Flows Weekly report, CoinShares says most of last week's outflows originated in North America. “Digital asset investment products saw outflows for the second consecutive week, totaling US$47m last week. The […] The post Institutions Going for XRP, Polkadot and One Ethereum Challenger As War Jitters Spark Uncertainty: CoinShares appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

Institutions Going for XRP, Polkadot and One Ethereum Challenger As War Jitters Spark Uncertainty: CoinShares

Bitcoin

The governing body behind Solana's Mango Markets overwhelmingly rejected calls to invest even a sliver of its nearly $700 million treasury in bitcoin.

Mango DAO Embraces SOL, Rejects BTC With $1M Treasury Investment

The largest digital currency asset manager in terms of assets under management (AUM), Grayscale Investments, has announced the launch of a smart contract fund that is compiled of ethereum competitors. The fund called “GSCPxE” holds seven different smart contract coins and it's Grayscale's 18th investment product to date. Grayscale Launches GSCPxE — Fund Holds Cardano, […]

Grayscale Investments Launches Smart Contract-Focused Diversified Fund

Coinbase Ventures, Solana Ventures, and Animoca back a new studio of game industry veterans building NFT games on Solana.

Block Tackle Raises $5M to Develop Solana NFT Skateboarding Game

In the wake of SEC ETF rejections, Grayscale is launching an altcoin fund focused on seven major blockchains.

Grayscale Investments Creates Smart Contract Fund for Solana, Avalanche, Polygon, Cardano

Grayscale has launched a new fund providing exposure to a variety of smart contract ecosystems that have emerged amid the growth of DeFi. The post Grayscale launches fund holding Ethereum alternatives appeared first on The Block.

Grayscale launches fund holding Ethereum alternatives

It's the fund manager's 18th investment product and third diversified fund offering.

Cardano, Solana and Other Non-ETH Tokens the Focus of New Grayscale Smart Contract Fund

A closely tracked crypto strategist is unveiling his targets for Solana (SOL), Polkadot (DOT) and VeChain (VET) as he says the three altcoins are on the verge of breaking out. Analyst Justin Bennett tells his nearly 100,000 Twitter followers that smart contract platform Solana has broken out of its diagonal resistance while printing a large […] The post Crypto Analyst Predicts Breakouts for Solana (SOL), Polkadot (DOT) and VeChain (VET) – Here Are His Targets appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

Crypto Analyst Predicts Breakouts for Solana (SOL), Polkadot (DOT) and VeChain (VET) – Here Are His Targets

A widely followed crypto analyst and trader says he's bullish on Ethereum challengers Avalanche (AVAX) and Solana (SOL). Pseudonymous trader Cantering Clark tells his 117,000 Twitter followers that he sees AVAX slightly pulling back before continuing its rally. “AVAX clearly looks like a winner. Possible short-term setup or location to add in a fill of […] The post Top Crypto Trader Predicts Rallies for Avalanche (AVAX) and Solana (SOL), Says Ethereum Rivals Look Like Winners appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

Top Crypto Trader Predicts Rallies for Avalanche (AVAX) and Solana (SOL), Says Ethereum Rivals Look Like Winners

A popular crypto analyst is giving a bullish forecast for Ethereum rivals Solana (SOL), Avalanche (AVAX) and Terra (LUNA). In a new video, the host of financial education YouTube channel InvestAnswers says that Solana could be on the brink of reclaiming the three-digit price level as it flashes a strong bullish signal.  “There's a lot […] The post Ethereum Competitors Terra (LUNA), Solana (SOL) and Avalanche (AVAX) on the Cusp of Breakouts: Crypto Analyst appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

Ethereum Competitors Terra (LUNA), Solana (SOL) and Avalanche (AVAX) on the Cusp of Breakouts: Crypto Analyst

CEO of ConsenSys and formerly a co-founder of Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) Joseph Lubin has criticized Solana (CRYPTO: SOL), and says he thinks the economic model of paying out validators “disproportionate rewa

Ethereum Co-Founder Calls Solana Unsustainable: It's A 'Fake It Until You Make It' Business Model

Ethereum

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Crypto Price Prediction: Huge Bitcoin Forecast Revealed As Ethereum, BNB, XRP, Solana, Cardano, Luna And Avalanche Swing

Analytics website DeepDAO began tracking data for DAOs built on Solana earlier this week.

DAO Treasuries Top $8.2 Billion on Ethereum, $1.3B on Solana: DeepDAO

Coinbase is pressing ahead toward the Web 3.0 future by enabling its browser-based wallet to accept assets from the Solana (SOL) ecosystem. According to a new press release, the US-based crypto exchange says it's responding to new needs and opportunities as blockchain technology expands its frontiers. “Over the past year, there has been an explosion […] The post Solana Sees Small Bump in Price As Coinbase Wallet Expands Support for SOL Ecosystem appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

Solana Sees Small Bump in Price As Coinbase Wallet Expands Support for SOL Ecosystem

Uniswap

Chainlink

Crypto analytics firm Santiment says that the decentralized crypto exchange Uniswap (UNI) is ahead of leading Ethereum (ETH) competitors in terms of development activities. According to a recent Santiment tweet, Uniswap is the fastest developed asset in the past 30 days with 1,070 daily Github submissions from developers. Uniswap is followed by Solana (SOL) with […] The post Uniswap (UNI) Dominating Solana (SOL), Cardano (ADA) and Additional Altcoins in One Important Metric: Santiment appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

Uniswap (UNI) Dominating Solana (SOL), Cardano (ADA) and Additional Altcoins in One Important Metric: Santiment

A cryptocurrency platform is adding additional support for one of the fast growing cryptocurrencies.

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