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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Under the agreement, Saga phones sold in the U.S. will get a 30-day free subscription to Helium Mobile.

Helium, Building Out Mobile Network, Plans to Give Free Trials to Solana Phone Users

Solana Labs' upcoming Android phone can use Helium's hybrid carrier, which fuses its decentralized network with T-Mobile's 5G.

Crypto Wireless Carrier Helium Mobile Will Power Solana's Saga Smartphone

Pre-production versions of the Solana phone will be sent to developers in December. The post Pre-production Solana phone to ship to developers in December appeared first on The Block.

Pre-production Solana phone to ship to developers in December

Cardano

Ethereum

Coinbase earned $120 million in revenue from blockchain rewards in the first nine months of 2021. Over the same period in 2022, that grew by 77% to $213 million.

Coinbase Earnings Shows Uneven Growth in Ethereum, Solana and Cardano Staking

The much-anticipated NFT project from the creators of DeGods has jolted Solana trading today following an October slump.

Solana NFT Sales Surge 170% as y00ts Completes Delayed Rollout

Polygon

Cryptocurrency analyst Jason Pizzino is expressing bearish sentiment on two top-ten altcoins while signaling a bearish outlook on one altcoin. Starting with Polygon (MATIC), Pizzino tells his 278,000 YouTube subscribers that the Ethereum (ETH) scaling solution is making higher lows, a bullish signal.

Polygon Showing Strength but Cardano and One Ethereum Rival Flashing Bearish Signal, Says Top Crypto Analyst

November 4, 2022 – Tel Aviv, Israel Web 3.0 soccer game MonkeyLeague is thrilled to announce AS Roma's Paulo Dybala as its new brand ambassador. The revelation comes shortly after the Solana-based title partnered with reigning Italian champions AC Milan. As MonkeyLeague's new brand ambassador, Paulo will spearhead various forthcoming co-marketing and promotional events.

AS Roma Star Paulo Dybala Signs As Web 3.0 Soccer Game MonkeyLeague's Brand Ambassador

Texture provides a leveraged staking strategy to increase yields for those staking on the Solana blockchain. The post Solana yield manager Texture raises $5 million, enters private beta appeared first on The Block.

Solana yield manager Texture raises $5 million, enters private beta

The physical shoes are available to order using USDC on Solana Pay.

ASICS Taps STEPN to Launch Running Shoe, Solana NFT Collections

The blockchain network depended heavily on the company, which banned all Solana activity on its servers.

Is Solana Decentralized? Cloud Provider Hetzner Ban Raises Questions

Crypto exchange Kraken is hoping to take on NFT giants OpenSea with gasless transactions and built-in rarity tools.

Kraken Launches 70 Ethereum, Solana NFT Collections on New ‘Gasless' Marketplace

A closely watched cryptocurrency analyst says that Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) may be in for a big rally. What Happened: Altcoin Sherpa, a pseudonymous crypto analyst with 186,200 Twitter followers, believes that Solana could see a 50%+ rally if key exponential moving averages on the four-hour time frame remain intact.

Solana (SOL) To The Moon? Crypto Analyst Sees 50% Spike If This Happens

Litecoin

A closely followed crypto trader says a rally is in store for Solana (SOL), and also updates his outlook on Litecoin (LTC) and FTX Token (FTT).

Analyst Says Solana (SOL) Gearing Up for Sizeable Rally, Updates Outlook on Litecoin (LTC) and FTT

The German cloud provider has blocked server access to Solana validators, causing a portion of the network's stake to become delinquent. The post 1,000 Solana validators go offline as Hetzner blocks server access appeared first on The Block.

1,000 Solana validators go offline as Hetzner blocks server access

The Solana-centric lending application Solend lost $1.26 million in an oracle attack, according to Solend's official Twitter account on Wednesday. A number of affected pools were disabled, and Solend says it has given crypto exchanges the exploiter's address. Solana Defi Application Solend Loses $1.

Solana-Based Lending App Solend Gets Hacked for $1.26 Million in ‘Oracle Attack'

New data from crypto analytics firm Messari shows that one layer-1 blockchain is gaining ground on Ethereum (ETH) in the non-fungible token (NFT) sector. According to a Messari report, Solana (SOL) has the second largest position in the NFT sector based upon secondary sales volume, behind smart contract platform Ethereum.

This Layer-1 Blockchain Is ‘Narrowing the Gap' With Ethereum (ETH) in Fight for NFT Sector: Messari

These changes will see the introduction of vote locking and DAO-to-DAO interactions to the Serum DAO governance. The post Solana-based DEX Serum is considering changes to its DAO governance appeared first on The Block.

Solana-based DEX Serum is considering changes to its DAO governance

DEC's TRIP protocol can power an array of blockchain-powered ridesharing apps, starting with the firm's own Teleport.

Teleport Creators Raise $9M to Build Decentralized Uber Rival on Solana

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 Solana is unique among L1 chains for its execution-focused architecture that relies on a close integration between validator software and hardware A litany of performance and downtime issues in the past year has highlighted the challenges of optimizing the protocol through frequent mainnet upgrades The latest release (v1.13.4) introduces a major change with the activation of the QUIC protocol and discontinuation of UDP, setting the stage for future stress tests of its new transaction processing capabilities

Layer by Layer: Solana Moves to Improve Network Performance

Solana's NFT scene has had a rough month amid creator royalty disputes. The rising Aptos space may be taking advantage.

Aptos Is Luring Away Solana NFT Traders and Creators—Will It Last?

Tulip and UXD lost hefty sums after Mango Markets was hacked—but both protocols today said they retrieved the tokens.

Solana DeFi Projects Reopen Following $114M Mango Markets Hack

Two Solana-based protocols have taken initial steps to reopen their services after the Mango Markets exploit. The post Solana projects reopen after getting funds back from Mango Markets appeared first on The Block.

Solana projects reopen after getting funds back from Mango Markets

A popular crypto analyst is predicting an exponential rally for one of Ethereum's (ETH) biggest competitors. The anonymous host of InvestAnswers tells his 444,000 YouTube subscribers that the rapid adoption of smart contract platform Solana could be the fuel that sends SOL back to its all-time high of $259.65.

Crypto Analyst Predicts 825% Rally for Top Ethereum (ETH) Competitor on Back of Rapid Adoption

A closely followed crypto strategist is issuing a warning to Solana (SOL) holders, saying that the top Ethereum (ETH) challenger could spiral out of control.

Crypto Strategist Issues Solana Warning, Says SOL Good Candidate for Crumbling Out of Control

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes says leading Ethereum (ETH) competitors probably don't stand a chance of taking out the leading smart contract platform.

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