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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A boutique digital assets firm has launched the first U.S. fund that exclusively invests in smart-contract platform Solana (SOL). Osprey Fund's Solana Trust is available to accredited investors for subscription with a $10,000 minimum investment, according to a press release. Solana, which has received attention from crypto analysts recently, saw its token surge by nearly […] The post Boutique Crypto Asset Fund Launches First Exclusive Solana Investment Product in the US appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

Boutique Crypto Asset Fund Launches First Exclusive Solana Investment Product in the US

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Solana founder Anatoly Yakovenko sits down with The Scoop to discuss his project's past, present and future. The post Anatoly Yakovenko unpacks Solana's rise, memes, and NFT snafus appeared first on The Block.

Anatoly Yakovenko unpacks Solana's rise, memes, and NFT snafus

Former professional boxer widely considered one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time, Mike Tyson, poured some gasoline on the Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) versus Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) debate.

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Osprey Funds LLC, a Tarrytown, New York-based digital asset management firm, has launched the Osprey Solana Trust for private placement.

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Crypto asset management firm Osprey Funds has launched the Solana trust product for private placement. The post Crypto asset manager Osprey Funds launches Solana trust product appeared first on The Block.

Crypto asset manager Osprey Funds launches Solana trust product

Solana's sol token has experienced some very impressing gains this year, climbing from $1.61 on January 1 to more than $200 recently. Solana claims to have the fastest blockchain in crypto. Will this network live up to the hype?

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The cryptocurrency solana reached another all-time high on September 9 at $213 per coin. The digital currency's market valuation has swelled significantly, pushing dogecoin from its position in the top ten last week. Today, solana's crypto market capitalization has managed to surpass XRP's overall valuation, taking the sixth position in the top ten this week. […]

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September 9, 2021 – Tortola, British Virgin Islands Gamified decentralized finance platform DeFi Land has completed its first round of investing valued at $4.1 million. Several dozen investors allocated capital to this project in recent weeks. The concept of gamifying investment action can make DeFi much more appealing and accessible. DeFi Land is a multi-chain […] The post DeFi Land Completes $4.1 Million Round To Launch Gamified Decentralized Finance Game on Solana appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

DeFi Land Completes $4.1 Million Round To Launch Gamified Decentralized Finance Game on Solana

Wall Street giant JPMorgan, which has correctly called at least one crypto market sell-off already this year, has warned over "froth and retail investor mania" currently coursing through the crypto market...

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Solana is on a tear. The little-known cryptocurrency has only been around for a year-and-a-half, but it's already a top 10 coin.

This cryptocurrency has surged 300% in a month and is now the world's seventh-biggest coin

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Crypto trader Lark Davis says five fundamental factors are fueling the meteoric rise of the smart contracts platform Solana (SOL). In a new video, Davis tells his 427,000 YouTube subscribers that SOL is exploding because developers are actually building on its blockchain. “Builders are actually showing up… You got to have stuff built on your […] The post Here Are Five Reasons Why Solana Is Skyrocketing, According to Crypto Trader Lark Davis appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

Here Are Five Reasons Why Solana Is Skyrocketing, According to Crypto Trader Lark Davis

Lido, a liquid staking protocol which currently supports Ethereum 2.0 and Terra blockchains, has expanded to Solana. The post Liquid staking protocol Lido now supports Solana's SOL token appeared first on The Block.

Liquid staking protocol Lido now supports Solana's SOL token

Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) is now the sixth-largest crypto based on market cap after a long period of staggering growth.

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Institutional players in the crypto markets appear to be rotating capital back to Bitcoin (BTC) after altcoins stole the spotlight in August. According to data analysis from crypto asset management firm CoinShares, Bitcoin saw inflows totaling $59 million in the week ending September 3rd, painting a changing picture of investor sentiment as the previous eight […] The post Bitcoin Overtakes Etheruem, Solana, Cardano, XRP and Polkadot in Institutional Inflows As Market Volatility Heats Up: CoinShares appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

Bitcoin Overtakes Etheruem, Solana, Cardano, XRP and Polkadot in Institutional Inflows As Market Volatility Heats Up: CoinShares

Solana (CRYPTO: SOL), often described as an Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) killer, continues to rally despite major cryptocurrencies taking a beating on Tuesday.

How Is 'Ethereum Killer' Solana Bucking The Crypto Crash That Has Proven Brutal For All Other Major Cryptocurrencies?

September 7, 2021 – Singapore, Singapore Solana based venture platform SolRazr has unveiled the first decentralized developer ecosystem for the Solana blockchain, comprising launchpad, accelerator, and developer tools. Designed to be the de-facto fundraising and developer platform for projects building on Solana, SolRazr aims to support the growth of decentralized finance (DeFi) on the high-performance […] The post SolRazr Raises $1.5 Million To Build First Decentralized Developer Ecosystem for Solana Blockchain appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

SolRazr Raises $1.5 Million To Build First Decentralized Developer Ecosystem for Solana Blockchain

While most of the market reels from this morning's sudden downturn, SOL has jumped up another spot in the Top 10.

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Over the past 24 hours, Solana's (CRYPTO: SOL) price has risen 25.63% to $181.66. This continues its positive trend over the past week where it has experienced a 44.0% gain, moving from $126.22 to its current price.

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Bitcoin's market share is sitting at "uncomfortably low" levels—a historical sign of market frothiness, JPMorgan analysts warned Monday.

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