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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XRP and Solana are showing signs of strength again, with traders pointing to both institutional flows and technical setups as catalysts for a fresh rally.

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The VanEck JitoSOL ETF filing comes after regulators determined earlier this month that liquid staking is not a securities transaction.

VanEck Files to Launch ETF With Jito's Liquid-Staked Solana Tokens

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The following article is adapted from The Block's newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.

The Daily: Ether, Solana, Dogecoin lead crypto rally, Bitcoin whale rotates into ETH, VanEck files JitoSOL ETF, and more

Fed chair's dovish pivot sends crypto markets flying, with Ethereum, Solana, and Dogecoin leading the altcoin rally.

Crypto Booms as Fed Goes Dovish: Here's What It Means for Ethereum, Solana and Dogecoin

Asset manager VanEck has filed to launch a staked solana (SOL) exchange-traded fund (ETF), signaling continued interest in bringing blockchain-native yield-bearing assets to traditional investment rails.

VanEck Aims to Take Solana's Liquid Staking to TradFi Investors Via JitoSOL ETF

Global asset manager VanEck has filed for approval of a JitoSOL exchange-traded fund (ETF), marking the first attempt to bring a liquid staking token (LST) tied to Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) into U.S. regulated markets. The registration, submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday, outlines the proposed VanEck JitoSOL ETF, which will track the price of JitoSOL, a tokenized version of staked SOL.

VanEck Files For First JitoSOL ETF, Expanding Solana's Presence In US Crypto Markets

Markets across the board traded sharply higher on Friday following Jerome Powell's dovish speech at Jackson Hole.

Ethereum, Solana lead crypto market surge after Fed Chair Powell hints rate cut could come soon

European Union officials are accelerating plans for a digital euro in response to the recent passage of a stablecoin law in the United States, which has raised concerns about the competitiveness of a European digital currency. The U.S.

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Bitcoin traded near $113,700 on Thursday, failing to hold above $115,000 as resistance from the 50-day moving average capped a rebound attempt.

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Leading cryptocurrencies fell on Thursday as investors took caution ahead of Federal Reserve Jerome Powell's address. Cryptocurrency Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:20 p.m.

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Crypto security company Kerberus has acquired Refract, the makers of an anti-fraud browser extension for wallets, in a seven-figure deal.

Crypto security firm Kerberus acquires Power Universe, an anti-fraud browser extension for Ethereum and Solana wallets

Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) shot up on Wednesday, buoyed by a broader cryptocurrency rally and hype around Kanye West's new meme coin. A Look At Solana's Key Indicators The sixth-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization lifted over 3% in the last 24 hours, with trading volume surging 21% to $6.65 billion.

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Bitcoin (BTC) hovered above $113,600 on Thursday after a slight rebound, with traders watching Powell's address for clues on whether the central bank is ready to endorse rate cuts in September.

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Kanye West's YZY token made a volatile debut on Solana, soaring past $3 billion before sliding under $1 billion in hours.

Kanye West Launches Token on Solana in Frenzied Debut

A group of major altcoins have bounced stronger than bitcoin (BTC) on Wednesday, showing relative strength despite a weakening risk appetite in broader capital markets.

Ether, Solana, BNB Outshine Bitcoin as Cryptos Rebound

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Crypto markets have shifted from "greed" to "fear." There are at least a few charts out there, though, that don't seem scared yet.

Crypto Market in 'Fear', But Ethereum, Solana and Chainlink Stay Strong: Analysis

Bit Mining Limited announced plans to rebrand as SOLAI Limited, reflecting a strategic shift from cryptocurrency mining toward building onchain intelligent financial infrastructure within the Solana landscape.

Bit Mining Proposes Rebrand to SOLAI in Strategic Solana Pivot

An upcoming token launchpad on Solana plans to drive usership and volumes to its platform by focusing on one thing it says matters most to microcap traders: Token prices going up.

New Solana Launchpad, Token Mill, Bets Traders (Mostly) Care Only About Price Pumps

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Pump recently overtook the spot as the leading Solana memecoin launchpad after a tug-of-war with LetsBonk.

Pump.fun surpasses $800 million in lifetime revenue as Solana memecoin launchpad competition heats up

Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN), cheered the addition of XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) and Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) to its perpetual futures offering on Tuesday. XRP, SOL Perpetual-Like Contracts With Up To 5x Leverage Armstrong called the addition a “great progress” that will enable U.S. traders to bet on SOL and XRP perpetual-style futures, following the launch of a similar offering for Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) last month.

Brian Armstrong Hails 'Great Progress' As Coinbase Rolls Out Advanced Trading For Popular Coins Solana, XRP

Leading coins plunged deeper on Tuesday as “Fear” sentiment took over the cryptocurrency market. Cryptocurrency Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:20 p.m.

Bitcoin Falls As 'Fear' Overtakes Investors; Ethereum, Dogecoin, XRP, SOL Also Slide: Analyst Expects More Dips, But Predicts A Bullish September

Crypto exchange Bullish has loaded up on stablecoins via its IPO, including USDC on Solana, RLUSD on XRP Ledger, and more.

Bullish Takes $1.15 Billion in IPO Proceeds via Stablecoins—Mostly on Solana

Solana's institutional products crossed $1 billion in 2025 inflows while it's clocking crazy performance and adoption numbers.

Solana News: Network Smashes 100K TPS, SEC Gives New ETF Shocker

1inch has introduced native swaps between Solana and EVM networks, aiming to improve liquidity across ecosystems.

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