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 momentum indicator recently flipped bullish for Solana (SOL), according to a popular crypto analyst. Ali Martinez tells his 70,400 followers on the social media platform X that the top Ethereum (ETH) rival's Tom DeMark (TD) Sequential Indicator presented a buy signal on the asset's daily chart.

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The first atomic SVM chain on Solana, Sonic SVM, has announced the launch of Hyperfuse Nodes, marking the first node sale in the Solana ecosystem. The sale offers participants access to Sonic's Solana Virtual Machine (SVM) technology and a potential opportunity to earn tokens.

Sonic SVM Announces Launch of Hyperfuse Nodes in Solana's First Node Sale

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A widely followed cryptocurrency analyst and trader is leaning bearish on Bitcoin (BTC) while offering his opinion on two altcoins. Starting with Bitcoin, the analyst pseudonymously known as Sherpa tells his 222,600 followers on the social media platform X that Bitcoin is headed to a price of $45,000, around 20% below the current level.

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A widely followed crypto analyst believes that one Ethereum (ETH) competitor could first correct by double digits and then go on a massive rally to print new all-time highs (ATH).

Analyst Says Top Ethereum Competitor To Plunge by Over 36% Before Bouncing Higher, Updates Outlook on Bitcoin

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The bitcoin price has dropped below a key resistance level as the crypto market crashes under $2 trillion

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The price of Solana (SOL) has dropped to the bottom of its chart, continuing its sideways pattern. Price analysis by Coinidol.com.

Solana Continues Sideways Movement But Faces The $134 Barrier

Render joined Solana as top performer, helping boost the index by 1%.

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The project is taking advantage of an increasingly popular fundraising method known as "node sales" just months after a traditional $12 million fundraise.

Sonic SVM, Gaming Project on Solana Blockchain, Plans $12.8M Node Sale

Cryptocurrency analyst and trader Ali Martinez is leaning cautiously bullish on an Ethereum-based altcoin. Martinez tells his 70,300 followers on the social media platform X that the native token of the Ethereum (ETH) scaling solution Polygon (POL) is forming a descending triangle pattern, on the weekly chart.

Trader Says Ethereum-Based Altcoin Could Explode by Over 150%, Updates Outlook on Bitcoin, Solana and Toncoin

A whale wallet has sold off nearly $100 million worth of Solana (SOL) this year, according to the crypto tracker Lookonchain. Lookonchain speculates that the unknown wallet could belong to an institution. The crypto tracker notes it has hawked an average of 19,306 SOL worth $2.76 million every week since the beginning of 2024.

Whale Wallet Possibly Belonging to Institution Sells Nearly $100,000,000 Worth of Solana (SOL) This Year: Lookonchain

The new index will help traders guage expected SOL price turbulence over two weeks.

Solana's SOL Gets First Implied Volatility Index on Volmex

Binance will unveil a Solana staking product, which allows users to continue using their collateral while earning staking rewards.

Binance reveals details of upcoming Solana liquid staking token

A widely followed crypto analyst believes that Ethereum (ETH) and one of its competitors are setting up for big recovery rallies.

Massive Recoveries Coming for Ethereum (ETH) and Solana (SOL), According to Crypto Trader

Solana-based monthly non-vote transactions in August plummeted to a low not seen since September 2023, according data from The Block.

Solana network transactions hit multi-month low in August

A widely followed cryptocurrency analyst and trader is turning bearish on Ethereum (ETH) competitor Solana (SOL). The analyst pseudonymously known as Bluntz tells his 273,500 followers on social media platform X that SOL against Bitcoin (SOL/BTC) may soon plummet in value.

‘Absolutely Abysmal' – Top Trader Warns Solana Looking Horrid, Says SOL Forming Top Against Bitcoin

A popular analyst says he's feeling bullish on crypto for the end of this year and is updating his outlook on Ethereum (ETH) and Solana (SOL).

Trader Unveils Timeline for ‘Full Send' Crypto Rallies, Updates Forecast for Ethereum and Solana

A torrent of activity and fees helped the token launchpad, which debuted on Solana in January, hit $100 million in revenue in record time.

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Currently, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) stands at $82.2 billion, with Ethereum hosting a commanding 57.24% of that amount. Hot on its heels, Tron and Solana take the second and third spots for the largest TVLs today.

Ethereum Still Holds the Lion's Share of Defi TVL as Tron and Solana Rise

The “world's largest crypto event” is set to take place at Singapore's Marina Bay Sands on September 18-19.

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As metrics cool on Solana meme coin factory Pump.fun, meme token prices on the Solana network have slipped over the past week.

Solana Meme Coins Slump as Degens Ditch Pump.fun

The price of Solana (SOL) has been moving sideways as the altcoin has slipped below its moving average lines. Price analysis by Coinidol.com.

Solana pulls back and approaches its previous low of $120

The Solana-based meme coin Church of the Smoking Chicken Fish (SCF) is taking a leap from digital memes to real-world impact.

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Church of the Smoking Chicken Fish is a meme coin project that's attempting to spread life lessons—and build a physical place of worship.

Solana Meme Coin Project Plans to Build a Church in Texas After Pivoting to Religon

Liquidations spiked to $186 million across the crypto market early Friday as Bitcoin dipped below $58,000—and other top coins fared worse.

Bitcoin Price Falls Again, With Ethereum and Solana Down Over 20% in August

On Thursday, the first Solana spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) product raised over $2.75 million during its public offering on B3, the Brazilian stock exchange. The product, previously approved for trading by the Brazilian securities regulator (CVM), is offered by QR Asset, which also has a bitcoin-based ETF product.

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