For the third week in a row, digital asset investment products have seen investors pull out funds. This past week alone marked a historic $2.9 billion in outflows which pushed the cumulative figure to $3.8 billion over three weeks. CoinShares stated that this reversal is likely influenced by the recent security incident at Bybit, hawkish…
Solana Foundation Executive Director Lily Liu has raised concerns over SIMD-228, a proposal to adjust the emissions of the network’s native SOL token based on staking participation, calling it “too half-baked.” However, Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko holds a different view, standing by the plan despite their disagreement. Liu Criticizes SIMD-228 In a lengthy thread on…
According to VanEck’s February crypto report, Solana’s decentralized exchange (DEX) volumes have shown resilience despite declining meme coin trading. The report shows that Solana’s trading activity briefly surpassed that of the Ethereum ecosystem, including its Layer 1 (L1) and Layer 2 (L2) networks. Solana Maintains High Trading Activity VanEck’s analysts revealed that the price of…
Amid a notable downturn in the digital asset markets, blockchain developer activity has continued to rise, defying concerns that the ‘crypto market is dead.’ A recent report from Santiment highlights growth in development efforts across the top ten crypto ecosystems, with increases ranging from 11% to 26% in the past month. Increased Developer Activity According…
There has been growing uncertainty and frustration among cryptocurrency traders following Bitcoin’s steep 10% drop within 24 hours. The sudden decline sparked widespread panic and anger across crypto-focused social media channels and has prompted concerns about a potential repeat of the 2022 bear market, according to Santiment’s latest insight. However, optimism briefly resurfaced over the…
There has been a sharp reversal in digital asset investment trends as outflows reached $415 million after 19 consecutive weeks of inflows post-US election. During this period, inflows totaled $29.4 billion, significantly outpacing the $16 billion amassed in the first 19 weeks of US spot ETF trading since January 2024. CoinShares Head of Research James…
Solana DEX’s trading volume dropped to $2.61 billion on February 16, continuing its downward trajectory and reaching its lowest level since mid-December. While Raydium’s volume plunged by over 45% and Orca’s fell by nearly 30% in the past week, Meteora bucked the trend with an 18% increase. According to the data compiled by DeFiLlama, Solana’s…
Solana (SOL) has been downtrending and retracing heavily over the past month. The asset has declined 40% since its Jan. 19 all-time high of $293, and the trend seems set to continue as meme coin mania fades. Moreover, SOL is down a further 8% on the day, falling below $170 for the first time since…
Over the past few weeks, the crypto community has witnessed the unveiling of several events and incidents; however, only a select few have dominated the discussions across social media. The market intelligence platform Santiment has outlined cryptocurrencies that are seeing the highest rises in social media discussions compared to their normal average rates, and they…
The Solana blockchain has come under fire, with critics calling it a breeding ground for speculative assets. However, Helius Labs CEO Mert Mumtaz argues that the chain is being unfairly blamed for trends that exist across all networks. The Meme Coin Scourge Solana’s recent surge in activity has been largely fueled by meme coins, including…
