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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Grayscale Investments Launches Smart Contract-Focused Diversified Fund

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Grayscale Investments Creates Smart Contract Fund for Solana, Avalanche, Polygon, Cardano

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It's the fund manager's 18th investment product and third diversified fund offering.

Cardano, Solana and Other Non-ETH Tokens the Focus of New Grayscale Smart Contract Fund

A closely tracked crypto strategist is unveiling his targets for Solana (SOL), Polkadot (DOT) and VeChain (VET) as he says the three altcoins are on the verge of breaking out. Analyst Justin Bennett tells his nearly 100,000 Twitter followers that smart contract platform Solana has broken out of its diagonal resistance while printing a large […] The post Crypto Analyst Predicts Breakouts for Solana (SOL), Polkadot (DOT) and VeChain (VET) – Here Are His Targets appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

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A widely followed crypto analyst and trader says he's bullish on Ethereum challengers Avalanche (AVAX) and Solana (SOL). Pseudonymous trader Cantering Clark tells his 117,000 Twitter followers that he sees AVAX slightly pulling back before continuing its rally. “AVAX clearly looks like a winner. Possible short-term setup or location to add in a fill of […] The post Top Crypto Trader Predicts Rallies for Avalanche (AVAX) and Solana (SOL), Says Ethereum Rivals Look Like Winners appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

Top Crypto Trader Predicts Rallies for Avalanche (AVAX) and Solana (SOL), Says Ethereum Rivals Look Like Winners

Terra

A popular crypto analyst is giving a bullish forecast for Ethereum rivals Solana (SOL), Avalanche (AVAX) and Terra (LUNA). In a new video, the host of financial education YouTube channel InvestAnswers says that Solana could be on the brink of reclaiming the three-digit price level as it flashes a strong bullish signal.  “There's a lot […] The post Ethereum Competitors Terra (LUNA), Solana (SOL) and Avalanche (AVAX) on the Cusp of Breakouts: Crypto Analyst appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

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CEO of ConsenSys and formerly a co-founder of Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) Joseph Lubin has criticized Solana (CRYPTO: SOL), and says he thinks the economic model of paying out validators “disproportionate rewa

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Bitcoin

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Crypto Price Prediction: Huge Bitcoin Forecast Revealed As Ethereum, BNB, XRP, Solana, Cardano, Luna And Avalanche Swing

Analytics website DeepDAO began tracking data for DAOs built on Solana earlier this week.

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Coinbase is pressing ahead toward the Web 3.0 future by enabling its browser-based wallet to accept assets from the Solana (SOL) ecosystem. According to a new press release, the US-based crypto exchange says it's responding to new needs and opportunities as blockchain technology expands its frontiers. “Over the past year, there has been an explosion […] The post Solana Sees Small Bump in Price As Coinbase Wallet Expands Support for SOL Ecosystem appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

Solana Sees Small Bump in Price As Coinbase Wallet Expands Support for SOL Ecosystem

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A cryptocurrency platform is adding additional support for one of the fast growing cryptocurrencies.

Best Of Both Worlds? Coinbase Adds Support For Solana

A leading crypto analyst says that altcoins such as Solana (SOL) are on the rise while updating his forecast on leading cryptos Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). With a new tweet, top analyst Justin Bennett tells his 98,500 followers that altcoins are heating up based on a chart depicting BTC's inverted market dominance. “AltSeason2022 is heating […] The post Crypto Analyst Says Altseason ‘Heating Up,' Updates Outlook on Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Solana (SOL) appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

Crypto Analyst Says Altseason ‘Heating Up,' Updates Outlook on Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Solana (SOL)

The cryptocurrency exchange is adding Solana to its list of supported blockchains for its wallet browser extension.

Coinbase Launches Crypto Wallet Support for Solana

Dogecoin

A popular crypto trader and analyst is revealing his outlook on leading memecoin Dogecoin (DOGE), smart contract platform Solana (SOL), and another large-cap altcoin. The pseudonymous analyst known as Altcoin Sherpa tells his 170,000 followers that he's got his eye on Dogecoin, and waiting for more downside before thinking about pulling the trigger on DOGE. […] The post Top Analyst Predicts What's Ahead for Dogecoin (DOGE), Solana (SOL) and One Additional Altcoin appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

Top Analyst Predicts What's Ahead for Dogecoin (DOGE), Solana (SOL) and One Additional Altcoin

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and other major coins have seen a sudden spike. The apex coin is up 5.5% and is trading above the $41,000 mark.

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A blockchain-based MMORPG has yet to go mainstream, but some industry leaders are betting eight figures the first could be Angelic.

Maker of Angelic Gets $10M in Round Joined By Animoca Brands, Pantera Capital, Solana Capital, Everyrealm

Magic Eden, the largest NFT marketplace on the Solana blockchain, has raised $27 million in a Series A funding round. The post Solana-based NFT marketplace Magic Eden raises $27 million appeared first on The Block.

Solana-based NFT marketplace Magic Eden raises $27 million

The top platform on Solana raises funds to challenge OpenSea's dominance in the wider NFT market.

Solana NFT Marketplace Magic Eden Raises Paradigm-Led $27M Series A

The round was led by Paradigm and included contributions from Sequoia and Solana Ventures.

Solana-Based NFT Marketplace Magic Eden Raises $27M Series A

Hailing from Toonstar and Kunis' Sixth Wall, the wrestling-themed series will let NFT holders vote to help shape the story.

Mila Kunis' Studio Launches Solana NFT Animated Series, The Gimmicks

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