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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Solana has been touted as a blockchain built to handle high-speed, large transactions. But recent network performance issues have put into question its position as a blockchain built for Wall Street. The post Traders are complaining about Solana's performance, raising questions about its status as a Wall Street darling appeared first on The Block.

Traders are complaining about Solana's performance, raising questions about its status as a Wall Street darling

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A crypto investor from Crypto Valley Venture Capital is reportedly keeping a close watch on a number of Ethereum (ETH) rivals showing potential for growth. In a new Business Insider report, Olaf Hannemann, the founder and chief information officer of the blockchain-focused venture capital firm, says that beyond Bitcoin (BTC), there are a number of interesting […] The post Crypto Venture Capitalist Says He's Bullish on Several Ethereum Rivals Amid Shift in Crypto Market Dynamics: Report appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

Crypto Venture Capitalist Says He's Bullish on Several Ethereum Rivals Amid Shift in Crypto Market Dynamics: Report

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A new "crypto winter" could be around the corner after a huge crypto price crash has wiped $1.4 trillion from the combined cryptocurrency market—hitting bitcoin, ethereum, BNB, solana, cardano and XRP hard...

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Fireblocks, an institutional crypto custody platform, has added support for Solana's native token SOL. The post Institutional crypto custodian Fireblocks adds support for Solana appeared first on The Block.

Institutional crypto custodian Fireblocks adds support for Solana

01 Exchange says it's "the first fully-decentralized derivatives exchange to support orderbook-based power perpetuals and perpetual futures on Solana."

Solana DeFi Exchange for Crypto Derivatives Nabs $2.2M in Seed Round

A senior Bloomberg strategist issues a huge bitcoin price prediction amid the crypto rout that's battering ethereum, BNB, solana, cardano and other cryptocurrencies.

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STEPN, a Solana-based "move-to-earn" NFT gaming startup that rewards users for exercising, has raised $5 million in a seed funding round. The post Solana-based ‘move-to-earn' startup STEPN raises $5 million in SAFT sale appeared first on The Block.

Solana-based ‘move-to-earn' startup STEPN raises $5 million in SAFT sale

Polygon

Crypto analyst Aaron Arnold thinks Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL) and three other altcoins will be “explosive” this year. The co-host of Altcoin Daily tells his 1.2 million YouTube subscribers that surging interest in non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and decentralized finance (DeFi) is driving his bullishness on a handful of crypto assets. “[I'm] talking about quality L1s […] The post Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL) and Polygon (MATIC) Will Be Explosive in 2022, According to Altcoin Daily – Here's Why appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL) and Polygon (MATIC) Will Be Explosive in 2022, According to Altcoin Daily – Here's Why

JPMorgan﻿ has warned ethereum's high transaction fees and network congestion risk handing NFT market share to ethereum rival solana—something that could be a "problem for ethereum's valuation"...

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Shark Tank star and billionaire investor Kevin O'Leary sees several leading altcoins that he believes have the potential to add problem-solving value as the blockchain world expands and evolves. In an interview with Anthony Pompliano on The Best Business Show, O'Leary says cryptocurrencies should be viewed as functional “software” rather than simply alternate forms of […] The post Shark Tank Investor Kevin O'Leary Says Solana (SOL), Polygon (MATIC) and Hedera (HBAR) Have ‘Large' Potential appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

Shark Tank Investor Kevin O'Leary Says Solana (SOL), Polygon (MATIC) and Hedera (HBAR) Have ‘Large' Potential

Solana-based NFTs gained traction as Ethereum experienced all-time high gas fees last year — and some even fetched millions. The post Solana NFT total sales volume crosses $1 billion appeared first on The Block.

Solana NFT total sales volume crosses $1 billion

The popular League of Legends and Counter-Strike team will release profile picture NFTs on Solana in February.

G2 Esports Team Launching Solana NFTs as Membership Pass for Fans

Since August, Solana has been capturing NFT volume share from Ethereum, the bank's analysts said.

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A closely followed crypto strategist is predicting what's in store for Bitcoin (BTC) and smart contract platforms Ethereum (ETH) and Solana (SOL). Pseudonymous crypto analyst Pentoshi tells his 475,500 Twitter followers that while he's bearish on BTC, he expects it to bounce before continuing its corrective trend. “BTC. Bias is still this for the lower […] The post Here's What's Next for Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and Solana (SOL), According to Crypto Analyst Pentoshi appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

Here's What's Next for Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and Solana (SOL), According to Crypto Analyst Pentoshi

Bearish sentiment among institutional investors in the crypto markets appears to be cooling despite millions of dollars in outflows from digital asset investment products. According to digital asset manager CoinShares, crypto investment products suffered outflows of $73,000,000 last week, the fifth week of outflows in a row. “Digital asset investment products saw outflows totaling a weekly […] The post Solana (SOL) Remains a Favorite Among Institutions As Negative Crypto Sentiment Shows Signs of Cooling: CoinShares appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

Solana (SOL) Remains a Favorite Among Institutions As Negative Crypto Sentiment Shows Signs of Cooling: CoinShares

An analyst from JPMorgan says that Ethereum (ETH) is losing ground to several competitors which are gaining dominance in the non-fungible token (NFT) market. In a note seen by Markets Insider, analyst Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou said that high fees on the Ethereum network are pushing some users in the NFT market towards cheaper alternatives, presenting a […] The post JPMorgan Says Solana (SOL), Tezos and One More ETH Rival Challenging Ethereum's Dominance in the NFT Market: Report appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

JPMorgan Says Solana (SOL), Tezos and One More ETH Rival Challenging Ethereum's Dominance in the NFT Market: Report

Metaplex Foundation, the developer of the Solana-based NFT protocol Metaplex, has raised $46 million in a funding round. The post Solana project Metaplex Foundation raises $46 million in SAFT sale appeared first on The Block.

Solana project Metaplex Foundation raises $46 million in SAFT sale

The protocol that powers millions of Solana NFTs finds prominent backers as it looks towards the metaverse and beyond.

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Solana-Based DeFi Project Hubble Protocol Raises $10M

Multicoin Capital and Jump Crypto led the funding round. The project is ramping up operations after a successful 2021 debut.

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On the first episode of Decrypt's new podcast, SBF revealed his picks for the three most promising blockchains in 2022.

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Crypto analyst Nicholas Merten says that the performance of Cardano (ADA), Binance Coin (BNB) and two other altcoins are proof that the digital asset markets are not yet in bear territory. In a new strategy session, Merten says that one of the main hallmarks of a crypto bear winter is when altcoins start bleeding against […] The post Cardano (ADA), Binance Coin (BNB) and Two More Altcoins Signal Crypto Not in Bear Market: Analyst Nicholas Merten appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

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