News with the tag "solana defi"

Solana now commands almost half of the decentralized exchange (DEX) market, driven largely by the explosive activity on Pump.fun, a memecoin launchpad that recently outperformed Ethereum’s DEX volumes, according to OKX’s State of DEXs 2025 report . The crypto exchange highlighted Solana’s “blazing t...

Following the controversial death of Peanut the Squirrel, memecoins themed after Peanut have surged on Solana, with some hitting market caps of more than $100 million.

Solana has had an impressive year. After worrying dips in late 2022, the bounce of the second half 2023 thrusted the platform to the top five. At spot rates, not only is SOL, the native token up 100% over the last 10 months, but the network is now a meme coin hub. Solana is the

As the cryptocurrency landscape continues to evolve with numerous layer-1 and layer-2 blockchains, the decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Drift is making significant advancements on the Solana (SOL) blockchain. Recently, Drift announced a successful $25 million Series B funding round led by crypt...

Decentralized exchange aggregator Jupiter has alerted users of a malicious browser extension that apparently managed to sneak through Solana’s drainer checks.

Decentralized trading platform Jupiter Exchange has recently published a detailed report on how Chrome Extension Bull Checker has been stealing tokens from Solana DeFi users over the past few weeks. Over the last week, several users reported losing the tokens leading to a detailed investigation. Sto...

A new method used by fraudsters has emerged, catching Solana (SOL) holders off guard on the Pump.fun platform, leading to significant losses. Going by the pseudonym “Short Form King”, a crypto researcher sheds light on this new trend and exposes the tactics used by these fraudsters. Rising Threat To...

The Solana Foundation recently launched two new tools to facilitate the integration of Web3 capabilities into mainstream platforms and the adoption of blockchain. In a series of social media posts, the foundation launched “Actions” and “Blockchain Links” (Blinks), which, according to the announcemen...

Peer-to-peer payments company and stablecoin (USDC) issuer Circle has announced its integration with the Solana (SOL) blockchain, bringing several important new features to its Web3 services. According to Wednesday’s announcement, the strategic move will enable Circle to offer programmable wallets a...

Since trading firms like FTX collapsed in November 2022, the Solana blockchain has seen significant gains and regained investor confidence, with Ethereum developers increasingly migrating to it. According to a recent analysis by Jack Inabinet, Senior Analyst at Bankless, with significant growth in k...