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Solana

Solana Devs Call ‘All Hands on Deck’ as Unknown Bug Stops Block Production

William FoxleyDec 4, 2020

Solana, a proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain championed by FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, is "stuck" due to an unknown issue.

Audius

Audius, the ‘Decentralized Spotify,’ Is Moving Part of Its Service to Solana Blockchain

Brady DaleOct 29, 2020

Decentralized music-sharing platform Audius is moving certain hosting functions onto the Solana network, though staking remains on Ethereum.

Coin Center

$175K Donation to Coin Center Tops Latest Fundraising Push for Crypto Policy Group

Zack VoellDec 23, 2020

The donation from a group headlined by NEAR, Solana and Celo comes in addition to $300,000 raised via Gitcoin.

USDC

USDC Is Coming to Solana Blockchain in Potential Boost for Non-Ethereum DeFi

Zack VoellOct 21, 2020

USDC moves to Solana – its fourth blockchain – one week after also landing on Stellar.

Staking

Coinbase Custody and Bison Trails Expand Integration to Enable Staking of Solana Tokens

Jaspreet KalraAug 27, 2020

According to the announcement by Bison Trails, this will allow users on Coinbase Custody to stake their solana (SOL) tokens using secure offline storage.

Solana

DeFi

Proof-of-Stake Chains Team Up to Prove DeFi Is Bigger Than Ethereum

Brady DaleJul 28, 2020

Terra is joining forces with Cosmos, Web3 Foundation and Solana to roll out a DeFi product meant for a wider consumer audience. Meet Anchor.

DeFi

FTX to Launch ‘Scalable’ Decentralized Exchange in Weeks

Paddy BakerJul 27, 2020

Building on the Solana blockchain means the new platform's operations are less restricted than those on Ethereum, the firm says.

Stellar

Kin Community Approves Move From Stellar Fork to Solana’s Blockchain

Jaspreet KalraJun 19, 2020

Devs, node operators and the Kin Foundation board have approved its move from a fork of the Stellar blockchain to Solana's network.

Kin

Fed Up With Its Fork of Stellar, Kin Is Looking to Move Onto Solana

Brady DaleMay 22, 2020

The Kin Foundation is seeking to move the kin cryptocurrency onto the Solana blockchain, according to a proposal shared with CoinDesk.

Stablecoins

Solana Blockchain Adds Korean Stablecoin Terra for Better Payments

Brady DaleApr 15, 2020

Solana is adding the Terra stablecoin in an effort to bring "novel applications that require price-stable payments" to its high-throughput blockchain.