Solana

Weekly inflows to cryptocurrency investment products totaled $193 million for the week ending March 26. What Happened: According to data from CoinShares, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) and altcoins recorded the strongest week of inflows since mid-December. Bitcoin saw $97.8 million...

The non-fungible token market continues to heat up with strong sales volume on OpenSea, an NFT marketplace for buying and selling items. A Waitlist for the highly anticipated Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN) NFT marketplace has more than 2.5 million people signed up, which could increase the...

Cryptocurrency Solana has increased in value over the last few weeks as the coin is becoming more utilized for creating play-to-earn games. Here’s a look at how investors could perform if they invest in Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) now and the coin returns to all-time highs. What Happened: Solana has...

Solana (SOL) traded 9.2% higher at $103.45 over 24 hours leading up to Thursday night amid exuberance surrounding gaming.  Solana Price Performance Time-frame % Change (+/-) 24-hour 9% 24-hour against Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) 7.25% 24-hour against Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) 6.6% 7-day 20...

The company behind popular Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) trust funds is launching a new investment that will hold seven cryptocurrencies. Here’s a look at the new offering. What Happened: Grayscale Investments is launching the Grayscale Contract Platform ex-Ethereum Fund....

To coincide with the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, Benzinga launched an NFT Madness 2022 Tournament with 64 NFT collections competing for the championship. What Happened: The tournament kicked off on March 19 pitting 64 NFT collections against each other for the crown of...

The global cryptocurrency market cap rose above $2 trillion early on Tuesday, driven by a sudden surge in buying activity across major exchanges. What Happened: Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) surged above $42,340, gaining 3.4% in over a four-hour time frame on Tuesday morning. Ethereum (...

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 rewards” is unsustainable. During a recent interview, Lubin said that Solana needs to...

A cryptocurrency platform is adding additional support for one of the fast growing cryptocurrencies. What Happened: Coinbase Wallet, a unit of Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN) announced support for the Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) ecosystem, which includes bringing the cryptocurrency into its...

A new funding round for MetaMask owner ConsenSys could help the company with plans for a DAO and a token. Here’s the latest. What Happened: ConsenSys raised $450 million in a Series D round Tuesday that values the company at $7 billion. ParaFi led the raise with returning investors in the...

NBA Hall of Famer and Champion Shaquille O’Neal is switching his allegiance from one leading cryptocurrency to another. Here are the latest details. What Happened: Many in the sports and cryptocurrency sectors couldn’t help but notice that the name of Shaquille O’Neal had...

The cryptocurrency markets witnessed liquidations worth $454.47 million over a 24-hour period as of early Thursday, amid news that Russia has launched a military attack on Ukraine. What Happened: Cryptocurrency liquidations were worth $125.91 million and $351.78 million during the 4-hour and 12-...

Benzinga’s NFT show “The Roadmap” regularly looks at non-fungible token drops and recent mints that investors and collectors should have on their radar. The show featured a guest named Solana Legend recently, who shared his five favorite Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) projects to watch...

While matchmaking and blockchain technology are not exactly seen as a match made in heaven, a team of Indian operators working on helping projects in the Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) ecosystem is apparently looking to change that. What Happened: Superteam — which states its mission to be helping...

A popular Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) and Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) bridge, Wormhole, lost more than $320 million after it was apparently attacked. What Happened: The developers of the network that helps users move coins and non-fungible tokens between Solana and Ethereum’s networks confirmed that the...