VanEck Files For a SOL ETF; Bluefin Plans For Governance Token
VanEck Files For a SOL ETF; Bluefin Plans For Governance Token
"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today. VanEck files for a SOL ETF, six days after a similar product launched i...
VanEck Files For a SOL ETF; Bluefin Plans For Governance Token

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VanEck Files for Solana ETF, SOL Rises 8%
The filing is the first Solana ETF to be filed in the U.S. and follows six days after a similar product filing in Canada.
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Donald Trump at an NFT event at Mar-a-Lago on May 8, 2024. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Solana ETFs and Huge SOL Gains a Real Possibility Under Trump, Major Crypto Trader Says
Market maker GSR sees bigger upside for SOL than bitcoin saw when it got U.S. ETFs.
Donald Trump at an NFT event at Mar-a-Lago on May 8, 2024. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Solana Adds 'Blinks' and 'Actions' so Users Can Trade Crypto on Their Favorite Social Apps
The epicenter of the latest "meme coin" hype, Solana is introducing new tools designed to make crypto trading more accessible
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Solana-Focused Startup Accelerator Colosseum Raises $60M to Invest in Early-Stage Projects
Colosseum will focus on investing in selected teams from winners in Solana hackathons and so far deployed $2.75 million to eleven companies.
Funding (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)

Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Canada's 3iQ Files to List Solana ETP in Toronto
3iQ was a leader in getting some of the first crypto ETFs past the finish line and listed on the TSX
Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Water slide. (Mariakray/Pixabay)
Solana-Ether Ratio Hits 3-Month Low, Analyst Anticipates Further Losses
The ratio has declined 35% in one month, reaching the lowest since March 13.
Water slide. (Mariakray/Pixabay)

DJT Token Rallied 180% on Trump Rumors
DJT Token Rallied 180% on Trump Rumors
The DJT token, which was minted two months ago on the Solana blockchain, rallied as much as 180% recently on an unconfirmed report that former US president Donald Trump is beh...
DJT Token Rallied 180% on Trump Rumors

Chris Zhu, CEO and founder of Sonic (Robin Huang/Mirror World Labs)
Sonic, Gaming-Focused Layer-2 Chain on Solana, Raises $12M
The Sonic project's Series A round was led by Bitkraft and joined by investors including Galaxy Interactive and Big Brain Holdings.
Chris Zhu, CEO and founder of Sonic (Robin Huang/Mirror World Labs)

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The Protocol: How Optimism Filled in Its Missing Tooth
In this week's newsletter, we delve into the Ethereum layer-2 network Optimism's delivery of "fault proofs," a piece of functionality that was glaringly missing even though it...
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