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Over 4 Million transactions from Solan’s NFT minting bots have brought the network down for seven hours this past weekend. It marked the seventh time the network was down this year due to security issues. The Seventh Outage of the Year An unprecedented number of 4 million NFT transactions sent out by bots through Candy Machine, a Solana-based project, collapsed the Solana network again, making validators unable to get transactions through. The network was down for 7 hours –...

The Proof-of-Work (PoW) consensus mechanism, which relies on crypto mining to validate transactions, is a pioneering concept that, in fact, pre-existed Bitcoin. But it is often criticized due to its environmental impact. Many proponents of clean energy consider high energy consumption to be an “Achilles Heel” for Bitcoin. The latest to weigh in on the matter was Solana’s co-founder, who gave his two cents on why BTC should make the transition. Anatoly Yakovenko, the...

Solana price extended decline below the $100 support against the US Dollar. The price is now trading below $100 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $98.20 on the 4-hours chart of the SOL/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair must clear $100 and $102 to start a fresh increase in the near term. Solano price is struggling below $100 against the US Dollar, similar to bitcoin. SOL could decline...

Solana price extended decline below the $100 support against the US Dollar. The price is now back above $100 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There was a break above a major bearish trend line with resistance near $102 on the 4-hours chart of the SOL/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair must clear $110 to continue higher in the near term. Solana price is recovering above $100 against the US Dollar, similar to bitcoin. SOL could gain pace if there is a...

Solana price started a fresh decline from the $120 resistance against the US Dollar. The price is now trading below $110.00 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There was a break below a key contracting triangle forming with support near $124 on the 4-hours chart of the SOL/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair must clear $108 to start a decent recovery wave in the near term. Solano price is struggling to stay above $100 against the US Dollar, similar to...

The largest digital marketplace for crypto collectibles – OpenSea – officially started listing NFTs minted on the Solana blockchain. “We are currently supporting 165 collections, and adding more every day,” the team announced. OpenSea disclosed that users can now buy and sell Solana NFTs on the marketplace. The company praised the blockchain protocol’s low gas fees, efficient energy usage, and fast transactions. The moment you’ve been waiting for… @Solana is officially on...

Solana price started a fresh increase above the $110.00 level against the US Dollar. The price is now trading above $110.00 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a major contracting triangle forming with support near $123 on the 4-hours chart of the SOL/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair must clear $132 to continue higher in the near term. Solano price is losing pace above $120 against the US Dollar, similar to bitcoin. SOL could extend decline...

WisdomTree, a New York-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) sponsor and asset management firm, announced this week the launch of three new crypto ETPs. They will track the performance of Solana (SOL), Cardano (ADA), and Polkadot (DOT). WisdomTree Launches New Crypto ETPs According to the official announcement, the new ETPs dubbed WisdomTree Solana (SOLW), WisdomTree Cardano (ADAW), and WisdomTree Polkadot (DOTW) will give investors exposure to the prices of the underlying crypto...

The leading digital marketplace for non-fungible tokens – OpenSea – announced it will start listing NFTs minted on the Solana blockchain. The development will see the light of day in April. OpenSea disclosed the news in a recent post on Twitter. The video, dubbed “The best-kept secret in web3,” shows enthusiastic users who believe Solana’s integration will be “huge.” Others think that the endeavor is a “smart” move, by which the marketplace will catch the blockchain...

Solana price started a fresh increase above the $100.00 level against the US Dollar. The price is now trading above $100.00 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a key rising channel forming with support near $108 on the 4-hours chart of the SOL/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair must clear $115 to continue higher in the near term. Solano price is gaining pace above $105 against the US Dollar, similar to bitcoin. SOL could extend gains if it...