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Solana’s network saw explosive growth this year, but it appears that it’s not just NFTs that are driving it higher. The total amount of USDC that circulates on Solana is now up to $2.5 billion. Data from the Solana explorer reveals that the current supply of USDC on the network is just shy of $2.5 billion. Commenting on the matter was the Co-Founder and CEO at Circle, the company behind the dollar-pegged stablecoin, Jeremy Allaire, who said that the “USDC on Solana jumped...

DeFi Land, a multi-chain agriculture simulation web game created to gamify decentralized finance, has just completed its Series A funding round, acquiring about $4.1 million from industry investors. The project said in an official press release seen by CryptoPotato that it intends to use the fresh capital to scale its platform and services on the Solana blockchain. The team is working towards bringing DeFi to a mainstream audience by building a solution that aggregates across...

The world of cryptocurrency is buzzing as of late. Assets like bitcoin are really rising through the ranks once again, with the world’s number one digital currency hitting $50,000 for the second time over the past few weeks, but there appears to be one asset at the time of writing that’s outdoing all the others. That asset is Cardano, aka the ADA token, which became the world’s third largest digital currency last month and is now trading for a whopping price of about...

Cyclos, a concentrated liquidity market maker, built on Solana, has announced that it has raised $2.1 million in a private and public funding round, which saw the participation of notable investors in the industry. Per a press release shared today with CryptoPotato, the investors involved in the just-concluded funding round include Huobi Ventures, CMS Holdings, Hashkey, Coin98 Ventures, Solana Capital, Gate.io cryptocurrency exchange, Youbi Capital, among several others....

American songwriter, singer, and dancer Jason Derulo revealed today that he invested in crypto, particularly Solana (SOL) back in June and it has been a great ride. Jason Derulo’s Bet on Solana Paid Off Well Expressing his delight, Derulo tweeted saying “I betted on Solana in June. Wow, what a ride! #crypto.” While the celebrity did not share the amount he invested in SOL or if he has other crypto assets in his portfolio, it is certain that he is in massive profit,...

This week saw Bitcoin’s price surging past $50,000 on a few occasions, while altcoins have been charting double-digit gains all along. Let’s start with BTC. The primary cryptocurrency is up about 7% over the past seven days, and it’s currently sitting above the coveted $50K mark. However, it took it a few attempts to go there, and we need to see today’s daily candle close above it for further validation of the bullish continuation. Towards last weekend, Bitcoin attempted to...

It was a compelling week in the cryptocurrency markets. It took bitcoin more than three months, but it finally did it this week – reaching the $50,000 price line for the first time since May. However, it also took less than 24 hours for the bears to get back in action and push it beneath that level. The primary cryptocurrency spent the next few days sliding south and bottomed yesterday at just over $46k, but it found support amid the 200-day moving average line. Despite...

Luna Yield, a Solana-based cross-chain yield aggregator and decentralized exchange, might have rug- pulled after the official website and social media channels were taken down today, according to SolPad, Solona’s finance launchpad. Nearly $10M Stolen After Luna’s official website, Twitter, Telegram, and other channels were deleted, users feared that the team behind the protocol might have run away with their funds. Consequently, they tried to unstake their funds from the...

SOL has been among the best crypto performers in the past month and has entered the top ten after a new all-time high of roughly $65. This comes amid numerous developments and records from the Solana blockchain, including ATH for transactions and a fresh NFT collection drop that raised quite a few eyebrows. What Happened With Solana Lately? Dubbed as the (next) “Ethereum killer,” Solana describs itself as a “high-performance blockchain supporting builders around the world...

After weeks of prolonged consolidation and choppy sideways action in a very squeezed and narrow range, Bitcoin finally broke out. Fortunately, it was to the upside. Over the past week, BTC is up by a considerable 20%. At the time of this writing, it’s trading at around $39K, having pulled back slightly from the psychological and technical resistance at the coveted $40K level. It’s also worth noting that we saw an increased trading volume over the past week, and even though...