Banned Site 8chan Launches Token to Cash In on Memecoin Mania

The token was launched on pump.fun by 8chan’s former site administrator who announced it on Tuesday. Memecoin Hype Attracts 8chan Crowd Ronald Watkins, former administrator of controversial site 8chan, an online forum banned by service providers like Cloudflare for hosting child porn and publishing manifestos for at least three mass murderers who killed a total … Read more

Vaneck Forecasts Solana to Hit $520 by End of 2025 Despite Recent Slump

Asset manager Vaneck projects solana (SOL) will reach $520 by the end of 2025, driven by its growing dominance in the smart contract platform market, despite the cryptocurrency’s recent 15.8% seven-day decline. Vaneck Analysts—Solana Price Could Soar Over 160% by 2025 as M2 Growth Fuels Crypto Rally Solana (SOL) traded at $198.05 per coin at … Read more

Sol Strategies Expands SOL Holdings With 40,300 SOL Acquisition

Sol Strategies has strengthened its validator operations and SOL holdings, acquiring an additional 40,300 SOL worth $9.93 million. Expansion of SOL Holdings and Validator Operations Remain Key for Sol Strategies Sol Strategies Inc., a publicly traded Canadian firm focused on the Solana blockchain, has announced significant validator growth and expanded SOL holdings. Between Jan. 19-31, … Read more

Trump is Crypto’s Kingmaker

For years, crypto struggled to gain meaningful traction in U.S. politics. Trump’s second presidential campaign changed this, and days before he was sworn in his Trump-branded memecoin cemented the fact that crypto is now politically and financially important to the President of the United States. This editorial is from last week’s edition of the Week … Read more

Phantom Celebrates ‘Suinami,’ Rolls out Beta Support for Sui

Phantom, a Solana-focused cryptocurrency wallet, has announced the inclusion of Sui, a high-throughput blockchain project, in beta. Sui becomes the fifth cryptocurrency option available on Phantom alongside solana, ethereum, bitcoin, and base. In this initial phase, Phantom will allow users to swap thousands of sui tokens from its interface and use their favorite Sui decentralized … Read more

Report: ‘Solana Is Drinking the Ethereum Milkshake’

Cryptocurrency exchange OKX says “Solana’s meteoric ascent redefined the potential of Web3,” in its 2025 “State of DEXs” report. Solana Is Surging While Ethereum Is Fighting for Relevance Says OKX When it comes to dominating volume on decentralized exchanges (DEXs), Solana is eating Ethereum’s lunch – and drinking its milkshake – at least that’s how … Read more

Solana DEX Jupiter Announces 50% Buyback, Moonshot Acquisition

Jupiter, one of the leading Solana-focused decentralized exchanges, has made major announcements as part of Catstambul, its first community-focused conference held in Turkey. The project revealed the acquisition of a majority stake in Moonshot, a meme coin creation and distribution platform on Solana. Jupiter also announced that it would burn $3 billion of its own … Read more

Solana Outshines Ethereum, Achieving Over 5 Billion DEX Transactions in the Last 3 Months

Solana’s increasing popularity has seen the blockchain outpace Ethereum with over 5 billion dex transactions and 344 million active addresses in the past three months. Solana’s Impressive Transaction Volume Underscores Its Potential to Rival Ethereum Over the past three months, Solana has eclipsed Ethereum in several key metrics, as it makes it claim to be … Read more

Phantom Achieves $3 Billion Valuation Following $150 Million Funding Round

Phantom, a Solana-focused cryptocurrency wallet with over 15 million monthly users, has reached a $3 billion valuation after raising $150 million in its Series C funding round. The round was co-led by Sequoia Capital and Paradigm, with the participation of A16crypto and Variant. Phantom aims to get mainstream with this fund influx, accelerating crypto adoption … Read more