A Solana-based meme coin called OnlyMarms has raised over $14,000 for a 64-year-old marmot study, surpassing the $6,000 raised via the study's OnlyFans page. The Marmot Adaptive Dynamics Lab turned to these alternative fundraising methods after a key federal grant was denied. While OnlyFans helped build an audience, the crypto token has accelerated funding, though researchers remain cautious about the sustainability of meme coin donations and continue to seek traditional grants.
Jason Calacanis, an early Uber investor, has criticized Bitcoin and Michael Saylor's Bitcoin strategy, urging investors to sell half of their Bitcoin holdings and invest in projects like Solana and Bittensor that are delivering real products. Althoug...
Solana validators are backing two linked proposals, SIMD-0550 and SIMD-0553, to reduce SOL issuance and increase SOL burning. SIMD-0553 would introduce resource-based transaction fees, raising daily SOL burns from about 650 SOL ($47,000) to up to 9,0...
XRP spot ETFs continued to attract inflows for the fourth consecutive day, led by Canary's XRP product, highlighting growing investor interest and a notable share of XRP's market cap held in ETFs. In contrast, Hyperliquid ETFs experienced net outflow...
Solana's blockchain network saw a record 4.244 billion transactions in July, driven by increased user engagement and demand for fast trades and DeFi applications. The network outpaced rivals like BNB Chain and Bitcoin in daily active users and on-cha...
Bitcoin is trading above $63,900, showing a modest gain of about 1.06%, while other major cryptocurrencies like Ethereum and Binance Coin show slight declines or gains. The market exhibits mixed performance with some altcoins like ADA and ALGO rising...
