Solana DeFi Trading Volume Tops Ethereum for the First Time in July—Here's Why
With meme coins on Solana exploding, the Ethereum rival has become “the blockchain of fun and for the people,” one expert says.
Archive context
Older archive item. Useful for background and entity history, but not a fresh market-moving signal.
Why this matters
This altcoin story adds another data point to the current market tape and is useful when read alongside nearby source coverage.
Original source
Read on DecryptRelated market context
Bitcoin Tops $75,000 for First Time in Three Months as Treasury Buyback Plan Fuels Short Squeeze
Bitcoin pushed past $75,000 in Asian trading Friday, its highest level in more than three months, extending a rally that started m...
Solana cuts blockchain slot time to 350 milliseconds
Solana reduced its slot time for the first time since genesis as it works toward a 200-millisecond target aimed at reducing networ...
Shinhan Targets $30 Trillion RWA Boom with KRW Tokenized Fund on Solana
Key Takeaways: Shinhan Asset Management is also creating a KRW-stablecoin-based tokenized fund on the Solana blockchain. The proje...
Bitcoin And Ethereum ETFs Pull $825M As Institutional Demand Returns
US spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs drew a combined $825.8 million in single-session inflows, giving crypto markets another strong s...
Upbit Volume Jumps 273% As Bitcoin Rally Pulls Korean Traders Back In
Upbit’s trading activity surged sharply as Bitcoin’s latest rally brought South Korean crypto traders back into the market. CoinGe...
Ethereum ETF Pulls $221M as ETH Eyes Another Breakout
Ethereum is back in the spotlight after U.S. spot Ethereum ETF pulled more than $220 million in fresh capital on August 20. The fu...