Solana almost doubles in a week, despite the recent crypto crash

    SOL token of smart contract platform Solana continued its unflagging surge higher in the market on Thursday, as it topped XRP as the 6th most valuable cryptoasset. The altcoin market has seemingly brushed off Monday’s heavy sell-off and continues to forge higher with a range of in-vogue coins printing double-digit percentage gains and some fresh…

    Cardano’s Ethereum-сompatible sidechain project opens entry into the DeFi space

    Cardano plans to make its blockchain interoperable and compete with the DeFi ecosystem based on Ethereum. Using its native altcoin (ADA), Cardano is getting closer to its decentralized finance objectives in partnership with dcSpark. dcSpark, a product-based DLT company, announced on Wednesday plans to develop a new sidechain project titled “Milkomeda” to aid cryptocurrencies not…

    NFT boom: OpenSea trading volume skyrockets 76,240%

    The NFT boom caused OpenSea trading volume to explode 76,240% year-to-date. The non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace processed 1.18 million transactions worth $1.06 billion just in the last 30 days. Trading volumes on peer-to-peer nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea in 2021 have surged by over 12,000%. According to DappRadar data, the total incoming value to OpenSea’s…