DeFi's Solana Embrace ($)
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| Prices as of 5pm ET | 24hr | 7d |
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Crypto $2.38T | ↗ 5.9% | ↗ 4.8% |
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BTC $65,840 | ↗ 7.0% | ↗ 7.0% |
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ETH $3,022 | ↗ 4.6% | ↗ 2.7% |
Solana solidified its status as a top-tier blockchain after emerging like a phoenix from the ashes of the FTX/Alameda collapse.
In the community-led renaissance that followed, it was the sweat of Solana-native teams that greased the wheels of progress, but following a steady build of SOL prices and DeFi metrics, non-native protocols are ready to pounce on the opportunity.
Here are the ETH protocols looking to build on SOL 👇
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