DeFi's Solana Embrace
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Crypto $2.38T | โ 5.9% | โ 4.8% |
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BTC $65,840 | โ 7.0% | โ 7.0% |
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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.
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