Solana Gets Slammed ($)
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- 📈 TradFi buys into BTC ETFs. A regulatory filing revealed that Citi, Citadel, Goldman Sachs, and UBS have all been "authorized participants" in BlackRock's spot BTC ETF.
- 🧑⚖️ Jury finds Do Kwon liable. The jury in the SEC case against Do Kwon has found the Terraform Labs founder liable for fraud and misleading investors, reports say.
- 🪐 Galaxy bought FTX SOL. Galaxy Trading purchased millions in locked SOL tokens from the FTX estate, buying $620 million worth of the tokens at $64 each. SOL is currently trading at $176.
📊 Transaction Turmoil. Solana’s staunchest defenders have long maintained failed transactions only afflict bots, but the chain has become practically unusable for regular users in recent days! Why can’t you land transactions on Solana, and how does the chain improve from here?
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Crypto $2.53T | ↘ 1.4% | ↘ 3.8% |
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BTC $67,861 | ↘ 1.0% | ↘ 2.4% |
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ETH $3,336 | ↘ 1.0% | ↘ 4.4% |
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