Anatoly Yakovenko

Anatoly Yakovenko, the co-founder of the Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) ecosystem, argued against a federal government-controlled cryptocurrency reserve Wednesday, citing a threat to decentralization. What Happened: In an X post, Yakovenko outlined his order of preference for a potential cryptocurrency...

Virtual horse racing game Photo Finish has announced the Solana Derby and interactive experience at Solana Breakpoint, adding to the growth for the company led by Madden and other gaming veterans. Solana Derby: Based on the Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) blockchain, Photo Finish is a virtual horse racing...

Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) co-founder and one of the biggest voices in the cryptocurrency space, Vitalik Buterin, praised the ecosystem's free speech ideals. However, the assertion faced backlash from a group of people on social media. What Happened: The man behind one of the biggest blockchain...

On April 1, Fool's Day, Anatoly Yakovenko, the CEO of Solana (CRYPTO: SOL), took to X in jest to announce a new cryptocurrency named “BunkerCoin.”  What Happened: Intended as a light-hearted April Fool’s joke, Yakovenko’s post mocked the cryptic language often found in the...

Anatoly Yakovenko, the co-founder of Solana Labs, expressed his skepticism about the idea of meme coins contributing to public good. His comments come amid the meteoric rise of Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) based meme coins like Dogwifhat (CRYPTO: WIF) and Bonk (BONK). What Happened: Yakovenko took to...

Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) Labs has finally launched its much-awaited Saga, the first-ever cryptocurrency-focused smartphone that runs on the Android operating system.  What Happened: The smartphone, which was announced in 2022, comes with premium components and a price tag of $1,000. It is...

It hasn’t been an ideal year for the Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) network. After a series of partial outages most of January, Solana had its fourth outage of the year in October when it stopped processing transactions due to a misconfigured node. But as Vitalik Buterin said in an...

A leading cryptocurrency saw a boost Saturday with news linked to one of the largest companies in the world. Here’s what investors should know. What Happened: The price of cryptocurrency Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) surged ahead on Saturday on the heels of an announcement by Google Cloud, a unit of...

The Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) network was forced to stop block production for four hours on Wednesday. What Happened: Validators reported the issue around 1 p.m. ET on the Solana Status Twitter page. Earlier today a bug in the durable nonce transactions feature led to nondeterminism when nodes generated...