Solana bet big on speed and won. With transaction times under a second and fees that barely register, it became the go-to chain for NFT traders and DeFi degens. Yes, it had some growing pains with outages, but the team keeps shipping improvements. The ecosystem exploded in 2023-2024.
By Loic Dos Santos | August 2, 2026
What our earlier coverage said On April 3, 2026, our earlier coverage reported that Drift Protocol, Solana’s largest decentralized perpetual futures exchange, was hit by a $285 million exploit that drained its vaults in just 12 minutes.
By Loic Dos Santos | July 23, 2026
Ethics Clause Sparks Capitol Debate The latest draft of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, known as the Clarity Act, has reignited debate in Washington over how far lawmakers should go to limit officials’ involvement in crypto.
By Loic Dos Santos | July 19, 2026
What our earlier coverage warned Our earlier coverage described how the Drift Protocol exploit on Solana led to the loss of more than $270 million in under a minute, after an attacker manipulated Solana’s “durable nonces” and tricked...
By David E | July 18, 2026
MAS Greenlights Cross-Border Crypto Play SBI Holdings, a Japanese financial giant with more than 14 million users and $308 billion in assets under custody, has solidified its Southeast Asian presence by acquiring a majority stake in...
