Lightspeed Newsletter

Solana dropped nearly 10% amid mass crypto liquidations triggered by rising geopolitical strife

Many community banks and credit unions feel like they missed the fintech craze — and they don’t want to miss stablecoins

GolfN’s CEO believes “everyone in crypto is golf-adjacent”

Solana’s client ecosystem is growing, and that’s good news for decentralization

The startup should try to “redefine how crypto and media interact,” Mert Mumtaz said

Solana’s USDC caught a boost after being paired with the TRUMP memecoin

Solana’s most prolific token-launch tool might be prepping a token of its own

The Solana Attestation Service acts like a passport, letting wallets verify their permissions without doxxing the user

Wallchain could make influencer ROI more measurable for Solana businesses

Kraken will soon offer Backed ‘xStocks’ as Solana tokens

The blockchain’s perpetual futures exchange is highly popular

Post-conference musings on Firedancer, Kraken, Solana Mobile and Trump

A single upgrade could reshape how Solana sequences, votes and finalizes.

A report from the end of 2024 showed 350 DePIN tokens combined for $50 billion in market cap

Firedancer and Solana ETFs look less significant than before

Solana’s focus remains on fundamentals: stable usage, high yields, and expanding infrastructure

A memecoin community delivered on a brick-and-mortar pop-up store

Vibe coders are shipping faster than you think

Factory Labs founder Nick Almond steps in as the DAO is discussing JTO tokenomics

The resale exchange has expansion plans involving fan perks

Bridge flows churn in both directions as risk appetite returns

The agency’s final deadline is in October

The startup hopes to reduce crypto’s reliance on AWS and Google Cloud

This report has been corrected.