Introduction The past two years have been momentous for Solana’s DeFi ecosystem with the rise of top projects like Serum Protocol, Raydium Protocol and Mango Markets. With immensely speedy transactions and low fees, Solana may be the frontrunner in expanding into the next stages of DeFi innovation. However, recent exploits and…

Introduction The rapid emergence of DeFi, NFT and Web3 protocols in recent months has resulted in the almost ripple-like development of Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs), which are essentially communities with a collective ownership of a particular blockchain project. Today, DAOs are used for a vast range of use cases and face…

Introduction Within Solana’s DeFi ecosystem, strategies like yield farming, lending and staking have become the primary methods to earn stable returns on investment. Though the Total Value Locked (TVL) across DeFi protocols in Solana has decreased due to the overall market downturn, we have started to see relief — TVL from…

Introduction The first ‘Solana Summer’ rally in 2021 was commonly attributed to the massive expansion of Solana’s NFT ecosystem. The first wave of PFP*-based NFT projects including SolPunks, Solana Monkey Business and Degenerate Apes drove the number of unique owners of NFTs in Solana to hit 1.5M by the end of…

Introduction The total crypto market cap has been on an 8-month downtrend, currently sitting at almost 70% below its all-time high. In these market conditions, it is important to venture into strategies that focus on capital preservation. As traders commonly turn to low-leverage trading, buying blue-chip NFTs or yield-farming strategies, little…

Introduction The market downturn over the past few weeks has unleashed a series of volatile and unpredictable price movements, serving as a grim reminder that inadequate risk management can lead to devastating consequences — both to retail and institutional investors alike. …

Introduction Market downturns may be frightening for many investors. During these periods, capital preservation remains the pre-eminent strategy to minimise one’s losses from volatile trading prices. Thus, more investors are turning to DeFi yield protocols like Solend Protocol to generate lower-risk lending rewards. However, is lending on a single platform the…

Introduction We are almost halfway into 2022 and we have witnessed several battle-tests on Solana so far. After numerous network outages, the community has been doubtful of Solana’s network stability. Protocol Exploits and ‘rug pull’ incidents have also thrown into question the robustness of the blockchain’s security. …

Introduction You might have heard of the term ‘Solana Summer’ being thrown around the crypto community. It’s been the buzz word after what we’ve seen last year — Solana underwent a massive rally to prices over $250 in November 2021, more than 5 times its price of $44 in August 2021. …