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Consensus Magazine

What to Expect at Consensus 2024: Spotlight on Blockchain Tech

The three-day conference (May 29-31) features a host of big-name speakers from the realm of blockchain tech, including Sergey Nazarov, Casey Rodarmor, Joe Lubin, Emin Gün Sirer and Rune Christensen. Here is a preview of everything on offer.

Cosmos co-founder and Informal Systems CEO Ethan Buchman is scheduled to speak on the "bitcoinization of Cosmos" at Consensus 2024. (Bradley Keoun)

Markets

Bitcoin Breaks Out Above $68K as Solana's 7% Gain Leads Crypto Rally

Inflows into the spot bitcoin ETFs restarted in a big way last week as the price rallied from near the $60K level.

Crypto prices rallied on Friday (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)

Videos

Could Solana's SOL Hit $200 by Month End?

Solana's native token SOL has been leading the recent rebound in the digital assets market, outperforming most crypto majors. Daniel Cheung, co-founder of hedge fund Syncracy Capital, wrote on X that he’s confident SOL could retake the $200 level by the end of the month. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

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News Analysis

Will RFK Jr. Debate Trump or Biden? Probably Not, Prediction Market Says

Plus: Which cat-themed memecoin will hit $1 billion first?

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Gage Skidmore)

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Markets

Solana's SOL Could Hit $200 By Month End, Hedge Fund Founder Says

The fifth-largest cryptocurrency is benefitting from multiple catalysts, including bustling meme coin and DeFi activity, upcoming network upgrade and increasing interest in restaking arriving to the ecosystem.

Solana price over the past week (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Rises Above $67K, but Lags Broader Crypto Market as ETH, SOL, LINK Post Big Gains

Softer U.S. inflation figures and big institutional interest in the spot bitcoin ETFs helped turn sentiment around.

Bitcoin and other assets rose on Tuesday. (Unsplash)

Finance

Solana Meme Coin Factory Pump.Fun Compromised by 'Bonding Curve' Exploit

The exploiter may not be making any money from the attack.

Solana Hacker House in Miami (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Insider at Solana's Cypher Protocol Admits to Stealing $300K

Core contributor Hoak blamed his actions on a "crippling gambling addiction."

A frontend developer for Cypher at mtnDAO. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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How to Buy Solana

Buying solana (SOL) is straightforward, but with numerous crypto exchanges on the market, it's crucial potential investors consider other key factors before making a purchase.

(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Solana-Based Marketplace AgriDex Raises $5M to Tokenize Agricultural Industry

AgriDex brings agricultural commodities onto the blockchain by allowing crops to be bought on its marketplace with finalized deals backed by non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

Agriculture (Pete Linforth/Pixabay)