The K-12 education company has up to $900 million to purchase Solana tokens. Classover, a K-12 education company, has announced a move into crypto through the creation of a Solana reserve. The company plans to issue up to $500 million in senior convertible notes, with 80% of the proceeds allocated to purchasing Solana (SOL). The move follows a growing pattern of companies expanding into crypto-related strategies along with their core businesses. According to a June 2 announcement, Classover has already purchased 6,472 SOL worth approximately $1.1 million to start its reserve. The issuance of $500 million in convertible notes comes through a partnership with Solana Growth Ventures. Read more
Trader’s interest in Solana is strong, but declining memecoin prices and SOL token unlocks have put a cap on the altcoin’s rally. Key takeaways: Solana's strong network activity contrasts with SOL’s token unlock schedule. MEV issues and memecoins’ price decline pose a risk to Solana’s growth potential. Read more
Solana's reliance on memecoins threatens long-term growth as Ethereum gains strength through layer-2 expansion. Key takeaways: SOL/ETH has broken below a rising wedge pattern, signaling a potential 40% decline. Solana’s memecoin revenue has collapsed since April, weakening its core value proposition. Read more
Solana technical charts and futures data point to a potential rally to $300. Key takeaways: Historical chart patterns and the Fibonacci Retracement metric hint at a Solana price rally to $300. Solana’s $7.5 billion in futures open interest and negative funding rates could be a sign that a powerful short squeeze is in the making. Read more
Standard Chartered’s latest report warns that Solana may be a “one-trick pony,” with memecoin trading dominating its usage and now in decline. Layer-1 blockchain Solana may be evolving into a “one-trick pony” for memecoin generation and trading, according to a recent Standard Chartered report. According to a May 27 Standard Chartered research report shared with Cointelegraph, Solana “dominates in areas that demand high-volume, low-transaction-cost solutions” due to its design prioritizing fast and cheap transaction confirmation. The report suggested that this has had an unintended consequence: Standard Chartered said the memecoin frenzy served as a stress test for Solana’s scalability but came with drawbacks due to the volatility and speculative nature of such assets. As memecoin trading volumes decline, the bank warned that Solana may struggle to maintain momentum. Read more
Solana price is 86% higher than its $95 lows reached on April 7, as onchain data and a classic pattern suggest that SOL may continue climbing to new all-time highs. Key takeaways: Solana's $9.4 billion TVL is a 54% increase since April 7. Solana’s memecoin daily trading volume has more than doubled since early April. Read more
HYPE is echoing Solana’s 2021 breakout pattern, with technicals pointing to a potential 240% rally by July. Key takeaways: HYPE is mirroring Solana’s 2021 breakout structure, targeting a 240% rally by July. Familiar crypto fractals suggest HYPE could spark similar momentum-driven hype. Read more
Tokenization could pave the way for widespread micro-ownership of businesses, said Akshay BD, nCMO at the Solana Foundation. The current structure of capital markets is failing to serve a broad base of investors, according to Akshay BD, non-chief marketing officer at the Solana Foundation. During a panel at the Accelerate 2025 conference, Akshay argued that blockchain technology could help address these shortcomings, claiming that Solana could “make everyone an investor or a dreamer over time.” Akshay noted growing uncertainty among investors, citing concerns from investment managers who report heightened anxiety among clients. “You have low bond yields, you have asset price bubbles, and people don't really know how the traditional asset allocation model works anymore,” he said. The 60-40 portfolio hasn’t delivered consistent returns in a long time.” He attributed some of this tension to a widening gap between income earned through wages and wealth accumulated through asset ownership. Retail investors, he add...
Turns out the Cetus developers have been here before, as their hacker deal once saved Crema on Solana. The bounty offer to recover stolen funds from Sui-based decentralized exchange (DEX) Cetus closely resembles a successful strategy used by a Solana project three years ago. It turns out that Cetus shares the same development team as Crema Finance, a Solana-based DeFi project that suffered a $9-million hack in 2022 but recovered most of the funds by negotiating with its hacker. Now, Cetus is relying on the same strategy. Cetus is asking the hacker to return all but $6 million, or 2,324 Ether (ETH), of the stolen funds in exchange for a promise not to pursue legal action. The protocol lost $223 million to an exploit on May 22. Read more
Solana could be on the verge of a rally to $260, but first, SOL needs to push through a tough overhead resistance level. Key takeaways: Solana’s bull flag pattern projects a rally to $260, but low spot buy volumes have analysts advising caution. After briefly dropping to $160 from $184, Solana (SOL) is attempting to reclaim a position above its key resistance at $180 for a second consecutive week. With Bitcoin (BTC) hitting an all-time high, market speculators are banking on eventual capital rotation, which could pump major altcoins like SOL toward new highs. Read more