Solana generates a lot more fees with a much smaller market cap than Ethereum, Samani argued.

After nearly nine hours of mounting criticism, Solana pulled an ad that featured a therapy session ridiculing pronoun discussions, sparking debate over its messaging.

Solana (SOL) failed to restore optimistic momentum as it traded below the crucial $200 resistance for another week. Over the past seven days, its highest price reached $178.50 on March 2, 2025, before facing strong rejection.

The Solana futures launched by Chicago-based CME Group on Monday had a seemingly underwhelming debut with only $12.3 in trading volume.

TL;DR Nasdaq filed with the SEC to list a Polkadot ETF in the U.S. on behalf of 21Shares, tracking the spot price of DOT in the market. 21Shares already offers a Polkadot ETP in Europe and seeks approval for new crypto funds, including XRP and Solana.

Future trading volume for Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana are showing diverging trends, according to Glassnode. Per Glassnode, an onchain and financial metrics platform, Bitcoin (BTC) futures volume is suggesting a rebound.

TRON's founder Justin Sun hinted at moving TRX to Solana, without explicitly stating a method for the new version of the token. Immediately, memes spoofing the TRX ticker and logo appeared, ending up in rug pulls.

The K33 analysts expect a softer impact on the underlying price of SOL from any potential Solana ETF launch.

This unexpected move could shake up the crypto world. Two major blockchain ecosystems are joining forces in a way that few saw coming.

Tron founder Justin Sun has revealed an upcoming collaboration to make TRX available on Solana. Despite the scarce details, the proposed integration will likely benefit both networks with enhanced cross-chain communications. Meanwhile, the collaboration means lucrative opportunities for Tron enthusiasts due to Solana's efficiency and high throughput.

The price of TRON (TRX) is under renewed selling pressure after falling below the $0.22 support.

TRON founder Justin Sun has teased a possible integration of TRX within the Solana ecosystem. Sun stated in a March 18 post on X that TRX would soon be available on Solana while encouraging users to prepare for collaboration.

The crypto market remained relatively flat over the past 24 hours, with the market cap registering a marginal decline and falling to $2.71 trillion. Markets were mixed, with some cryptocurrencies registering marginal increases while others registered marginal declines.

The Solana Foundation pulled an ad on Monday after widespread backlash over its perceived anti-queer messaging. The now-deleted ad, meant to promote Solanas first U.S. conference, depicted America in therapy, struggling to focus on innovation while being pushed to prioritize pronouns and gender identity.

Here's how CME Futures impacted ETF approval odds and key levels to track.

In a recent development, the Solana Foundation received criticism for a controversial advertisement that reportedly featured gender identity themes. The promotional ad, which racked up over 1.2 million views, was removed after a nearly nine-hour run.

Brazil-based asset manager Hashdex has amended its S-1 regulatory filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to expand its crypto index ETF with seven additional altcoins, including XRP, Solana, and Cardano.

JitoSOL is not a security, the protocol claimed in a new research paper.

The inclusion of Solana in the “strategic cryptocurrency reserve” announced by Donald Trump and the launch of SOL futures by CME Group reflect growing institutional interest in the cryptocurrency. The MACD continues to show resistance to recovery, while the RSI (40.73) remains in neutral territory with a bearish tilt.

Sol Strategies expands Solana staking dominance with three validator acquisitions, including Laine and Stakewiz.com, boosting staked SOL to 3.35M (CAD $649M) and appointing Michael Hubbard as Chief Strategy Officer. The post Sol Strategies Acquires Three Solana Validators, Including Laine and Stakewiz.com appeared first on Cryptonews.

Solana removed a controversial ad that sparked backlash for its comments about gender identity, which appeared to contradict the company's previous commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Solana's meme coin creation platform Pump.fun has continued its transfer of SOL tokens. The platform recently transferred 196,370 SOL, worth approximately $25.3 million, to the Kraken exchange.

The Solana Foundation has faced significant backlash after a controversial promotional video titled “America is Back—Time to Accelerate” sparked outrage within the crypto community.

Tron price is on a contrarian trajectory to the broader market as investors speculate what could be in store following Justin Sun's post.

The announcement was deleted after reaching over 1.2 million views.

The Solana team was forced to delete its “Accelerate” ad after facing criticism. The team has yet to respond to the community backlash on social media.

However, it does not seem that this will have a significant impact on the price of Solana.

Solana's ad was deleted 9 hours after it reached 1.4 million views and received heavy criticisms with tags including 'toxic,' 'cringe' and 'offensive.' The post Solana Removes ‘Offensive,' ‘Cringe' Ad Following Intense Community Backlash appeared first on Cryptonews.

Solana has been criticized for releasing a controversial advertisement titled “America is Back—Time to Accelerate.”

The data speak of extreme volatility in the trading of USDt based on Solana.

Solana posted a video ad on Monday to promote its upcoming conference only to remove it hours later following online controversy.

The decentralized exchange (DEX) trading volume on Binance Smart Chain (BSC) in the past 24 hours has reached $1.637 billion, surpassing Solana ($1.077 billion) by 34%.

The cryptocurrency market remained volatile on Tuesday, with most major tokens trading sluggishly as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's upcoming policy meeting. Bitcoin (BTC) held steady around the $83,000 mark, while XRP and Solana saw steeper declines. The global cryptocurrency market cap edged down 0.26% to $2.

Solana SOL recently removed an advertisement from its X account after facing backlash over its portrayal of gender identity.

A well-known cryptocurrency marks its anniversary by celebrating the milestones it has achieved over the years such as its incredible growth that made it one of the top digital assets in the space. In the last five years, Solana has attained nearly $1 trillion in DEX trading and processed more than 400 billion transactions.

The team behind blockchain network Solana has deleted a controversial advertisement posted on its X account after immense backlash over political messaging around gender identity.The more than two-and-a-half-minute ad for the Solana Accelerate conference posted on March 17 with the caption “America is back. Time to Accelerate” depicted a man as “America” in a therapy session who said he was having thoughts “about innovation” such as crypto.

The blockchain's patriotic-themed ad campaign has drawn criticism, with some calling it “toxic” and at odds with crypto's inclusive values.

Weeks before Trump won again, Solana held an event that protected "gender identity."

Solana (SOL) futures began trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) on March 17, marking a major milestone for Solana's financial market integration.

Solana just celebrated its fifth birthday, and a recent study shows highly exaggerated USDT volatility on the network's transport layer. This suggests a high level of speculative interest in the platform, fueled by the meme coin craze and other factors.

Asset manager Hashdex has amended its S-1 regulatory filing to expand its crypto index exchange-traded fund (ETF), proposing the addition of seven altcoins alongside Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), according to a March 14 filing submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

The submission comes three months after Hashdex's fund, which currently focuses on Bitcoin and Ethereum, first received SEC approval.

The introduction of Solana futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has sparked a shift in market sentiment, with analysts predicting potential Solana price recovery for the blockchain's native token. The new futures contracts offer investors a regulated product to hedge their positions or gain exposure to Solana's price movements, providing a more structured and

Solana (SOL) futures traded for the first time on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group's US derivatives exchange on March 17 as the cryptocurrency's mainstream adoption gains momentum. In February, CME tipped plans to list two types of SOL futures contracts: standard contracts representing 500 SOL and retail-friendly “micro” contracts representing 25 SOL each.

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FalconX and StoneX executed the first-ever block trade of CME Group's Solana futures, showcasing institutional demand. CME's crypto futures market saw a 73% surge in daily trading volume and a 55% rise in open interest in early 2025.

As Solana celebrates its fifth anniversary, new data from global payments infrastructure platform Mercuryo reveals extreme levels of volatility in Tether trading on the Solana transport layer this year.