Solana Foundation hires ex-Binance CMO Rachel Conlan as Chief Strategy Officer, plus Polygon Labs veteran
The Foundation is adding senior marketing and strategy talent from Binance and Polygon Labs as it competes for institutional and developer mindshare.
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Solana's SIMD-0649 fair-ordering proposal stalls as block producers retain control over order inclusion
The proposal would police priority within batches while leaders keep control of inclusion and batch boundaries, leaving MEV ordering concerns unresolved.
Cryptoslate
Solana Doubles Its Disinflation: Implications for SOL Supply
The last-minute switch doubled Solana's disinflation pace, with the revenue cost falling on validators that backed the change.
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Bitcoin ETF inflows hit $2.4B in strongest week of the year, but daily figures decline
SoSoValue data shows heavy net inflows for the week of Sept 21 to 25 even as the daily pace cooled toward the end.
finance.yahoo
Bitcoin dominance falls below 60% even as BTC price rises 3.3%
Bitcoin's share of total crypto market cap slipped below 60% for the week ending Sept 26, a shift often read as altcoin rotation.
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Crypto industry shifts from waiting on Congress to working with regulators after Clarity Act failure
With the Clarity Act stalled in the Senate, agencies moved within days to write crypto rules themselves, reshaping the industry's lobbying strategy.
Decrypt
Visa cuts reported stablecoin volume after address-label reset, but transfer counts barely move
Visa's Sept 18 methodology reset lowered adjusted stablecoin volume with expanded address labels, though counts fell under 2%, leaving payment trends unclear.
Cryptoslate
Hyperliquid vs Solana: competing 2030 upside theses as HYPE gains 266% and SOL slips
HYPE trades near $93 with a 266% year-to-date gain while SOL sits near $124, down 2.7%, as analysts debate whether Hyperliquid can overtake Solana.
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