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Solana, lauded for its claims of high throughput and subsecond transaction finality, just passed a dangerous test of network resilience. In mid-April, a zero-day bug was quietly patched, a move that, while averting potential disaster, has reignited the debate surrounding Solana's decentralization. This recent incident serves as a cautionary tale...

Did Solana save itself, or sell its soul to the Devil? That’s the question reverberating through crypto, with whispers still swirling around the emergency patch dropped in secret in mid-April. We were saved by an alert patch, which avoided a looming catastrophe. It saved from a disastrous token minting exploit...

Bitcoin Solaris is making a big splash in the cryptocurrency space, pairing Bitcoin’s robust security with Solana’s superior performance. Using a dual-consensus model and a one-tap mining system, Bitcoin Solaris aims to provide fast, energy-efficient transactions and immediate rewards. Bitcoin Solaris is on the first presale stage right now. Early...

The recent Loopscale hack — a $5.8 million hit to a Solana-based DeFi lending protocol — is more than just your typical crypto heist. In the meantime, consider this a flashing red light. The Solana ecosystem needs to seriously reconsider the “move fast and break things” phrase. We’re not just...

The token is not related to Loopscale, a decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol on Solana which paused its lending markets after a $5.8 million exploit. It’s official — the platform that could change everything for cities and states today launched, after a six-month closed beta. It has already pulled in...

Loopscale, a lending market constructed on Solana, suffered a critical exploit. The hack has resulted in a loss of $5.8 million, which represents 12% of the platform’s total value locked (TVL). The exploit was aimed specifically at RateX-based collateral pricing, one element in Loopscale’s lending ecosystem.The breach happened less than...

MetaBlock X is dedicated to giving you the strategic advantage you require to cut through the noise and govern the ever-evolving terrain of the crypto universe. The recent $5.8 million hack of Loopscale is the latest example of critical weaknesses in the decentralized finance ecosystem. This unfortunate event should be...

$5.8 million vanished. Poof. Gone. Just like that, Loopscale, a Solana-based lending platform, became the most recent casualty in DeFi’s continual exploit drama. What’s truly gut-wrenching? They had been audited. Twice, actually. Once by OShield, who went so far as to patch critical vulnerabilities themselves, and a second audit, still...

Let's be blunt: not every blockchain project will make it. The crypto space truly is a Darwinian landscape, and despite what the media would have you believe, by 2025, the weak will be weeded out. A battle is currently playing out between two of those top contenders, Cardano and Solana....

The crypto market, though genuinely an exciting and somewhat volatile, ever-changing space, 2025 will be just as impactful on shaping another year’s worth of opportunities. Investors are on the lookout for the next big thing, feverishly judging the capabilities of incumbents against the potential of fresh entrants. This article will...