Solana Network Snapshot

• SOL Price: ~$31.63 → ~$38.65 (↑22.19% since October 28)

• Total Value Locked (TVL): ~$376.43m → ~$414.61m (↑$38.18m since October 28)

• Nakamoto Coefficient: 24

• Top DeFi by TVL: Marinade Finance

• Top NFT Collection (7-day volume): Mad Lads

Sources: DefiLlama, Nakaflow, Magic Eden

This Week in Solana

📱 October 29 - Backpack Goes Live on Apple Store: Crypto wallet, Backpack, announces its wallet app is now downloadable on the Apple Store, with a Google Play release on the horizon.

Source: @xNFT_Backpack

🔑 October 30 - Fuse Teases Solana Wallet: Solana wallet, Fuse, unveils a seed-phrase-free wallet with a three-key model, launching soon.

Source: @fusewallet

📷 October 30 - Phantom Introduces Camera Mint: Crypto wallet, Phantom, now lets users mint photos and videos as NFTs on Solana directly from their mobile devices via the Phantom app.

Source: @phantom

👟 October 30 - STEPN Collaborates with Steve Aoki: Web3 fitness app, STEPN, partners with Steve Aoki to launch an exclusive line of digital sneakers as Solana NFTs.

Source: @Stepnofficial

🔍 October 30 - Cymbal Adds Solana Support: The human-readable block explorer, Cymbal.xyz, announces support for the Solana blockchain.

Source: @cymbalxyz

🏦 October 31 - Backpack to Launch Crypto Exchange: Backpack, a crypto wallet, announces its upcoming Backback Exchange, with a beta in November and a public release planned for early 2024.

Source: The Block

🌐 October 31 - Breakpoint 2023 Begins in Amsterdam: Solana conference, Breakpoint 2023, kicks off, set to run through November 03.

Source: @solana

🔥 October 31 - Firedancer Debuts Testnet: During Breakpoint 2023, Firedancer, a Solana validator client, announces the launch of its testnet, highlighting its ability to process 1,000,000 TPS/Tile.

Source: @solana

📈 October 31 - Solana's TVL Reaches 2023 Peak: Solana’s TVL hits a new high for the 2023 year, crossing the $400 million mark.

Source: @DegenerateNews

☁️ October 31 - Solana Nodes Launch on AWS: Announced at Breakpoint 2023, Solana node deployment on Amazon Web Services (AWS) is now available.

Source: @solana

🔎 October 31 - Solana’s Data Now on Google BigQuery: Solana's blockchain data is now live on Google Cloud’s BigQuery for advanced analysis and insights.

Source: @solana

🎮 October 31 - GameShift by Solana Labs Enters Beta: Solana's development arm, Solana Labs, announces the beta launch of GameShift, a new tool for simplifying Web3 game development on the Solana blockchain.

Source: @solanalabs

🕹️ October 31 - Magicblock Presents BOLT: On-chain gaming framework, Magicblock, introduces BOLT, their new SVM framework aimed at enhancing scalability and composability for on-chain gaming.

Source: @magicblock

🪂 November 01 - Pyth Network Announces Airdrop: Oracle network, Pyth Network, launches a cross-chain airdrop program to reward its community members, with over 75,000 wallets eligible across 27 blockchains, including Solana.

Source: @PythNetwork

🚀 November 01 - SwissBorg Upgrades Trading with Smart Engine: SwissBorg, a crypto wealth management platform, integrates Solana for better crypto trading, combining CEX, DEX, and FX in one platform.

Source: @swissborg

📈 November 01 - SOL Soars Above $40: Solana's native token, SOL, records new 2023 highs, crossing $40 and outstripping its pre-FTX crash valuation.

Source: @DegenerateNews

🎶 November 01 - Audius Introduces Instant Artist Payouts: Audius, a decentralized music platform, rolls out a feature for artists to sell music at their chosen price and receive immediate payment, with a waitlist now open.

Source: @audius

🔄 November 01 - Jupiter to Integrate CCTP: Decentralized exchange, Jupiter, announces plans to integrate Circle's Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP), bringing native USDC to Solana through Wormhole.

Source: @JupiterExchange

🔊 November 02 - øhr App Launches at Breakpoint 2023: The sound social media app, øhr, becomes available, enabling users to mint audio recordings on Solana during the Breakpoint 2023 event.

Source: @ohr_xyz

🎮 November 02 - Star Atlas Teases Gameplay: Gaming metaverse, Star Atlas, releases a preview of its gameplay to the public during Breakpoint 2023.

Source: @staratlas

🚀 November 02 - Render Network Migrates to Solana: Render Network, a GPU rendering ecosystem, completes its infrastructure upgrade to Solana, enabling token holders to migrate RNDR from Ethereum to Solana.

Source: @rendernetwork

🪙 November 02 - Jupiter Debuts JUP Token with Airdrop: Decentralized exchange, Jupiter, announces the upcoming launch of its JUP token, accompanied by a 40% of total supply airdrop.

Source: @DefiSolar

🏆 November 03 - Solana Announces Hyperdrive Hackathon Winners: Solana announces FluxBot, an AI-powered Telegram bot, as the Grand Champion among the winners of its Hyperdrive Hackathon.

Source: @solana

🔍 November 03 - SolanaFM Adds cNFTs and SFTs Support: Solana explorer, SolanaFM, announces that its Quantum explorer now supports compressed NFTs (cNFTs) and Semi Fungible Tokens (SFTs).

Source: @solanafm

🚀 November 03 - FluxBeam Announces FLUXB Token: Post their Solana Hyperdrive Hackathon victory, FluxBeam announces the upcoming launch of their FLUXB token, scheduled for November 10.

Source: @FluxBeamDEX

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