Is Crypto Dead? $5.5B Liquidated, Saylor Sells, Zcash Collapse & More | Solana Weekly News
Top Solana Stories Of The Week: A brutal week. $5.56B liquidated as Michael Saylor breaks his "never sell" promise. Zcash collapses 40% on a 4-year-old cryptographic vulnerability. Arthur Hayes calls the top on $HYPE and exits with $18M as retail copy traders eat the dump, but within the Solana ecosystem, Helius engineer formalizes SIMD-0550 to make $SOL potentially deflationary, Andrew Yang's Noble Mobile acquires Helium Mobile. Sanctum's $INF delivers 8.2% higher APY than the network median, Certora formally verifies P-Token, and Jupiter unveils Forecast โ Solana's first native prediction market right before the FIFA World Cup.STORIES๐ $1.76B Liquidated from Crypto Markets as Saylor Breaks "Never Sell" Promisehttps://solanafloor.com/news/1-76-b-liquidated-from-crypto-markets-as-saylor-breaks-never-sell-promise๐ SIMD-0550: Helius Engineer Formalizes $SOL Disinflation Proposalhttps://solanafloor.com/news/simd-0550-helius-engineer-formalizes-sol-disinflation-proposal๐ Former U.S. Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang's Noble Mobile Acquires Helium Mobilehttps://solanafloor.com/news/former-u-s-presidential-candidate-andrew-yang-s-noble-mobile-acquires-helium-mobile-what-happens-to-hnt๐ Sanctum's $INF Yields 8.2% Higher APY than Solana Network Median Since V2 Upgradehttps://solanafloor.com/news/sanctums-inf-yields-8-2-higher-rewards-than-network-median-since-launch๐ Certora Formally Verifies Solana's P-Token Upgrade as Equivalent to SPL Tokenhttps://solanafloor.com/news/certora-formally-verifies-solana-s-p-token-upgrade๐ Jupiter Unveils Forecast: Solana's First Native Prediction Markethttps://solanafloor.com/news/jupiter-unveils-forecast-solana-s-first-native-prediction-market
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