Solana activates onchain governance for validators holding 100K SOL

Balogun's World Cup impact highlights crypto's rapid monetization of cultural events, showcasing its potential over traditional finance systems. The post Folarin Balogun’s World Cup heroics spark crypto prediction market frenzy and Solana meme token appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Solana dApps reportedly generated $257 million in Q2 revenue, extending the chain’s lead in fee-generating activity.

Solana Foundation says onchain governance is now live, letting validators with at least 100,000 SOL delegated open proposals that go to a stake-weighted vote once they clear 15% cluster support.

Solana daily token creation reportedly climbed to an 80-day high, driven by meme coin launches and high-velocity DeFi activity.

The emergence of meme tokens highlights the speculative nature of crypto markets, often overshadowing genuine sports achievements and retirements. The post Solana meme token surfaces after Ecuador goalkeeper Galíndez announces World Cup retirement appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The platform, unmasked in late June after two-plus years as an anonymous "Trade Everything" teaser account, opens trading in Phantom's CASH stablecoin and leans on Chainlink oracles instead of human-run resolution.

World launched a fully onchain prediction market on Solana, offering crypto and World Cup markets through Phantom with resolution powered by Chainlink. The post World launches Solana prediction market inside Phantom appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Solana perpetuals exchange Drift Protocol has rebranded to Velocity DEX, with a private beta planned in the coming days as the platform rebuilds after a $295M April exploit.