SOL Strategies will buy Darklake Labs for $1.2M, bringing zero-knowledge privacy tools to Solana as it pushes for institutional and app growth.
Solana's cryptic SF billboard promotes "agentic payments," pitching the network as invisible plumbing for AI agents making fast, cheap transactions.
SOL Strategies is buying Solana‑native zk startup Darklake Labs for $1.2m, bringing its Zyga privacy engine in‑house as Solana's MEV and confidentiality race heats up.
The foundation says it is becoming a leading network for “agentic payments.”
The Solana ecosystem is reassessing its security practices after hackers drained one of the network's best-known decentralized trading platforms.
The Solana Foundation launched STRIDE, a continuous security program for DeFi protocols with a tiered benefits system based on TVL. Asymmetric Research will independently manage the program, evaluating protocols across eight categories and publishing results in a public repository.
Solana trades at $78.81 with RSI at 38.44 showing oversold conditions. Technical analysis suggests SOL could target $85-90 range within 3-4 weeks if key resistance breaks.
Solana launches STRIDE security program as SOL price weakens, aiming to boost trust while key support near $70 faces pressure.
The Solana Foundation is rolling out a sweeping set of security initiatives aimed at strengthening its DeFi ecosystem, just days after a $270 million exploit on Drift Protocol exposed vulnerabilities that had little to do with code - and as a separate outage at Phantom wallet highlighted how fragile user-facing infrastructure can be under pressure.
Solana price fell 18% from its March high as global tensions surrounding the U.S. Iran war and an exploit on Solana-based Drift Protocol that drained millions from the ecosystem spooked the market. According to data from crypto.
The Solana Foundation launched a set of initiatives on Monday, led by security company Assymetric Research.
Solana Foundation unveils STRIDE initiative to fortify DeFi security infrastructure