Solana transactions hit record 4.2B as SOL rallies 40%
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Memecoin platform Pump.fun accounted for most of the new tokens among launchpads, as the Solana network notched a new all-time daily issuance high.
Solana more than triples transaction size limit with mainnet upgrade
Solana raised its transaction size limit to 4,096 bytes, giving developers more room for zero-knowledge proofs and transactions with multiple signatures.
New Bitcoin whales spark sell-side risk as unrealized gains hit $9B
Unrealized gains by whale speculators hit their highest levels on record last week, per data going back to 2016.
Solana Just Got Faster—Is It Bullish for SOL?
Solana has activated the first reduction in its block timing since launch, speeding up transactions on the network.
Solana’s fee overhaul increases burn and makes resource hogs pay
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Former Twitter CISO Michael Coates appointed Chief Information Security Officer of the Solana Foundation
According to Foresight News , security expert Michael Coates announced on the X platform that he has been appointed Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of the Solana Foundation, marking a new chapter in his career. Coates previously served as Head of Security at Mozilla, CISO at Twitter, and founded Altitude Networks, a startup focused on enterprise SaaS data security, which was later acquired by CoinList, thus entering the crypto industry. Coates stated that he chose to join Solana because the chain currently handles tens of billions of dollars in daily stablecoin transactions, exceeding the combined daily trading volume of most cryptocurrencies. He mentioned that future work will focus on integrating security capabilities into the foundation of industry operations and application security, addressing the unique security challenges of cryptocurrencies, and collaborating with policymakers and standards bodies to promote improvements in cybersecurity regulation.