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Articles & Threads
1.《End-of-Year Coin Issuance, Where Does Lighter Excel Compared to Hyperliquid》
Recently, several addresses suspected to be associated with Lighter team members bought $125,000 worth of "YES" shares in the polymarket's "Will Lighter TGE Before End of Year" market. Coinbase also announced a few days ago the addition of LIGHTER to their listing roadmap. All evidence indicates that Lighter's TGE is indeed on the horizon.
2.《Beyond Trading, Highlights of New Star Projects and Major Updates in Solana Ecosystem》
The Solana Breakpoint 2025 conference was full of excitement. Apart from the most anticipated validator client Firedancer officially launching on the mainnet (expected to increase TPS to a potential million level) and the full integration of Coinbase DEX, many updates have emerged in various areas of the Solana ecosystem. While ETH is still dedicated to the decentralized ideal, Solana seems like a bustling construction site, firing on all cylinders, focusing on efficiency and, you guessed it, building, building, and more building. So, let's take a look at the updates in various tracks that appeared at the Solana Breakpoint 2025 conference together.
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Daily market-wide funding rate heatmaps (reflected by funding rate) and token unlocks
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