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High-speed, low-fee Layer-1 Solana has been one of blockchain’s biggest success stories of recent years. While there are many reasons for this, scalability ranks high on everyone’s list: Solana’s architecture, particularly its parallel-processing ability and Proof-of-History consensus, allows it to scale without compromising performance. While most projects on Solana are busy pumping memecoins or tweaking DeFi staples, though, one outlier is quietly forming the building blocks of something bigger: a decentralized storage solution to turbocharge the network’s momentum for years to come. That’s right, even the most scalable blockchains benefit from their own dedicated scaling project. Solana’s Inexorable Rise Scalability aside, Solana’s been on quite a march over the last few years. Daily active users? Surging. Transaction volume? Through the roof – with 24-hour DEX trading outpacing Ethereum. As for Total Value Locked (TVL), it’s now sitting at a healthy $8.6 billion. While not exactly snapping at the heels of Ethereum, Solana’s now comfortably the second-biggest DeFi blockchain. It isn’t a matter of luck either; it’s engineering. Solana’s ability to crank out 65,000 transactions per second (TPS) at fees so low they’re basically pocket lint has turned it into a lodestone for builders and users. Launched in 2020, the network came out of the gate built for speed – and it’s paying off handsomely. The developer scene is just as hot. Devs flocked to Solana en masse last year, building dApps, participating in hackathons, and competing for grants. At the protocol level, memecoin launchpad Pump.fun became one of the chain’s biggest ever hits, motivating users to churn out memecoins like there was no tomorrow. It’s fair to say the temperature hasn’t cooled since: there was a 12-fold increase in new token launches in January 2025 compared to the same period last year. Amid all the trading and token hype, one project is tackling a long-standing problem most aren’t touching with a bargepole: storage. A Blockchain Xanadu Scalability clearly isn’t Solana’s Achilles heel, at least where speed is concerned: the blockchain’s TPS is on a par with Visa’s global payment network. What Xandeum wants to do is scale Solana for space. Blockchain’s storage constraints are fairly well documented. While decentralized ledgers are great at crunching code and shuffling small bits of data, ask them to store anything beefy and they choke. Where web2 apps lean on huge servers to handle petabytes of user data, web3 is stuck in the dark ages, stripping out storage to fit the blockchain mold. Xandeum’s mission is to flip that script, grafting an infinitely scalable storage layer onto Solana’s lightning-fast backbone. The result? A new breed of data-heavy applications – sedApps (storage-enabled dApps) – to rival traditional centralized services. Leveraging Xandeum’s vast, Solana-secured distributed file system, sedApps let developers operate at web2 efficiency and scale, without foregoing blockchain’s trust guarantees. What sets Xandeum apart is its ambition. With Pump.fun busy minting the next viral dog coin, Xandeum has a loftier goal: make Solana the foundation for a web3 that doesn’t just trade fast but thinks big. In short, it’s on a mission to smash DeFi’s glass ceiling and inspire a tsunami of innovation that could make today’s memecoin craze look absolutely ridiculous. (Scratch that, it already looks absolutely ridiculous.) Solana’s recent years have been a masterclass in momentum – price, users, devs, you name it. Beyond memecoins, though, there’s a small army of uber-talented developers busy building impactful solutions for DeFi’s next epoch. With its bet that storage is the missing link to unlock web3’s next big bang, Xandeum is certainly one of them. It’s one to watch.

Fold debuts on Nasdaq Bitcoin-only financial services application Fold (FLD) has debuted on the Nasdaq stock exchange, CoinDesk has reported. The stock price surged at the opening and then fell, but as the day’s trading has progressed, it has increased once more. Fold was listed…

NEW: Fold just became the first #Bitcoin only financial services company to go public on the NASDAQ 💥 They went live with over 1,000 BTC in their treasury! 🚀

Fold to become first Bitcoin $BTC-only firm to list on NASDAQ Bitcoin-only financial services app Fold will go public on NASDAQ tomorrow, becoming the first company of its kind to do so, according to Bitcoin Magazine on X. Fold, which offers Bitcoin rewards and financial…

XRP’s technical indicators strongly suggest a massive rally soon with the 21-day exponential moving average (EMA) on the weekly chart proving itself as solid support during recent market dips. Analysts are now suggesting that this could set the stage for an explosive breakout, lining up with Fibonacci projections of a poential 10X surge in 2025. Currently, XRP is consolidating between the Fib range of 0.888 and 1.0—or $2.25 to $3.30. This sideways movement could be a sign of building momentum. Traders note this to be of significance as past trends show that when XRP holds these levels, it often leads to a parabolic move. The question is—can XRP replicate past performance and push beyond its previous all-time highs? According to Fibonacci intersection analysis, XRP’s projected price targets and timelines are as follows: While XRP’s technical indicators are flashing signs of an upcoming breakout, fundamental factors could further fuel price momentum. Related: XRP Tops Crypto Poll for Best Tech as SEC Review & Bullish Charts Fuel Price Target Talk Investors will be keeping a close watch on the SEC’s closed meeting on February 20. Word is, discussions on ongoing SEC vs. crypto cases, including Ripple’s case, are on the agenda. The SEC has stayed in the news ever since Mark T. Uyeda became the acting chairman. And, rumors swirl that the regulator might back down from its appeal against Ripple. Notably, the lack of any fraud charges in Ripple’s case really weakens the regulator’s position, making an early settlement more likely. Related: XRP Braces for SEC Meeting—Policy Shift, Appeal Fate & Price Reaction in the Balance A positive outcome, like the SEC dropping the appeal or clearly signaling regulatory clarity, could inject bullish energy into XRP. This could, in turn, speed up XRP’s journey toward its projected price targets and boost investor confidence in its long-term potential. The potential for a multi-fold increase on XRP price now depends on market sentiment, legal clarity, and further institutional adoption. Disclaimer: The information presented in this article is for informational and educational purposes only. The article does not constitute financial advice or advice of any kind. Coin Edition is not responsible for any losses incurred as a result of the utilization of content, products, or services mentioned. Readers are advised to exercise caution before taking any action related to the company.