Is your SOL safe? What we know about the Solana hack | Find out now on The Ma...

Is your SOL safe? What we know about the Solana hack | Find out now on The Ma...

On this week’s episode of “The Market Report,” Cointelegraph’s resident experts discuss whether your SOL is safe or not. On this week’s episode of “The Market Report,” Cointelegraph’s resident experts discuss the latest updates concerning the recent Solana (SOL) hack.To kick things off, we broke down the latest news in the markets this week:Bitcoin realized price bands form key resistance as bulls lose $24K, significant whale activity between $22,000 and $24,800 adds to the complexity of the current spot market setup. Bitcoin (BTC) consolidated lower on Aug. 9 after familiar resistance....


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