Solana crypto token loses the majority of its worth in 2022, FTX collapse ...

NEW YORK CITY, Dec 28 (Reuters) – The rate of Solana, a cryptocurrency token that had actually been admired by FTX creator Sam Bankman-Fried, fell 10.36% on Wednesday, and is down 94.2% up until now in 2022.

The collapse of FTX has actually rippled throughout the market, hobbling liquidity at companies with direct exposure to what was when among the world’s greatest crypto exchanges.

Solana, or SOL, is the token behind the upstart Solana blockchain, which supports wise agreements, consisting of non-fungible tokens, and has actually become a competitor to the ethereum blockchain.

Bankman-Fried, who is anticipated to go into a plea next week to criminal charges he defrauded financiers and robbed billions of dollars in client funds at FTX, often applauded Solana. FTX and Alameda, Bankman-Fried’s trading company, held Solana tokens on their balance sheets.

While Solana has no direct relation to FTX, and had actually restricted direct exposure to the unsuccessful exchange, its association with Bankman-Fried has actually been a drag.

“The basic issue with crypto is that its absence of intrinsic worth suggests that worths are based upon self-confidence and viewed energy. If those suffer in relation to a particular token, then it suffers,” stated Steve Sosnick, primary strategist at Interactive Brokers.

An agent for Solana was not instantly readily available for remark.

SOL has actually dropped 51.14% because the furor around FTX started unfolding on Nov. 2. In the very same duration, ether has actually fallen about 21.3% and bitcoin 17.6%.

The rate of Serum, or SRM, the token for the decentralized exchange of the very same name produced by Bankman-Fried on the Solana blockchain, is down 80.5% because Nov. 2, trading at simply over 14 cents, according to coinmarketcap.com.