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Pantera Capital buys more Solana (SOL) from FTX

Pantera Capital has purchased more Solana (SOL) from the FTX bankruptcy estate. FTX is auctioning off SOL, with more tokens to be sold to winning bidders. Pantera Capital has acquired another stockpile of Solana (SOL) tokens at discounted prices from the FTX bankruptcy estate, Bloomberg reported. The $5.2 billion crypto venture capital firm, secured the…

Pantera Capital has purchased more Solana (SOL) from the FTX bankruptcy estate.
FTX is auctioning off SOL, with more tokens to be sold to winning bidders.

Pantera Capital has acquired another stockpile of Solana (SOL) tokens at discounted prices from the FTX bankruptcy estate, Bloomberg reported.

The $5.2 billion crypto venture capital firm, secured the new stash of locked SOL after emerging one of the winners in the ongoing auction of Solana tokens.

Pantera, alongside crypto firm Galaxy Digital, scooped more of the altcoin in last month’s $1.9 billion SOL auction. Today’s report says the company has purchased additional tokens from the 2,000 SOL FTX sold this week.

FTX’s estate held over 41 million locked SOL worth more than $6 billion, and the bankruptcy estate’s greenlight to sell has attracted a lot of attention from institutional buyers. Pantera has looked to buy more SOL and has reportedly earmarked up to $250 million for this.

Solana (SOL) price

Solana (SOL) fell below $10 in the wake of FTX’s implosion and bankruptcy filing in November 2022.

The cryptocurrency rose sharply through 2023, outperforming peers as former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried faced criminal charges and was found guilty. Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment in March.

SOL also benefitted from an explosion of meme coins on the blockchain network, with Bonk and dogwifhat standout tokens in late 2023 and early this year.

Solana’s price has however declined from its multi-year highs above $200 reached in March. Currently, its trading around $142, down 23% in the past 30 days and 2% in the last 24 hours.

SOL price could retreat to recent support around $125 amid supply-side pressure, while a bullish flip could propel it towards the recent peak.

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USAID will change its name to the US Agency for International Humanitarian Assistance (IHA) By using blockchain technology, it will “radically increase security, transparency, and traceability” The revamp comes after Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cut USAID numbers from 10,000 to just under 300 in early February The Trump administration reportedly wants its…

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USAID will change its name to the US Agency for International Humanitarian Assistance (IHA)
By using blockchain technology, it will “radically increase security, transparency, and traceability”
The revamp comes after Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cut USAID numbers from 10,000 to just under 300 in early February

The Trump administration reportedly wants its United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to “leverage blockchain technology” as it works on renaming the organization.

According to a report from WIRED, a government memo has been circulating among State Department officials detailing plans for USAID. In the 13-page document – first reported on by Politico – it states that as part of the revamp, USAID will change its name to US Agency for International Humanitarian Assistance (IHA).

The memo also suggests “leveraging blockchain technology” which will “radically increase security, transparency, and traceability.”

It adds: “This approach would encourage innovation and efficiency among implementing partners and allow for more flexible and responsive programming focused on tangible impact rather than simply completing activities and inputs.”

USAID staffers on leave

Since US President Donald Trump re-entered the White House, significant changes have been made to organizations in the US. One of which is USAID.

In early February, USAID staff were put on administrative leave “with the exception of designated personnel responsible for mission-critical functions,” according to a government notice.

Following the implementation of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), staff numbers at USAID have been cut from 10,000 to just under 300.

In a post on X in February, Musk wrote: “USAID is a criminal organization. Time for it to die.”

USAID is a criminal organization.

Time for it to die. https://t.co/sWYy6fyt1k

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 2, 2025

Blockchain in humanitarian efforts

The use of blockchain in humanitarian efforts has been used before with many seeing the potential is can bring. In 2020, UNICEF invested around 135 Ethereum – about $30,000 at the time – into eight companies from seven developing countries to assist in developing prototypes and to scale their projects.

Financial services company AID:Tech turned to the payment rails of stablecoin issuer Circle to provide fraud-resistant disaster relief delivery in USDC in 2021. By doing so, they wanted to reduce inequality and increase opportunities by bringing accountability and transparency to the distribution of federal relief.

Realizing the benefits of blockchain technology, AID:Tech was the first company to use the technology to deliver international aid in 2015.