Solana mainnet, Serum DEX, and DeFi expansion (2020–2022)

1. Solana launches Mainnet Beta

   Mar 16, 2020Labels: Solana Mainnet

   • Ledger
   • Solana

2. Serum is announced as Solana-based DEX

   Jul 1, 2020Labels: Serum DEX, FTX

   • Solana

3. Serum DEX launches on Solana

   Aug 1, 2020Labels: Serum DEX

   • CoinMarketCap
   • Phemex

4. Orca launches as user-focused Solana AMM

   Feb 1, 2021Labels: Orca AMM

   • Orca Docs
   • CoinDesk

5. Raydium launches AMM integrated with Serum

   Feb 21, 2021Labels: Raydium AMM, Serum

   • SolanaCompass

6. Solana DeFi hackathon showcases early protocols

   Mar 17, 2021Labels: Solana Hackathon, Mango Markets

   • Cointelegraph

7. Saber launches stablecoin-focused swaps on Solana

   Jun 1, 2021Labels: Saber

   • Flipside

8. Solana Season Hackathon expands developer pipeline

   Jun 23, 2021Labels: Solana Season

   • Solana

9. Solend launches as a major Solana lending market

   Aug 1, 2021Labels: Solend

   • Cointelegraph

10. Wormhole bridge launches to connect assets to Solana

    Aug 9, 2021Labels: Wormhole Bridge

    • CoinDesk

11. Solana outage follows transaction flood during IDO

    Sep 14, 2021Labels: Solana Outage

    • Solana
    • CoinDesk

12. January congestion incidents degrade Solana performance

    Jan 21, 2022Labels: Performance Issues

    • Helius
    • CryptoTimes

13. Bot-driven NFT activity triggers major Solana outage

    May 1, 2022Labels: NFT Outage

    • Cointelegraph

14. Consensus bug causes June 2022 Solana outage

    Jun 1, 2022Labels: Consensus Bug

    • Solana

15. FTX bankruptcy triggers Serum and Solana DeFi restructuring

    Nov 11, 2022Labels: FTX Bankruptcy, OpenBook

    • AP News
    • Wired