# Solana's Celebrity Sideshow

*Author: Bankless*
*Published: Jun 4, 2024*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/es/solana-celeb-sideshow*

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Solana's Celebrity Sideshow
    
  

  
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FTX's Tax Settlement
  

  

 

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/2024/06/Group-15--39-.png)](https://www.bankless.com/dashboard)-  **FTX Settles with IRS Over $24B Tax Bill.** Creditors are one step closer to payouts, but Uncle Sam wants his cut first.
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- 🐈 **StarkWare Plans Bitcoin Scaling Effort.** The team behind StarkNet is kicking off early plans for Bitcoin-centric ZK scaling.
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- **🟣 Polygon Labs Acquires ZK Research Firm.** It's the startup's third major ZK acquisition in less than 3 years.
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SocialFi Slump
  
  
   
     
     Bankless Author: 
     
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       Jack Inabinet](https://twitter.com/JackInabinet)
     
    
 

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/2024/06/image---2024-06-04T171831.878.png)](https://www.bankless.com/socialfi-slump)**📊 Network defects.** SocialFi applications have managed to garner widespread excitement among crypto natives at numerous points throughout the past year, but the buzziest brands seem to be fading into obscurity. *Will crypto ever get a sustainable SocialFi application?*

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Solana's Celebrity Memecoin Sideshow
  
  
   
     
     Bankless Author: 
     
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       Jack Inabinet](https://twitter.com/JackInabinet)
     
    
 

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/2024/06/image---2024-06-04T171844.801.png)](https://www.bankless.com/solanas-celebrity-memecoin-sideshow)*Celebrities* have once again returned to crypto, and this time, they're embracing a more fungible path forward, slapping their names on tickers and pumping up the memecoin fever.

Minor and major celebrities are no strangers to the crypto world, but there haven't been quite as many around since FTX's blowup.

**So, what's bringing them back?** The promise of memecoin riches on *Solana*.

*Read more *👇

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