Solana Spaces will close New York and Miami stores 7 months after opening

Solana Spaces will close down its two Solana (

The startup was sponsored by the Solana Foundation, the Solana-based wallet provider Phantom and the native crypto exchange Orca, and while it didn’t work out, it did appear to have won over a lot of fans.

Just visited for my 2nd time a few days ago!
Thank you for the experience!
Every time I come to Miami I have to make a pilgrimage to SolanaSpaces pic.twitter.com/ugCqbSyIzg

— Investrepreneuer.sol (@LordHearMePray) February 15, 2023

Several Solana-native industry players, such as the videogame projects Star Atlas and Aurory, thanked Solana Spaces for its contribution to the ecosystem.

We’re sad to hear the news of @solanaspaces closing their Miami and NYC stores The events that Star Atlas attended and hosted there were beyond incredible!

Even so, we can’t wait to see what comes from their pivot to DRiP! https://t.co/4voal4yzfC pic.twitter.com/bXV8PKG6LE

— Star Atlas (@staratlas) February 21, 2023

The closure comes as the prolonged crypto winter has caused many industry-leading companies to lay off staff and close down offices all around the world.