Solana price hits 2+ year high — Is a new SOL all-time high on the way?

Solana’s native token, SOL (SOL), surged by 35% between Oct. 5 and Oct. 11, reaching its highest level since December 2021 at $222. This movement has led traders to speculate whether the all-time high of $260 is within reach, especially after Bitcoin (BTC) crossed  $84,500, driven by steady institutional inflows and anticipated regulatory clarity in the United States. SOL has outperformed the broader altcoin market, which saw a 33% increase over the same six-day period ending Oct. 11. Investors’ optimism regarding SOL is partly fueled by the expansion in Solana’s…

Solana soars to 7-month high, surpasses $200 as analysts predict major upsurge

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Solana reaches a 7-month peak, breaking past $200, with analysts anticipating a strong continued uptrend and potential for further gains. Solana (SOL) has become the most dominant crypto asset, with a move that has taken it to the highest point within the past seven months. This rally has sparked energy into the entire crypto space as traders and analysts continue to wait and see how high Solana can go.…

Solana (SOL) Price Hits Cycle High, Joins $100B Market Cap Club in Broad Crypto Rally

Solana achieved a remarkable comeback after the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX and Alameda Research in 2022, which was a key backer of the budding smart contract platform. The chain emerged as the go-to ecosystem for retail crypto users and a hotbed of this cycle’s memecoin craze, hosting for example the popular pump.fun protocol. Resurging decentralized finance (DeFi) activity also benefitted the network, making Solana’s on-chain trading ecosystem the third-most-profitable sector in crypto, a recent Coinbase report noted. The solana token was a standout among altcoins over the past year’s…

$1,400 On The Horizon? Solana Breach Of $200 Excites Analysts

Este artículo también está disponible en español. Solana, the leading Layer 1 blockchain platform, has at last overcome the critical $200 barrier, giving investors new hope. This milestone feeds expectations of more price increases and marks a turning point following a period of consolidation. Some optimistic market onlookers are viewing this price action as a sort of launching pad for long-term bullish trends. If the price breaks above the $200 level, Rekt Capital pointed out, the months-long downtrend of Solana might finally be over. Additionally, he said, for SOL’s advance…

Solana Decentralized Exchange Altcoin Skyrockets by More Than 400% on Friday After New Exchange Listing

A Solana (SOL)-based decentralized exchange (DEX) altcoin surged by more than 5x on Friday after South Korea’s largest crypto exchange rolled out trading support for the asset. Traders on the Seoul-based Upbit can now purchase and unload DRIFT, the native asset for the Drift Protocol, an open-source DEX that enables transparent and non-custodial trading. Explains the project’s whitepaper, “Drift was designed with a goal to be capital-efficient but also protective of your assets. We achieved that by setting up sophisticated cross-margined risk engine – a system of tools with an extensive…

NFT sales rise 16.1% to $96.1m, Bitcoin dethrones Solana

Following the recent crypto market surge, the non-fungible token (NFT) sales volume has surged by 16.3% to $96.1 million. The overall crypto market has been showing strong positive momentum recently. Following Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election, Bitcoin (BTC) reached a new all-time high of $77,252.75. As per the latest CoinMarketCap data, the global crypto market cap has risen by 3.29% at press time to $2.6 trillion. The NFT sales volume was $84.6 million last week. But according to recent data from CryptoSlam, the NFT sales have jumped…

The Unique Way the Solana (SOL) Trading Ecosystem Is Making Bank

By the numbers: Tether’s USDT and Circle’s USDC stablecoins have produced $93 million and $28 million in revenue, respectively, in the last seven days, according to DefiLlama data, while the Ethereum, Tron and Solana networks saw $19 million, $11 million and $9.6 million. Solana-based protocols and trading bots, meanwhile, are right behind. Trading bot platform Photon and memecoin powerhouse pump.fun have both generated over $6 million in the last seven days, exceeding Ethereum-based decentralized finance, or DeFi, heavyweights such as Maker, Lido or Aave in terms of revenue. Source

Coinbase Launches Wrapped Bitcoin Token on Top of Solana

Coinbase, the largest U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange, announced the launch of cbbtc, its in-house developed wrapped bitcoin token, on top of the Solana network. Highlighting the significance of this move, Coinbase stated: “This is the first token Coinbase has issued on Solana, and with it, we’re excited to bring easy access to BTC.” Coinbase partnered with […] Source BitcoincryptoexchangeExchanges CryptoX Portal