Solana has averaged over 1,400 transactions per second this year, far surpassing competitors like BNB Chain. The upcoming Alpenglow upgrade is expected to reduce transaction finality from 13 seconds to just 150 milliseconds, significantly speeding up confirmations while keeping fees low at around $0.005. This improvement could enhance Solana's appeal for stablecoin payments and other fast-settlement applications. Meanwhile, traders watch the $80-$95 support zone, with potential upside targets at $166 and $378 if Solana reclaims its descending trendline.
As the Solana network prepares for its Alpenglow upgrade aimed at faster transaction speeds, SOL trades at Rp1.876.495 on Pluang as of Oct 17, 2026 15:51 WIB. The token has seen a 1.75% decrease in the past day, with a market cap of Rp1.117,8 trillion and a 24-hour trading volume of Rp41,79 trillion. Pluang users show a balanced interest, with 60% buying and 40% selling, and a typical hold time of 71 days.
Bitcoin fell slightly by 0.47% to $81,722, underperforming the broader crypto market which saw a 3.75% drop in total market capitalization to $2.76 trillion. Other major cryptocurrencies like Ether, XRP, BNB, Solana, and Dogecoin also declined, with ...
On October 16, NEAR was the only altcoin spot ETF to attract fresh capital, with a net inflow of $2.61 million. In contrast, XRP, Solana (SOL), Chainlink (LINK), Hedera Hashgraph (HBAR), and Zcash (ZEC) experienced net outflows, continuing their rece...
Solana (SOL) experienced a 2.05% price decline within one hour, reaching $104 on Binance's spot market as of Oct. 16. Over the same period, long position liquidations totaled $1.8 million across Binance, Bybit, and OKX, while no short positions were ...
Crypto analyst Ali Martinez highlights buy signals on XRP, Solana (SOL), Dogecoin (DOGE), and Hyperliquid after a recent market pullback. These signals suggest selling pressure may be easing and local bottoms could be forming, with XRP potentially re...
Raoul Pal, CEO of Real Vision, argues that Ethereum is significantly undervalued because it underpins 70-76% of stablecoins, DeFi, and many real-world asset transactions on-chain. He estimates that an Ethereum outage could erase $1 trillion to $1.5 t...
