In 2026, Circle minted over $70 billion worth of USDC on Solana, boosting the network's stablecoin liquidity significantly. Despite this surge in liquidity and monthly active users surpassing 100 million, Solana's price has fallen over 35%, and on-chain transaction volume and trading activity have slowed down. This suggests that while liquidity is increasing, it hasn't yet translated into stronger demand or price recovery for SOL. The growing USDC supply may fuel speculation but also risks weakening Solana's outlook if it doesn't lead to sustained network growth.
On October 21, altcoin spot ETFs experienced net inflows with XRP, Solana (SOL), Zcash (ZEC), and NEAR leading the gains. XRP spot ETFs attracted $708,515, reversing two sessions without flows, while Solana ETFs ended a 12-session outflow streak with...
GSR updated its Core3 model portfolio by reducing Bitcoin allocation by 2.5 percentage points to 40.5% and increasing Solana to 23.5%, while Ether remained steady at 36%. Over the past week, Bitcoin rose 1.4%, Ether 0.7%, and Solana 2.1%, though all ...
GMX's new proposal would use Solana protocol revenue remaining after GT token buybacks to fund GMX token buybacks, adding those tokens to staking rewards. Meanwhile, stakers on Arbitrum and Avalanche would face a 180-day withdrawal waiting period sta...
Bitcoin increased by 2.9% to $83,802, with other major cryptocurrencies like XRP, Dogecoin, Ether, Solana, and BNB also posting gains. XRP led the top six assets with a 5.03% rise, while the total crypto market capitalization slightly decreased by 0....
Polymarket's Solana market now estimates a 70% probability that Solana's token will reach $110 by the end of the month, up 16 percentage points in 24 hours. This optimism coincides with Solana's upcoming Alpenglow upgrade, scheduled for October 21, w...
