Renowned analyst Benjamin Cowen warns that Solana (SOL) may follow a similar price trajectory as Cardano (ADA), potentially experiencing a dip below $10 before rebounding and seeing substantial gains, although historical parallels do not guarantee identical outcomes.
Bitcoin and Ether rose over 3% to reach their highest prices in a week, while Solana, NEAR, Cardano, Polkadot, and Binance's altcoins also experienced gains, following a surge in traditional markets; however, experts predict that the downtrend in digital assets may continue for the next few weeks.
The total value of assets locked in Solana's blockchain has increased by 50% since the beginning of 2023, with the volume of transactions also rising, indicating a potential recovery in SOL price despite its current downward trend.
Solana (SOL) has the potential for significant gains in the next bull market, as it competes against other projects in the crypto space, while Binance Coin (BNB) faces uncertainty due to regulatory developments in the United States.
Collapsed crypto exchange FTX's new management is potentially planning to sell its large holdings of Solana (SOL) cryptocurrency, prompting Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko to suggest distributing the SOL to ex-FTX customers as a "win-win" solution.
Solana (SOL) is predicted to outperform Ethereum (ETH) in the next risk expansion in crypto markets, according to venture capitalist Chris Burniske.
Interest in altcoins may have waned, but Solana remains the most loved altcoin amongst investors, with $700,000 invested in it over the past week and $26 million year-to-date inflows.
The price of bitcoin fell nearly 1% in the past 24 hours to below $25,700, following a surge last week after Grayscale's court victory, while the announcement of extended oil production cuts by Saudi Arabia and Russia could be bearish for bitcoin prices. However, Solana's SOL token saw a 3.7% increase after Visa's announcement of expanding its stablecoin settlement capabilities with Circle's USDC stablecoin to the Solana blockchain.
FTX, the failed crypto exchange, owns $1.16 billion worth of Solana (SOL) tokens, which represents over one-third of its total liquid crypto portfolio.
Crypto markets experienced a decline as FTX's potential selling pressure raised concerns, causing Bitcoin to fall below $25,000 for the first time since mid-June, and altcoins to underperform, particularly Solana (SOL).
Solana (SOL) has the potential for exponential gains in the long term, according to a crypto trader, although short-term volatility and a potential liquidation from FTX could cause temporary price drops.
Solana's price dropped significantly after the collapse of FTX and the approval of the sale of FTX's digital assets, but there is potential for a counter move to the upside due to FTX's holdings being locked until 2025-2028 and the possibility of a short squeeze.
Solana-based application Friendzy has generated $920,000 in cumulative volumes since its launch on September 19, with expectations of surpassing $1 million by the end of the day, as it offers additional features and a smoother price curve compared to its competitor Friend.tech.
Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana could experience significant price declines, with Bitcoin potentially dropping by over 20% and Ethereum and Solana also facing dips, according to crypto strategist Kaleo.
Solana's total value locked (TVL) has reached $338.82 million, its highest since the start of the year, driven by popular projects and a surge in the native SOL token, but concerns arise about the possible effect on SOL's price after the approval of FTX estate to sell its crypto holdings.
Solana (SOL) is showing signs of surpassing Ethereum (ETH) in a new trend formation, according to crypto investor Chris Burniske.
Closely followed crypto analyst predicts a strong bull market for Solana (SOL), advising long-term bulls to accumulate the asset for maximum opportunity.
Solana (SOL) has emerged as the preferred altcoin for institutional investors, attracting inflows of $31 million this year and maintaining a positive trend, while Ethereum continues to see outflows for the seventh consecutive week, according to CoinShares.
Despite the recent rally in Solana's SOL, it's unclear whether the price surge is a result of Bitcoin's movement or other factors, such as the successful network upgrade to version 1.16 and increased usage of decentralized applications and NFT volumes on Solana. Solana is trying to establish itself as the fifth-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, but faces stiff competition from Ethereum layer-2 solutions.
Once a favorite on FTX, Solana (SOL) has seen a decline in its performance, possibly due to its association with former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's criminal trial, with the cryptocurrency currently down 3% in the past 24 hours and over 7% in the past week.
Crypto analyst predicts that Solana (SOL) could reach 10% of Ethereum's (ETH) market cap, implying a $231 price target for SOL, and potentially even 20% of ETH's market cap which would result in a $461 price target and an ROI of 2,038%.
