Solana

According to Crypto Patel in a recent post on X, SOL's slide from a high near $295 to about $67 after his $200–$250 exit zone has set the stage for a new long-term setup if $85 fails. He flags the $50- $30 FVG area as a potential next stop, while still mapping $1,000 by 2027 and $9,270 toward late 2029.

Solana’s SOL climbed back above the $80 mark as on-chain engagement and transaction throughput reached fresh highs, with participants highlighting rising user and application activity. The price move followed a stretch of volatile trading, and traders cautioned that sustained demand and network stability will be key to confirming this recovery.

On February 19, 2026, Standard Chartered lowered its end-2026 price target for XRP to $2.80 from $8 and left its 2030 projection at $28. The bank also pared targets for Bitcoin to $100,000, Ethereum to $4,000, and Solana to $135 amid short-term market pressures.

US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $133.3 million in net outflows on Wednesday, taking weekly losses to $238 million, with BlackRock's IBIT accounting for $84 million, according to SoSoValue. Trading volumes slipped below $3 billion as sentiment stayed in "Extreme Fear" and BTC traded near $67,058, down about 24% year-to-date. Solana ETFs extended a six-day inflow streak, lifting year-to-date gains to roughly $113 million.

In episode 516, Head of BD Xenia Soborova shares how Solana's builder-heavy culture and capital-preserving reward models aim to reengage idle wallets. She outlines Tramplin's randomized redistribution of staking yields and its non-custodial setup on Solana nodes, positioning on-chain businesses as more sustainable than high-risk speculation.

SocialFi platform Zora has launched an attention markets product on Solana, allowing users to trade on trending topics and memes, while charging 1 SOL to deploy new "Trends". Following the announcement, the ZORA token rose 6.2% to $0.022 over the last 24 hours, even as the broader crypto market slipped 1.2%.

The Fidelity Center for Applied Technology (FCAT) launched an institutional‑grade Decentralized Verifier Network on LayerZero, adding a new option for cross‑chain message validation. FCAT said the DVN is live on Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, Optimism, Polygon, Avalanche and Solana, with Ondo Finance named as the first production integrator.

According to flow reports, digital asset products saw about $173 million in outflows for a fourth straight week, while Solana-focused ETFs drew roughly $31 million in new money. The SOL price remains range bound around the mid 80s, with resistance near 92 and support clustered in the low 80s. Traders are watching for a decisive break from the 77 to 90 zone to set direction.

Orca (ORCA) surged 54.48% in the past 24 hours, trading at $1.21 and dramatically outperforming a flat-to-down broader market. The rally, fueled by a historic 2,455% explosion in trading volume, has propelled the Solana-native token above key technical resistance levels, signaling a potential trend reversal for the decentralized exchange (DEX) leader.

Solana dipped from the $92 area and moved below $90 and $88, but the SOL price is still trading above $85 and the 100-hourly simple moving average. The pair is tracking a rising channel with resistance around $88, and a clear break above $90–$92 could open the way toward $95 and possibly $102. If buyers fail to overcome $92, support sits near $85 and $82, with deeper downside risk toward $76.50 and even $72.