Solana

In a post on X, Dragonfly managing partner Haseeb Qureshi forecast that by 2026 a Big Tech firm could launch or buy a crypto wallet and more Fortune 100 financial institutions will roll out their own blockchains using stacks such as Avalanche, OP Stack, Orbit and ZK Stack. He expects these corporate and fintech layer 1s to struggle for activity against Ethereum and Solana, predicts Bitcoin will trade above $150,000 while losing dominance, and sees the stablecoin market expanding by about 60% as Tether’s share slips.

On 29 December, Solana extended its recovery with a fourth consecutive daily advance after bouncing off the 119 dollar support. The price traded near 127.5 dollars, up 2.45% over 24 hours, while 24 hour volume rose 161% to 4.15 billion dollars according to CoinMarketCap. Mixed signals persist as leverage clusters near 130.4 dollars resistance.

In Q4 2025, Solana-based meme coin launchpad Pump.fun reportedly moved nearly $615 million off-chain while generating about $74.1 million in quarterly revenue and roughly $935.6 million in lifetime revenue. Critics call the large transfers and near-100% gross margins a major extraction from users, while supporters argue the platform is simply a profitable business that users choose to engage with.

According to CoinShares, crypto exchange-traded products recorded $446 million in weekly outflows, led by selling in Bitcoin and Ethereum. XRP funds drew $70 million and Solana $7.5 million, while cumulative outflows since the Oct. 10 market shock reached $3.2 billion. U.S.-listed products saw $460 million of outflows; Germany attracted $35.7 million.

XRP attracted $70.2 million in institutional inflows over the past week, leading major crypto assets while Bitcoin posted $443 million in outflows. Total crypto investment products saw $446 million of weekly outflows, with U.S. platforms most impacted. XRP traded at $1.86 after a 0.05% daily rise, and volume jumped 84.11% to $1.96 billion.

According to CoinShares, crypto investment products posted $446M in net outflows last week, lifting withdrawals since the early-October shock to $3.2B, with U.S. funds down about $460M and Germany up $35.7M. XRP saw $70.2M of inflows and Solana $7.5M, while Bitcoin and Ethereum recorded outflows of $443M and $59.5M.

DeepSeek, a leading generative AI in China, outlined price scenarios for SOL, XRP, and SUI for the beginning of 2026. It flagged SOL support at $91.5, resistance at $135, and a $75–$110 base‑case range; for XRP, a $3.5 target with $2.37/$2.90 resistance and $1 support; for SUI, thresholds at $1.33 and $1.70, with $0.80–$1.50 as base cases.

From December 29, 2025 to January 5, 2026, a wave of token releases will hit Solana, Sui, TRUMP and HyperLiquid. The schedule includes SOL at $61.62M (484.67K), SUI at $67.29M (46.41M), and TRUMP at $24.11M (4.89M), with HYPE near $252M. Volumes come via cliff and linear unlocks.

Crypto exchange-traded products posted $446 million in net outflows over Christmas week, extending a cautious pattern that has persisted since the sharp market correction on Oct. 10. Total outflows have reached $3.2 billion over that period, even as year-to-date inflows stand at $463 billion and assets under management are up only 10%. Newer XRP and Solana ETPs continued to attract capital, while Bitcoin and Ether products, particularly in the United States, faced sustained redemptions.

Onchain metrics compiled by Nansen indicate that in December, major networks such as Ethereum, Polygon, Arbitrum and Avalanche processed more transactions even as fee revenue declined. Ethereum’s transaction count rose 16% while fees fell 57%, and Polygon transactions jumped 82% with a 47% drop in fees, highlighting the impact of recent scaling upgrades. In contrast, BNB Chain, Base, HyperEVM and Solana recorded simultaneous declines in both activity and fee income amid a subdued crypto market.