Solana

In 2025, Solana reported that Pump.fun became one of its highest-earning applications as total network app revenue climbed to $2.39 billion. Launchpads, including Pump.fun, generated $762 million in revenue and created 11.6 million tokens, while overall meme coin trading volume declined 10% year over year to $482 billion but remained far above levels from two years earlier.

Bitcoin’s New Year advance is stalling near the key $90,000 support area after multiple failed attempts to hold above that level since November 2025. Morgan Stanley has filed for both Solana and Bitcoin ETFs with staking features, while Shiba Inu briefly touched $0.00001 and XRP jumped about 32% in January, drawing a cautionary technical warning from John Bollinger. Bitcoin has also posted its first post‑halving red year as traders monitor tight ranges and potential Sunday volatility around $85,000 to $90,000.

Solana has seen its open interest climb to the $8,000,000,000 mark, signaling that traders are once again willing to deploy leverage on SOL despite prior drawdowns. While the price is attempting a recovery from the low $120s and remains below key long-term moving averages, futures positioning has shifted toward longs, especially among larger players, raising the risk of sharp liquidations if support around $130–$135 fails. With spot volumes still subdued and derivatives driving much of the activity, elevated volatility is likely as Solana's price action tests resistance in the mid-$140s.

Grayscale transferred 8,242.844 ETH and 1,188 SOL, valued around $25 million, to a Coinbase Prime address. The activity was observed in recent days and reflects its use of institutional services. Grayscale and Coinbase have not issued public statements on the specific transfers.

US spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs saw $749.6 million in net outflows between January 6 and January 9, after a near $700 million inflow on January 5. Bitcoin funds led with $681 million in redemptions, while XRP and Solana ETFs drew $38.1 million and $41.1 million in fresh capital.

In 2026, Solana’s price action was increasingly driven by ETF inflows and renewed whale accumulation, even as key support zones came under pressure. The network processed around eight times more Daily Transactions than major rivals, while SOL traded near $136 on 10 January with downside levels flagged at $122 and $102. Clustered liquidity below $120 and weakening RSI and MACD pointed to rising downside risks if those supports failed.

Smart money traders are piling back into meme tokens, with Solana-based White Whale turning a $366 buy into roughly $1.5 million for one early participant. Alongside this mid-cap surge, larger names like Dogecoin and Pepe and presale projects such as Bitcoin Hyper and Maxi Doge are being highlighted as key meme coin opportunities in the current bull market.

Binance co-founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao has reiterated his optimistic outlook on digital assets, stating on X that a crypto "super cycle" is expected to begin in 2026 and drive prices far beyond prior projections. He contrasts this view with the traditional four-year market cycle thesis and continues to spotlight Bitcoin, BNB and Aster as his preferred long-term holdings, while separate analysts and investors are also focusing on emerging tokens like Bitcoin Hyper and Floki.

Solana has introduced the v3.0.14 validator client for Mainnet-Beta, urging both staked and unstaked nodes to upgrade to enhance network resilience. At the same time, SOL trades around $135 with analysts watching $145 as a pivot and $187 as key resistance before February. Broader roadmap upgrades, including Firedancer and Alpenglow, aim to boost scalability while price structure signals compression and potential upside toward higher psychological levels.

At the beginning of 2026, major cryptocurrencies and meme coins have rebounded from the prior year's downturn, while retail sentiment has turned more optimistic but remains highly reactive to short-term news. Social and sentiment data indicate that Bitcoin is trading increasingly in line with macroeconomic signals and ETF flows, as Ethereum, XRP and Solana see mixed yet notable shifts in discussion and price action. Meme coins, led by Dogecoin and its leveraged ETF performance, have also attracted renewed interest alongside whale activity and social media hype.