Solana (SOL) has been one of the standout performers in crypto markets this week, posting a 21.6% gain and climbing above $245. The surge comes amid renewed institutional activity, record DeFi engagement, and technical momentum that has traders eyeing whether the rally can extend toward the $260–$270 0 Growth and Whale Activity Lift Solana Much of Solana’s rally is driven by a sharp rise in on-chain 1 network’s Total Value Locked (TVL) in DeFi protocols has surpassed $12 billion, its highest level on 2 growth underscores Solana’s increasing role in decentralized lending, trading, and staking 3 the same time, large investors have been quietly building 4 are 5 moved over $680M in SOL on-chain, and institutional involvement is 6 is good for long-term Solana 7 over $12B in DeFi protocols Multicoin moved $680M in SOL on-chain Whale accumulation is bullish Institutional Buys and Macro Tailwinds Solana’s rally also gained fuel from Galaxy Digital’s $1.16 billion purchase of SOL, most of which was transferred to 8 move reinforced confidence in the token’s liquidity and institutional 9 Digital is helping Forward Industries acquire $1.65B worth of $SOL.
In the past 12 hours, Galaxy Digital has withdrawn 1,452,392 $SOL ($326M) from 10 to an announcement, Forward Industries recently completed a $1.65B private placement to fund the… 11 — Lookonchain (@lookonchain) September 11, 2025 Macro conditions are also playing a 12 expect the Federal Reserve to deliver a 25-basis-point rate cut, which could provide further support for risk assets, including 13 with Solana’s strong fundamentals, the environment is setting the stage for potential follow-through into 14 (SOL/USD) Technical Outlook: Bulls Eye $260 Next Technically, Solana price prediction continues to 15 at $247.82 with a market cap above $134 billion, the token is pressing against the $250 resistance zone, historically a difficult 16 the 4-hour chart, SOL remains inside an ascending channel, printing higher lows while respecting its trendline 17 50-EMA at $222 and the 200-EMA at $192 both slope upward, confirming underlying 18 Price Chart –) Combines BTC Security With Solana Speed Bitcoin Hyper ($HYPER) is positioning itself as the first Bitcoin-native Layer 2 powered by the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM).
Its goal is to expand the BTC ecosystem by enabling lightning-fast, low-cost smart contracts, decentralized apps, and even meme coin 19 combining BTC’s unmatched security with Solana’s high-performance framework, the project opens the door to entirely new use cases, including seamless BTC bridging and scalable dApp 20 team has put strong emphasis on trust and scalability, with the project audited by Consult to give investors confidence in its 21 is building 22 presale has already crossed $15.6 million, leaving only a limited allocation still 23 today’s stage, HYPER tokens are priced at just $0.012915—but that figure will increase as the presale 24 can buy HYPER tokens on the official Bitcoin Hyper website using crypto or a bank 25 Here to Participate in the Presale
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