The bearish trend reversed in 2024 with a 30.5% gain, driven by renewed institutional interest and ETF momentum across the crypto sector. That trend continued into May 2025 with a modest 6% gain. Now in 2026, Solana has already posted gains of about 15%-the second-best May performance in SOL's history.
Circle minted $500 million in USDC on Solana, marking a significant milestone as the network processed $3.25 billion in USDC supply within a week. This surge is indicative of Solana's growing role in the stablecoin market, as it approaches a 10% share of total USDC supply, traditionally dominated by Ethereum.
Alameda Research has transferred roughly $16 million worth of solana (SOL) tokens after unstaking the assets, in a move that points to continued creditor repayments tied to the collapse of FTX.
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Users and developers have continued to flock to Solana, in part due to the fact that this network can handle thousands of transactions per second, at a fraction of the cost of competing networks. I'm of the view that these trends will continue to hold for the foreseeable future, though given the rate of innovation and technological development within the crypto sector, it's also entirely possible that a competing network begins to take market share over time.
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