What Is Going On With Solana?

Solana SOL/USD has been on an uptrend since October 2023, gaining 21% in the past week.

What Happened: Solana is down 1.4% in the past 24 hours, trading around $127 at the time of writing.

In a volatile Tuesday trading session, Solana peaked at $142.45, briefly surpassing the market capitalization of the BNB Chain.

Trading volumes in the past 24 hours have surged by 75.5% to $6.9 billion, significantly ahead of BNB’s trading volume of $2.8 billion per CoinMarketCap data.

Solana announced token extensions on its X (formerly known as Twitter) account on March 1. The tweet added that token extensions on Solana "unlock new use cases for enterprises and businesses that were not previously possible on public blockchains.”

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Why It Matters: DefiLlama data showed Solana’s total value locked at $2.7 billion, compared to $1.67 billion exactly one month ago, with the highest contributions by Marinade ($1.4 billion), Jito ($1.12 billion) and Marginfi ($649 million).

Based on the Benzinga Labs technical chart, the current price of Solana is significantly higher than the 50 Day Simple Moving Average (SMA) at 104.19 and 100 Day SMA at 94.39, a bullish signal for the altcoin.

Heavily-followed cryptocurrency trader CryptoKaleo expects another leg up for Solana:

$SOL / $BTC looks ready to make another leg up back to the Spring ‘22 highs.

If Bitcoin prices stick in their current range that would equal a price somewhere around $200 USD per SOL.

Long it with me here: https://t.co/32dHnZIFxS pic.twitter.com/5LKOVqbnNz

— K A L E O (@CryptoKaleo) March 5, 2024

Bitcoin trader CryptoFaibik tweeted “$SOL is breaking out of Bullish Pennant on the 1h timeframe Chart..!! $150 incoming soon.”

As the crypto community awaits an Ethereum ETF, bullish sentiment will continue to prevail in the markets, which could further fuel the Solana rally.

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