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Message dated January 7th: According to CoinMarketCap market data, as of press time, SOL (Solana) is reported at $139.97, up 1.69% in the past 24 hours, reaching a high of $143.04 and a low of $123.46, with 24-hour trading volume of $5.859 billion. Current market cap is approximately $78.942 billion, up $1.311 billion from yesterday, ranking 6th among global cryptocurrencies.

Solana is a globally leading high-performance network providing infrastructure support for internet capital markets, payments, and crypto applications. The network has processed over 477 million transactions, with current transaction speed reaching 2,849 transactions per second, monthly active addresses at 50 million, and monthly transaction volume of 3.5 billion transactions. To date, total transaction volume has reached $3.3 trillion, and total application ecosystem revenue has reached $3.4 billion.

Global top-tier financial institutions such as Western Union, Visa, and PayPal are building applications on Solana. Among them, Western Union plans to launch USDPT stablecoin by 2026, Visa has settled millions of dollars in USDC on the network, and PayPal has issued PYUSD stablecoin. Franklin Templeton’s on-chain assets are growing 64% monthly, with regulated on-chain asset scale reaching $10 billion. Bullish daily trading volume reaches $2.5 billion, making Solana the preferred platform for global institutions and startups to build on.

Recent Important SOL News:

1️⃣ Institutional capital continues to increase, spot ETFs and large holdings jointly drive prices higher

SOL has received notable attention from institutional investors recently. According to Gate market data, SOL has broken through the $140 mark. On the spot ETF front, Solana ETF recorded a single-day net inflow of $16.8 million, creating a record for the largest single-day capital inflow since listing, with historical cumulative net inflows reaching $791 million and assets under management surpassing $1 billion. These fund flows echo Morgan Stanley’s submission of a Solana Trust S-1 application to the SEC, reflecting traditional financial giants accelerating their deployment in digital assets. Simultaneously, on-chain data shows strengthened confidence among large holders — a whale that previously had unrealized losses of $74 million has successfully recovered, with current long position floating gains of $26.82 million and a position of 511,000 SOL generating floating gains of $4.65 million. The stability and increased holdings of such institutional-level positions provide strong market support.

2️⃣ Stablecoin liquidity injection expansion, DeFi ecosystem activity continues to heat up

Circle’s large-scale USDC minting activities on Solana have provided sustained support for on-chain liquidity. Since 2026, Circle has minted a total of 1.75 billion USDC on Solana, with an additional 1 billion minted in the past 24 hours. Sufficient stablecoin reserves typically precede rising trading activity, providing a solid liquidity foundation for DeFi protocols, DEX trading, and derivatives trading. This trend aligns with Raydium’s USD1 trading volume breaking through $260 million, reflecting the continued prosperity of Solana’s on-chain trading ecosystem.

3️⃣ 2025 network indicators reach historical highs, fundamentals support long-term growth

Solana’s 2025 performance provides strong fundamental support for long-term investors. Network revenue reached $1.4 billion, a 48x increase from two years ago; daily active wallets averaged 3.2 million, up 50% year-over-year reaching historical highs; stablecoin supply at year-end reached $14.8 billion, up over 100% year-over-year; application ecosystem revenue reached $2.39 billion, up 46% year-over-year, with 7 applications generating over $100 million in annual revenue. On-chain trading: DEX trading volume reached $1.5 trillion, up 57% year-over-year; perpetual DEX trading volume reached a historical high of $451.2 billion, surpassing the sum of all perpetual trading volumes since the network’s launch. These multi-dimensional, comprehensive growth data indicate that Solana’s infrastructure value is gaining widespread market recognition.

4️⃣ Meme coin sector revival drives ecosystem enthusiasm, derivatives trading platform expansion

The Solana ecosystem’s Meme coins have recently welcomed renewed investment enthusiasm, driving overall on-chain trading activity higher. Solana network Meme coin launch platform metrics (daily trading volume, token issuance volume, daily exchange listing count) have all touched three-month highs. Perpetual futures trading platforms like Pacifica continue to attract traders through measures such as reduced fees and expanded product lines, with their network-wide 50% fee waiver activity extended through December. The expansion and optimization of such derivatives platforms not only enriches Solana’s ecosystem trading tools but also further expands the network’s user base, bringing dual support of trading fees and network activity to the core token SOL.

This message is not investment advice. Investors should note market volatility risks.