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Solana Activity Surges as SOL Price Struggles to Recover

Rising decentralized trading and tokenized-stock volume have boosted on-chain use, leaving SOL's rebound unproven as large exchange inflows raise near-term selling risk.

Overview

  • SOL has fallen roughly 20% over the past month and about 44% year-to-date even as the token staged a modest rebound into the low $70s in late June.
  • Token deposits to centralized exchanges jumped about 2,400% between June 11 and June 25, signaling elevated distribution risk and potential near-term selling pressure.
  • Decentralized exchange activity climbed roughly 39% to a seven-day average near $1.73 billion per day, driven by a handful of high-volume DEXs and new venues.
  • On-chain tokenized-equity trading surged to about $1.3 billion in weekly volume with Solana taking roughly 95% market share, a spike aided by multiple SpaceX-related token launches after the June 12 IPO activity.
  • Network fee revenue is heavily concentrated in a few meme and trading apps, total value locked sits around $4.7–$4.8 billion, and analysts say SOL needs clearer macro and technical confirmation for a durable price recovery while the Alpenglow upgrade remains a longer-term catalyst.