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Solana Stands Tall in Crypto Slump: Memecoins Soar with Double-Digit Increases

Despite a broader cryptocurrency market pullback, Solana continues its 24-hour rally.

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Solana Stands Tall in Crypto Slump: Memecoins Soar with Double-Digit Increases

Crypto News- Amidst a broader downturn in the cryptocurrency market, Solana (SOL) remains steadfast, displaying a 5% surge in the past 24 hours, according to data from The Block’s Price Page. While the overall crypto market capitalization dipped by over 2%, SOL defies the trend, maintaining its upward trajectory for the week, as per CoinGecko.

Driving this momentum are Solana’s memecoins, which have witnessed remarkable gains. Leading the pack, Dogwifhat surged by 28%, Bonk by 12%, and Myro and Popcat saw impressive increases of 27% and 67%, respectively. Clay Robbins, Co-founder of Colosseum, attributes this surge to the fun and accessibility of meme coins on Solana.

Solana Stands Tall in Crypto Slump: Memecoins Soar with Double-Digit Increases

Tristan Frizza, CEO of Zeta Markets, sees Solana’s rally as a sign of its growing significance in the crypto space, backed by genuine user engagement and flourishing DeFi applications.

Moreover, Solana’s network activity is at a multi-year high, evidenced by the surge in daily active addresses. In just a 24-hour span, the number of unique addresses engaging in transactions skyrocketed from around 660,000 to over one million.

This surge in Solana’s prominence is mirrored by BNB, the native token of Binance Exchange, which also experienced a modest 1% increase amidst the broader crypto pullback.

QCP Capital analysts highlight a trend of capital rotation from Bitcoin and Ethereum into large-cap altcoins like SOL and BNB. They note BNB’s self-reinforcing cycle, driven by its launchpool mechanism.

In contrast, Bitcoin saw a slight retracement, with a 3% decrease in the past 24 hours. Despite this, Solana’s resilience and the capital rotation trend underscore the shifting dynamics within the crypto market, signaling potential opportunities for alternative assets in the near term.

Solana Stands Tall in Crypto Slump: Memecoins Soar with Double-Digit Increases

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