Should You Buy Solana? SOL Pumps 45% as Solaxy Raises $12M
Donald Trump has kickstarted a new bull run on the Solana blockchain by launching OFFICIAL TRUMP ($TRUMP). The positive momentum has also spread to new project Solaxy, which is building the first Solana Layer-2 solution....
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Donald Trump has kickstarted a new bull run on the Solana blockchain by launching OFFICIAL TRUMP ($TRUMP).
The positive momentum has also spread to new project Solaxy, which is building the first Solana Layer-2 solution.
Trump Family Tokens Bullish For SolanaAccording to analysts, Donald Trump’s decision to launch his meme coin on Solana is significantly bullish for the ecosystem, underlining its improved transactional capabilities and active user base compared to other chains.
Due to Trump’s high-profile status, his OFFICIAL TRUMP token launch made headlines in leading media outlets worldwide.
This, coupled with the timing of his inauguration just days after, has culminated into the significant adoption of the Solana blockchain.
oh interesting, $trump just onboarded all retail participants in one move to the solana blockchain
yeah, moon that.
Then, with the addition of Melania Meme ($MELANIA), created by Melania Trump, the network is now seeing record transactional activity, over 2x more than the previous high set in 2024.
Solana DEX volumes are not just at an ATH — they have shattered the previous ATHs by over 2x
and not just a Solana record, but the highest DEX volumes for any chain
has even surpassed some tradfi stock exchanges
the financial system is moving onchain before our eyes, pretty… pic.twitter.com/QSBaGcMBbz
Prominent analyst TraderSZ suggests Solana is primed for further gains ahead.
After breaking its ATH on Sunday, $SOL now trades at $271. Earlier today, it retested the previous ATH set in 2021.
According to TraderSZ’s price chart, this merely marks a cooling off and redistribution phase ahead of the next leg, which will catapult $SOL to highs of $389.
Given that $SOL is currently trading within a 10% range of its 2021 ATH, it would not be unreasonable to expect a large upswing in the coming days, buoyed by the momentum of entering price discovery.
$SOL pic.twitter.com/RUZr4YPovQ
— TraderSZ (@trader1sz) January 20, 2025 But while $SOL looks bullish, the network showed cracks amidst the recent surge in activity. Reports swept X of traders who could not make transactions, causing some to make big losses.Phantom Wallet acknowledged this and said it was dealing with 8 million requests per minute, but it has since notified its audience that the situation is under control.
Transactions are landing much smoother now and all systems should be back to normal.
Despite all the challenges, our users swapped over $1.25B in volume and made 10M transactions today.
Huge thanks to the @0xMert_/@heliuslabs and @ethanyish/@AlliumLabs teams for helping us…
Solaxy is the first-ever Solana layer 2 blockchain, tackling the network’s congestion issue, which it has faced for years.
The new layer 2 chain will process transactions in bundles rather than individually, which makes it more scalable. As such, transacting on Solaxy will be cheaper, faster, and more reliable.
Implementing a scalability solution is crucial for Solana’s continued growth – so the timing of Solaxy’s launch is perfect.
https://twitter.com/$SOLAXYTOKEN/status/1881002480563085408
The project is currently undergoing a presale, meaning investors can buy from the ground up. It has raised $12 million so far, showing strong demand among traders.
Investors can buy $SOLX for $0.001606, but this price will rise throughout the ICO. The next increase will occur in one day.
In addition to the incremental presale price increases, analysts believe a massive price hike will occur when $SOLX lists on exchanges, with demand toppling supply.
As to how far it could go, analyst Crypto June suggests that it could 100x in price.
While that may seem ambitious, the new liquidity drawn into the Solana ecosystem by tokens such as $TRUMP and $MELANIA means it should not be ruled out.
Prospective investors can buy $SOLX from the project’s presale website.
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