Solana (SOL) Price

Bitcoin ETFs reversed a prolonged outflow trend with a $331 million inflow, providing rare market relief; meanwhile, Ether and Solana faced continued pressure, and XRP gradually regained momentum.

This article examines the potential for Solana's (SOL) price to decline to $49, analyzing market conditions and risks facing one of the leading altcoins.

Despite a $2 trillion crypto market decline, investors injected $258 million into crypto startups in early February—led by Anchorage Digital’s $100M round, TRM Labs’ $70M Series C, and Jupiter’s $35M strategic funding—highlighting sustained confidence in blockchain infrastructure, compliance, AI-crypto convergence, and institutional adoption.

This article identifies Mutuum Finance (MUTM), Solana (SOL), and XRP (XRP) as the top three crypto opportunities for 2026. It highlights MUTM’s innovative dual-lending model (P2C and P2P), recent technical milestones—including Sepolia testnet deployment and Halborn audit completion—alongside SOL’s scalability and XRP’s cross-border payment utility, positioning all three for growth ahead of 2026.

Solana dropped below $80 into the $69–$70 Fibonacci retracement zone amid heavy liquidations near $75 and $85–$90; momentum remains weak, RSI is oversold, and long-term structure shows consolidation near key support, with overhead liquidation zones limiting near-term upside.

Despite broad crypto market stress and SOL’s 30% weekly drop to ~$79, Solana spot ETFs saw $2.82M in inflows—contrasting with massive outflows from Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs. Network activity remains strong ($31B+ DEX volume), and institutional adoption continues via treasury and tokenization initiatives, highlighting resilience amid bearish price action and weakening futures metrics.