January made for an auspicious start to 2025. While policy and tax were top of mind, market action buoyed cryptocurrency markets. None more so than for Solana.

Solana has surged to dominate nearly half of the decentralized exchange (DEX) market, largely driven by the memecoin launchpad Pump.fun, which has seen more volume than the Ethereum network in recent weeks,

The Solana price dropped 3% as Cboe refiles for 4 Solana ETFs and investors shift focus to this SOL layer 2 ICO nearing $16M.

Tokens from Solana memecoin launchpad Pump.fun recorded an all-time high of $3.3 billion in weekly trading volume, fueled by a torrent of President Donald Trump-themed memecoins. On Jan. 23 alone, trading soared past $544 million,

Solana has been one of the top Defi projects of the past decade owing to massive utility in meme coin trading. As the crypto world reels from the dominance of top meme coins, Panshibi ($SHIBI), a new entrant,

While Solana enabled smart contracts and achieved high-speed performance, Bitcoin has struggled to keep up. PlutoChain ($PLUTO) aims to change that by enabling applications and smart contracts on Bitcoin through its layer 2 solution at scale.

In the evening of Jan. 17, then President-elect Donald Trump took an action that's one of the largest green flags possible for the future of the Solana ( SOL 1.95%) blockchain and its merits as a cryptocurrency.

Solana launches the Dubai Economic Zone, a hub for Web3 innovation, connecting policymakers, developers, and investors to shape the future of blockchain in the UAE.

While some view it as a positive move for long-term growth, others worry it could lead to monopolistic behavior and harm innovation in the Solana ecosystem.

Solana's native token reached an all-time high after launching the $TRUMP token on the blockchain. The trend might happen again.

Solana made headlines with its meteoric rise, delivering extraordinary returns and establishing itself as a key player in the blockchain space.Now, Lightchain AI is capturing investor attention, with its presale raising $13.

Sean Sanders, a CFA Charterholder and CEO of Altify (FSP no. 53289) notes, “To put this into perspective, the $TRUMP meme coin has consistently generated more than three times the daily trading volume of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), which averages $1.43 billion.