Solana extended its weekly surge past 20% on Friday, reclaiming levels above $100 and outpacing major cryptocurrencies even as Bitcoin retreated from an overnight high near $81,500.
Network activity hit fresh records, while reports of expanding broker access and continued institutional interest added fuel.
Bitcoin slipped below $80,000 after Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole remarks, yet spot ETF inflows remained robust across the month.
Ethereum held near the $2,400–$2,500 range amid the rotation.
Traders are now watching whether
#Solana’s momentum can persist into the weekend as the broader market digests the latest macro signals
GUYs $BNB at $687 -2.5% Pasteur hard fork live since Aug 25. Chain still leading AI agent activity. Broader market cooling after the recent run to $720+.
Guy's these 3 heating up 🔥 $ROBO +11.53% → $0.01519 $AI +8.33% → $0.0195 $ZKP +7.29% → $0.0456 Momentum still alive. Which one you watching #cforcryptocommunity ? DYOR
STOP SCROLLING — Saturday snapshot $BTC : $81k wick → sub $78k after Warsh $ETH : lost $2,500 $SOL : vote passed, price still following BTC $XRP: week’s leader, now digesting Liquidations: ~$370–490M, mostly longs Fear ticking up after a $430B six day melt-up Bulls still own the week. Bears own Friday. I don’t buy speeches. I buy levels. $77k BTC is the line this weekend. #bitcoin #Ethereum #solana #xrp #CryptoNews
Weekly rip was the biggest among majors (~48% at the peak).
Ripple is also talking post-quantum work on XRPL.
Evernorth (Ripple-backed) is one vote from a Nasdaq listing path. None of that stopped the Jackson Hole flush. $XRP slipped back under $1.40 with the complex. News is stacking.