Here’s the latest on Solana (SOL) as of August 19, 2025
Overview: SOL Price & Market Snapshot
Current Price: ~$178.57, down about -2.16% from yesterday.
Alternative live prices: CoinMarketCap ~$182.54 | CoinDesk ~$181.24.
Prices differ slightly across exchanges, but the broader trend is still bearish today.
Key Developments & Trends
On-Chain Activity & Institutional Flows
Despite a ~6.4% dip, activity remains strong.
~$1.54B in memecoin trading volume.
~$176M into Solana-based products.
Institutional inflows: $2.04M into REX Shares’ Solana ETF.
DEX liquidations are up 79% compared to CEX.
Alpenglow Upgrade (SIMD-0326)
Validators are actively voting.
If passed, block finality time could shrink from ~12.8s → 100–150ms.
This would massively boost speed and scalability.
Technical Overview
SOL trading between $181–$193.
Support: $175–$180 | Resistance: $200–$210.
Break above $215 = bullish momentum.
Recent rejection near $205 → dropped ~8% → support at $184 → now ~5% under that key level.
Network Milestone
Stress tests showed throughput hitting 80K–100K TPS.
Reinforces Solana’s edge over Ethereum in raw scalability.
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