Solana is fighting to hold the critical $100 support today, dropping -2.33% to $101.1600 as a key network upgrade is delayed and geopolitical fears grip markets.
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#Solana network is seeing mixed signals. While yesterday's applications generated a strong $5.09 million in revenue, and 250 million USDC was minted today, the much-anticipated Transaction V1 upgrade has been rescheduled to September 15th to ensure thorough testing. This delay aims for better ecosystem testing for an upgrade meant to triple transaction size for complex operations. Curiously, September 9th also saw a record 263,000 new tokens launched on Solana, a massive on-chain activity surge, but with zero reported trading volume for these fresh assets in the 24 hours following. Despite whales accumulating $9.11 million in SOL longs earlier this week, broader crypto sentiment is hit by a "risk-off" wave from rising oil prices.
Price action for
$SOL today, from a high of $104.8300 down to a low of $100.3300, clearly reflects this tug-of-war. The psychological $100 mark is the immediate support; a decisive break below it could open a path to $98 or even $94.83. On the upside, regaining $104.8300 is the first hurdle, followed by significant resistance at the $105-$106 area. A convincing close above $110 is needed to signal a stronger bullish recovery.
My take? Solana's fundamentals are solid, with real-world asset integrations like Sunrise adding 20 tokenized equities today via Backpack Securities. But the V1 upgrade delay introduces short-term uncertainty. Meanwhile, on another L1, Aptos (
$APT ) faces its own structural shifts. The Aptos Testnet will reset October 7th, wiping all data after over 10 billion transactions, a necessary housekeeping but a developer hurdle. More critically for market sentiment, a 10.94 million
$APT token unlock is set for tomorrow, September 11th, adding potential selling...