Altcoins News
By James Thorp
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Solana DeFi TVL Surges 30% to $8.6 Billion. According to market research firm Messari, Solana’s DeFi total value locked (TVL) jumped by 30.
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DEX Volumes Face Decline Amid coin Cooldown. While TVL growth is promising, Solana’s average daily DEX volume told a different story.
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Stablecoin Market Sees Contraction but Retains Strength. The stablecoin market on Solana shrank in Q2, with its total market cap decreasing 17.4% to $10.
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Staking Strengthens as Liquid Staking Rises. Another bright spot in Solana’s Q2 performance was staking growth.
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Solana Market Cap Climbs, NFTs Decline. Solana’s circulating market cap rose 29.8% in Q2 to $82.
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Network Activity and Fee Efficiency. On-chain activity remained steady in Q2. Average daily fee payers slipped marginally by 1.4% to 3.
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Price Action: SOL Still 40% Below ATH. Despite ecosystem growth, SOL’s price trades at $184.50, down 4.4% in the past 24 hours.
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Outlook: Adjustments Today, Growth Tomorrow. Messari’s report frames Solana’s Q2 as a period of adjustment, where short-term corrections in…
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The Solana (SOL) ecosystem has entered Q2 2025 with remarkable momentum, achieving a significant milestone in Decentralized Finance (DeFi) growth.
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According to market research firm Messari, Solana’s DeFi total value locked (TVL) jumped by 30.4% quarter-over-quarter, climbing to $8.6 billion.
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The rise in TVL was primarily driven by Kamino Finance, which alone contributed nearly $2 billion in locked value.
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While TVL growth is promising, Solana’s average daily DEX volume told a different story. Q2 saw a 45.4% decline, dropping to $2.5 billion per day.
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Despite this slowdown, Solana’s position as a DeFi powerhouse remains secure, thanks to the structural liquidity provided by blue-chip protocols and stablecoin-backed pools.
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The stablecoin market on Solana shrank in Q2, with its total market cap decreasing 17.4% to $10.3 billion, ranking it third among blockchain networks.
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Much of the earlier momentum stemmed from the January launch of the TRUMP token, which spurred liquidity flows into USDC pairs.
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