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Solana

Smart Contract Platform · Solana Ecosystem · Layer 1 (L1)

$96.56

Down-$3.6377497 (-3.67%)

Updated Sep 16, 2026, 8:10 AM

Market cap
$56.71B
Market cap rank
#7
24h volume
$3.89B
Fully diluted value
$61.25B

Price performance

SOL price history

Seven-day range · 168 approximate observations

Solana moved from $104.56194 to $97.29088 over the selected seven-day window, a decline of 6.95%.

Latest observation
$97.29088
Period change
-6.95%
Period low
$96.428571
Period high
$104.77637
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Latest 24 approximate price observations for Solana
Time (UTC)Price
Sep 16, 2026, 8:10 AM$97.29088
Sep 16, 2026, 7:09 AM$97.166657
Sep 16, 2026, 6:09 AM$97.212143
Sep 16, 2026, 5:08 AM$97.188215
Sep 16, 2026, 4:08 AM$97.173744
Sep 16, 2026, 3:08 AM$96.428571
Sep 16, 2026, 2:07 AM$97.028377
Sep 16, 2026, 1:07 AM$96.873485
Sep 16, 2026, 12:07 AM$97.105567
Sep 15, 2026, 11:06 PM$96.493676
Sep 15, 2026, 10:06 PM$97.354829
Sep 15, 2026, 9:06 PM$97.848743
Sep 15, 2026, 8:05 PM$98.135831
Sep 15, 2026, 7:05 PM$100.16319
Sep 15, 2026, 6:05 PM$99.059081
Sep 15, 2026, 5:04 PM$99.326373
Sep 15, 2026, 4:04 PM$98.839092
Sep 15, 2026, 3:03 PM$100.45548
Sep 15, 2026, 2:03 PM$100.96706
Sep 15, 2026, 1:03 PM$100.80187
Sep 15, 2026, 12:02 PM$100.93473
Sep 15, 2026, 11:02 AM$100.82209
Sep 15, 2026, 10:02 AM$100.57122
Sep 15, 2026, 9:01 AM$100.40695

Observation times are inferred because the stored sparkline contains prices without timestamps.

Market performance

Recent price movement from the current market-data snapshot.

24h high
$101.32
24h low
$96.07
Seven-day change
-7.30%
30-day change
+27.80%

Supply

Reported token availability across the network.

Circulating supply
587.06M SOL
Total supply
634.11M SOL
Maximum supply

Historical range

Historical price extremes and current distance from those levels.

All-time high
$293.31

-67.08% from ATH · Jan 19, 2025

All-time low
$0.500801

+19181.24% from ATL · May 11, 2020

24h market-cap change
-$2.11B

-3.59%

About Solana

Solana is a high-performance Layer 1 blockchain designed for mass adoption by providing a fast, secure, and low-cost environment for decentralized applications. It distinguishes itself by scaling globally without the use of complex sharding or multiple layers, instead maintaining a single, unified ledger to avoid liquidity fragmentation. This architecture allows it to process thousands of transactions per second with sub-second finality, often at a cost of less than a penny per transaction. The network operates on a unique hybrid model that combines Proof of Stake with an innovation called Proof of History, which functions as a decentralized clock to timestamp transactions. This system reduces the need for constant node communication, allowing the Sealevel engine to run non-conflicting smart contracts in parallel across multiple CPU cores. Further efficiency is gained through the Gulf Stream protocol, which reduces confirmation times by forwarding transactions to validators before the current block is finished. Founded in 2017 by Anatoly Yakovenko, Solana is now supported by the Switzerland-based Solana Foundation and significant institutional investors like Andreessen Horowitz and Polychain Capital. The platform’s native token, SOL, serves as the primary currency for paying transaction fees, participating in network governance, and securing the system through staking. Solana has also seen significant institutional adoption ranging from spot Solana ETFs to major partnerships including Visa's 2025 launch of USDC settlement on the network and the tokenization of public equity by firms like Galaxy Digital.