InOctober,thetotalvaluelocked(TVL)onSolanahitanewhigh,surpassing$6.1billion.ThismarksthehighestlevelsinceJanuary2022.

TVLreferstothetotalvalueofassetsdepositedbyusersintoaproject.ArisingTVLisoftenanindicatorofincreasedusertrustandengagementwiththeplatform.

TVLSurpasses$6.1Billionwith40MillionSOLLocked

Alongsidetherecord-breakingTVL,datafromDefiLlamashowsthat,asofOctober15,over40millionSOLtokensarelockedinDeFiprotocols.Thisfigurehasbeensteadilyrisingfrom14millionSOLatthebeginningof2024.

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Solana’sTVLinSOL.Source:DefiLlama

Thus,theincreaseinTVLisnotsolelyduetotheriseinSOL’smarketprice.ThegrowingamountofSOLbeinglockedintheseprotocolsindicatesincreasinguserdemand.

MemeCoinHypeDrivesTradingDemandonDEXs

Raydium,adecentralizedexchange(DEX)onSolana,hasbeenamajorcontributortoitsTVLexceeding$6.1billion.SincethestartofOctober,Solana’sTVLhasincreasedby$1billion,withRaydiumaloneaccountingfor$600millionofthatgrowth.

“DEXtradingactivitycontinuedtoflourishonSolana,buoyedbythemultitudeofmemecoins.ItendedSeptemberwitha22%marketshareand$21.5billioninvolume,”CoinGeckosaid.

MonthlyTop10DEXVolumebyChain.Source:CoinGecko.

TradingdemandonRaydiumhassurgedamidsttheongoingmemecoincraze,whichshowsnosignsofcoolinginOctober.RecentdatafromKaitorevealsthatmemecoinshavehitanewpeakinmindshare.

Furthermore,datafromCoinGeckoindicatesthatthemarketcapitalizationofmemecoinsonSolanahassurpassed$11.2billion,withdailytradingvolumenearing$4billion.

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DailyActiveAddressesonSolanaHitNewHighs

DatafromIntoTheBlockrevealsthatSolana’snetwork’sdailyactiveaddresses(DAA)reachedanewrecord.InOctober,Solana’snetworksawover4millionactiveaddressesoncertaindays.SinceSeptember,DAAhasconsistentlyremainedabove3millionperday.

NumberofActiveAddressesonTheSolanaNetwork.Source:IntoTheBlock

Inaddition,thenumberofnewaddressesonSolana(7DMA)setanall-timehighinOctober,withover4millionnewaddressescreatedweekly.Thenumberofnewaddressesreflectsdemandfromnewusers,oftensignalingfreshcapitalinflowsintoaproject.Thistrendistypicallyakeydriverofpricegrowthforaltcoins.

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NumberofNewAddressesonSolanaNetwork.Source:IntoTheBlock

Currently,SOListradingataround$156.RecenttechnicalanalysissuggeststhatSOLisfacingsignificantresistanceat$159,withthepotentialtoreach$200ifitbreakspastthislevel.

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