{"id":11855,"date":"2025-07-09T08:50:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T07:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investx.fr\/en\/?p=11855"},"modified":"2025-07-09T08:50:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T07:50:20","slug":"solana-sol-on-track-to-180-dollars-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/investx.fr\/en\/crypto-news\/solana-sol-on-track-to-180-dollars-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover Why Solana (SOL) Could Reach $180 Sooner Than Expected"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Evident Lack of Confidence Among Traders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Institutional investors continue to shun Solana<\/a><\/strong> despite its solid fundamentals, which could negatively impact SOL’s price. The negative funding rate<\/strong> of SOL perpetual futures contracts highlights a widespread lack of confidence among traders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Source: Laevitas<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In essence, this indicates a dominance of short positions<\/strong>, an unusual sign in a market where traders typically anticipate price increases. This shift reflects growing mistrust<\/strong>, fueled by structural concerns surrounding Solana, particularly criticisms related to Maximum Extractable Value (MEV).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Growing Competition from Ethereum Layer 2s Threatens Solana<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Some analysts believe that Solana’s competitive advantage is eroding in the face of the rapid expansion of the Ethereum<\/a> Layer 2 (L2)<\/strong> ecosystem. These solutions, such as Arbitrum or Optimism<\/strong>, offer fast and low-cost transactions, challenging Solana’s<\/a> main selling point : an integrated and high-performance user experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Solana retains unique strengths, particularly through innovative decentralized applications (DApps) like Jito<\/strong>, which holds 17.92 million SOL<\/strong> in total value locked (TVL<\/strong>), up 12%<\/strong> since January. Jito, with its MEV-optimized staking services and integrated DeFi solutions, proves that Solana doesn’t solely rely on token launches or memecoins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What if your staked $SOL<\/a> earned you bonus yield… just by helping Solana run more efficiently?

Meet
@jito_sol<\/a>, the protocol turning MEV into real user rewards.

Stake through Jito and you get JitoSOL, a liquid staking token earning both standard staking rewards and MEV tips.\u2026
pic.twitter.com\/o4ZV14HycV<\/a><\/p>— Jessica Gonzales (@lil_disruptor) July 2, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>