TRUMP memecoin helps SOL price surpass Ethereum — Solana’s TVL jumps to $12 billion.

The price of Solana (SOL) hit an all-time high of 0.0936 against Ethereum (ETH) on January 19, before retracing the current level of 0.0769.

SOL’s recent impressive performance can be attributed to increased interest in Solana thanks to the memecoin associated with US President-elect Donald Trump’s official TRUMP (TRUMP), leading to a surge in price and trading volume.

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Moreover, the Solana Network’s total locked value (TVL) surpassed $10 billion for the first time since November 2022 and reached an all-time high of over $12 billion.

Solana TVL hits a new high of $12 billion.

The enthusiasm surrounding Solana’s official TRUMP memecoin pushed SOL/USD to all-time highs on January 19th and also sent Total Value Locked (TVL) surging.

As of January 20, Solana Network DApps collectively held over $12 billion in SOL, an increase of nearly 50% over the past seven days, according to DefiLlama data.

Meanwhile, Solana DeFi TVL continues to destroy ATH.

Activity on Solana is crazy right now and more people are discovering the opportunity for more than just a memecoin.

It is the perfect environment for tokens such as: $JUP, $UN, $CLOUD, $KMNO to prosper and $MET, $VAULT,… pic.twitter.com/o7X6qXaD5F

– nxxn (@sol_nxxn) January 20, 2025

Solana’s TVL surpassed $10 billion on January 18 and showed a steady rise until reaching the last level in November 2022. This was right before the FTX collapse, when SOL price fell 71% to $7. In December 2022.

SOL prices have risen 3,000% since then, while TVL has also risen 5,800% in the same period.

Solana TVL’s 46% surge over the past 30 days is significantly higher than other top layer 1 blockchains such as Ethereum, Tron, and BNB Smart Chain (BSC). Notably, Ethereum’s TVL has actually decreased by 1.87% over the past month.

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The number of daily transactions on the Solana blockchain increased from 45,881 to 57,084 from January 17 to January 19 amid the memecoin craze, indicating a general resurgence in network activity.

How much can SOL prices rise in January?

Some analysts say SOL’s price still has more room to rise in January. Especially since the Trump administration could create strategic Bitcoin reserves along with other cryptocurrency-friendly regulatory measures in the coming days.

Meanwhile, Polymarket sees a 40-50% chance that the SOL price will reach the $300 level by January 31st.

However, not everyone is bullish as $300 for SOL could be an outright cycle high, said anonymous cryptocurrency analyst REX.

“It’s hard to see a bigger catalyst than TRUMP” to push SOL’s price above that level, he said.

At the same time, analyst and trader Greeny said SOL’s price will go “much higher” and has set two intermediate targets at $370 and $425. The long-term target is set at $685.

“Multiple indicators were pointing to Solana’s outperformance two days ago, which further overlapped with Trump’s Memecoin and Strategic Reserve rumors.”

From a technical perspective, the SOL price chart shows a bullish pattern on a 4-hourly basis, as shown below.

A bull flag usually resolves after the price crosses the upper trendline and rises by the height of the previous uptrend. This puts the upper limit target for SOL price at $360, a 40% increase from current levels.

Lastly, the daily Relative Strength Index (RSI) is positive at 58, indicating further upside before the ‘oversold’ threshold of 70 is reached.

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