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Solana Price

SOL#5
$103.10USD
−$2.39 (−2.27%)Past 24 hours
Periodic reference priceUpdated UTC+8

Solana to US Dollar Chart

24-hour volume (USD)
24-hour price rangeLow / High
$103.21$105.76

Price Performance

24 hours
−2.27%
7 days
+0.86%
30 days
+37.46%
90 days
+55.83%
1 year
−49.49%
YTD
−16.47%

Market Data

Market cap
$60.44B
24h volume
$2.26B
Volume / market cap
3.74%
Fully diluted value
$66.07B
Circulating supply
586.17M SOL
Total supply
633.64M SOL
Market cap rank
#5

Solana Historical Prices

All-time high$294.242025-01-19−64.96%
All-time low$8.102022-12-29
52-week high / low$253.51$60.12
30-day annualized volatility12.35%Calculated from the reference-price series

Historical Market Data

OpenHighLowCloseVolumeChange
09/07/2026, 08:00$106.54$107.02$103.00$103.78176,659.93 SOL−2.58%
09/06/2026, 08:00$103.20$107.35$103.18$106.53303,929.32 SOL+3.27%
09/05/2026, 08:00$101.94$104.37$101.61$103.16187,314.18 SOL+1.20%
09/04/2026, 08:00$103.95$104.75$100.26$101.94212,799.98 SOL−1.95%
09/03/2026, 08:00$100.39$105.85$99.22$103.96390,056.89 SOL+3.53%
09/02/2026, 08:00$99.94$100.66$97.35$100.42257,520.40 SOL+0.49%
09/01/2026, 08:00$103.01$104.34$98.32$99.94211,325.02 SOL—

OHLCV comes from Bitstamp; non-USD prices use the nearest available ECB business-day rate.

Solana Network and Basics

Network
Solana
Consensus
Proof of Stake with Proof of History
Network launch date
2020-03-16
Solana.comSolana whitepaperBlock explorer

Issuance and Network Parameters

Defined by Solana protocol rules, not by market prices.

Target slot interval
400 milliseconds
Slots per epoch
432,000 (about 2–3 days)
Initial annual inflation
8%
Annual taper rate
30%
Long-term inflation floor
1.5%
Transaction fee handling
50% burned
Smallest unit
1 lamport = 0.000000001 SOL

Solana Issuance Timeline

Key events affecting issuance and network rules.

  1. Mainnet beta launch

    The network began processing external transactions, before inflation was switched on.

  2. Inflationary issuance begins

    Activated at epoch 150 with an initial annual rate of 8%.

  3. Network halted for 17 hours

    A transaction flood swamped the processing queue and caused forking, requiring a coordinated restart.

  4. Most recent full halt

    Priority fees, QUIC transport and client diversity have since targeted this class of congestion.

  5. Governance raises the taper from 15% to 30% a year

    Roughly halves the time needed to reach the 1.5% long-term floor.

Solana Market Summary

Solana's current aggregated reference price is 103.10 USD and fell 2.27% over 24 hours. Volume is $2.26B, market cap is $60.44B, and market-cap rank is #5.

About Solana

What is Solana?

Solana (SOL) is a single-chain network built for high throughput. SOL is the native asset, used to pay transaction fees and to stake. Rather than splitting work across shards, every validator processes the same ledger, and Proof of History orders transactions so slots can advance in under a second. The three-layer reading of a price still applies: SOL is the asset unit, fiat is the quote unit, and an exchange print is one market at one moment.

Inflation tapers by rule, not by a fixed yield

New SOL comes from staking rewards, starting at 8% a year and falling by a fixed proportion annually until it reaches a 1.5% floor. The taper rate is an on-chain parameter and can be changed by governance: a vote in August 2026 raised it from 15% to 30% a year, roughly halving the time to the floor. Reading SOL supply therefore means knowing where the curve currently sits, not applying a number from an older article.

The cost of throughput shows up in the uptime record

Early versions lacked priority fees and local fee markets, so bursts of transactions crowded out network-critical messages and overwhelmed the chain. Between late 2020 and February 2024 the network halted several times, the longest being 17 hours in September 2021. Priority fees, QUIC transport and a second validator client have since addressed that class of failure. Judging this network means reading the uptime record alongside the throughput numbers.

Solana FAQ

What determines Solana's price?

There is no issuer price. Orders match on each venue and form prints; liquidity and quote currency differ, so quotes vary. This page shows an aggregated reference price for tracking the market, not a price you can necessarily fill at.

Does SOL supply keep growing?

It grows, but at a declining rate. Staking rewards issue new SOL at an annual rate that started at 8% and tapers toward a 1.5% floor, while half of every transaction fee is burned. So the growth rate falls over time rather than staying constant, and there is no absolute cap.

What are the risks of staking SOL?

Solana has no Ethereum-style slashing, but real risks remain: delegating to an underperforming validator earns less; undelegating waits for the epoch boundary rather than settling instantly; and liquid-staking routes add that protocol’s contract and depeg risk. The rate moves with the inflation curve and the share of supply staked.

Why did Solana halt several times, and can it still?

Early releases had no priority fees or local fee markets, so transaction floods drowned network-critical messages and caused forking that required a coordinated restart. Several full halts occurred between late 2020 and February 2024. Priority fees, QUIC and client diversity target exactly that failure mode. That is engineering progress rather than a guarantee, so uptime is still worth watching.

Why are Solana fees so low?

Low fees come from design trade-offs: sub-second slots, one ledger, and demanding validator hardware spread cost thinly across many transactions. The base fee is fixed and small, and congestion is priced through optional priority fees. Cheap access also makes spam cheap, which is why local fee markets became necessary.

What is SOL used for?

SOL pays transaction fees, can be staked with validators, and is used as collateral or liquidity in applications built on Solana.

What is a Solana validator?

Validators vote on the ledger and help produce blocks. Delegating SOL may earn rewards, while validator performance and commission affect outcomes.

Why can a Solana transaction fail?

A transaction may fail because its instructions are invalid, an account lacks funds, a blockhash expires, or the application has its own restrictions.

Are Solana tokens all native SOL?

No. SPL tokens are created by programs on Solana. Their value and rights come from the project that issued them, not from SOL itself.

What should I check before bridging to Solana?

Use an official or well-established bridge, confirm the destination address and token, and understand that bridged assets can carry bridge and issuer risk.

Solana Global Prices

Converted using the latest ECB reference rate
USD
Solana to US Dollar$103.10
CNY
Solana to Chinese Yuan¥691.93
EUR
Solana to Euro€88.71
JPY
Solana to Japanese Yen¥15,955
GBP
Solana to British Pound£76.20
AUD
Solana to Australian DollarA$142.91