Solana's $9.4B TVL Is a 54% Increase Since April 7

This article explores the factors contributing to Solana's memecoin daily trading volume more than doubling.

Solana's blockchain has seen a 54% increase in total value locked (TVL) since April 7, reaching $9.44 billion on May 26.

Solana's memecoin market cap has more than doubled in the past two months, and most memecoins are 50% to 80% up from local lows.

Sol's price action has been forming a V-shaped pattern on the weekly chart since January, and a breakout above the supply-demand zone could push SOL toward the neckline at $252.

Solana's blockchain has seen a 54% increase in total value locked (TVL) since April 7.

The total value locked (TVL) on the Solana blockchain has increased by over 54% to $9.44 billion on May 26 from multimonth lows of $6.12 billion on April 7. It’s also up by almost 20% over the last 30 days.

According to data from DefiLlama, the subsequent increase in TVL was led by Raydium, with a whopping 52% increase in a month. Other major decentralized applications such as Jupiter DEX, Jito liquid staking and Kamino Lending gained 12%, 25% and 11%, respectively.

While Solana ranks as the fifth-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, the Solana network is ahead of the other top layer-1 blockchains in terms of TVL, second only to Ethereum.

However, Solana’s $9.5 billion TVL surpasses that of the Ethereum layer-2 ecosystem, which includes Base, Arbitrum and Optimism. It is also larger than BNB Chain’s, which integrates seamlessly with Binance and Trust Wallet.

Solana memecoin market cap gains 65%

The rise in Solana’s TVL mirrors an increase in memecoin market capitalization as prices recovered across the board.

Most Solana-based memecoins have posted double-digit daily losses in the weekly and monthly timeframes, as shown in the figure below. A majority of these tokens are 50% to 80% from local lows.

As a result, Solana's collective memecoin market cap increased to $13.4 billion on May 26 from $8.1 billion on April 8, a 65% climb in less than two months.

This rise in the prices of Solana-based memecoins and market cap was preceded by increasing DEX activity on the layer-1 blockchain.

The increase in memecoin activity on Solana indicates high network activity and rising usage, positively impacting demand and SOL price.

SOL's 'V' chart pattern targets all-time highs

Sol's price action has been painting a V-shaped pattern on the weekly chart since January, as shown below.

A V-shaped recovery is a bullish pattern formed when an asset experiences a sharp price increase after a steep decline. It is completed when the price moves up to the resistance at the top of the V formation, also known as the neckline.

Sol appears to be on a similar trajectory and now trades below a supply-demand zone between $180 and $200. A breakout here would increase the chances of the price rising to the neckline at $252 to complete the V-shaped pattern.

Beyond that, the next target would be the all-time high above $295, representing a 66% increase from the current price.

The relative strength index has increased to 53 at the time of writing from 36 at the end of March, suggesting that bullish momentum is picking up.

As Cointelegraph reported, SOL price could rise by 45% with a decisive bullish breakout above $180 in the coming days.