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In the meme community, there’s a saying: “If you want to know how the on-chain market is doing, just look at how well the golden dogs are performing.”
As everyone knows, with the onset of the crypto winter, the boom of Solana meme coins came to a halt. As a “phenomenal product” that exploded in the 2024 meme wave, Pump Fun saw its daily revenue drop to under $1 million at its lowest point — a plunge of 85.7% from its peak.
However, in recent days, the on-chain market has clearly warmed up again. Pump Fun’s daily revenue has increased by 50%, and RFC (a newly emerging meme coin closely associated with Elon Musk and $TRUMP) saw its market cap rapidly surpass $100 million. Market analysts believe this marks a strong sign of an on-chain market revival.
This recovery can also be confirmed by flow data: Over the past 30 days, more than $120 million in liquidity has bridged from other blockchains into Solana. At the same time, meme coin prices are once again posting double-digit gains. Over the past week, POPCAT, FARTCOIN, BONK, and WIF have risen by 79%, 51%, 25%, and 21% respectively.
Solana’s Recovery Driven by Market Sentiment and Technical Upgrades
- Market Sentiment Rebound as a Key Factor
The return of investor confidence is one of the key reasons for capital flowing back into the Solana network. Over the past few months, although the crypto market remained relatively volatile, the slight recovery in Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) prices helped stabilize sentiment. Many long-term holders and capital started re-evaluating high-risk projects, particularly meme coins that had shown strong resilience during the downtrend.
This renewed sentiment has brought significant capital inflows to Solana. The restored confidence not only encouraged short-term liquidity flows but also attracted new capital. Meme coins, known for their high volatility and viral presence on social media, have always been prime targets for investors seeking fast returns. The recent resurgence of projects like Pump Fun is a direct reflection of this emotional shift in the market.
- Solana’s Technological Advancements Also Drive Capital Return
As a high-performance blockchain, Solana’s technical advantages have long been under the spotlight. Its key strengths — high transaction speed and low fees — make it particularly suited for high-frequency trading and decentralized applications (DApps). Although Solana previously suffered from network instability and multiple outages, the development team has made significant efforts to resolve these issues and further enhanced the network’s reliability and scalability through technical upgrades.
Recent improvements have not only stabilized the network but also boosted its ability to handle more transactions and complex applications. For developers, Solana’s now more efficient and reliable ecosystem has drawn many back, especially those building meme coin projects. These advances have made Solana a go-to platform for both investors and developers, laying a solid technical foundation for the revival of the meme coin market.
In addition, Solana has introduced innovative solutions such as low-cost Layer 2 scaling to address congestion from increased user demand. These technological improvements allow Solana to support higher transaction volumes and provide a faster, lower-cost environment — crucial for meme coin trading and other high-frequency use cases. This significantly enhances Solana’s platform appeal.
- Looser Regulations Boost Solana and Meme Coins
As U.S. regulators adopt a more open and standardized stance toward the crypto market, Solana and the meme coin projects within its ecosystem have gained fresh momentum. Regulatory uncertainty has long been a bottleneck in the crypto space, especially for highly speculative assets like stablecoins and meme coins. Stricter policies often made it difficult for such projects to secure funding and user support. But recent shifts suggest a change in tone.
Powell’s comments about relaxing regulations in areas like stablecoins and accelerating crypto legislation have created a more favorable environment for meme coins. With a clearer legal path for stablecoins and a more defined regulatory framework for digital assets, the crypto market now faces fewer legal roadblocks — and consumer financial safety is better protected.
Under this policy environment, platforms like Solana and meme coin projects are gaining increased legitimacy, strengthening investor and developer confidence. Meme coins, as an emerging asset class, still exist in a gray area in terms of regulation. But as policy clarity improves, the speculative risk around meme coins becomes more manageable, encouraging both retail and institutional investors to re-enter the space. Solana, with its high-speed, low-cost infrastructure, is well-suited to accommodate these shifts and support a new phase of meme coin growth.
Solana Unlikely to Return to Its Peak in the Short Term
Despite the accelerating recovery of the Solana network and meme coin market, several challenges remain before it can return to its previous peak:
First, technical bottlenecks still need to be addressed within the Solana ecosystem — especially regarding network stability. While much progress has been made, performance under high concurrency remains a potential risk.
Second, Solana continues to face strong competition from other blockchain platforms such as Ethereum, Polkadot, and Avalanche. These ecosystems still hold significant technical and market advantages. Solana must continue to improve its competitiveness and explore collaborative opportunities to expand its market share.
Conclusion
The revival of Solana and the meme coin market is undoubtedly a major signal of recovery in the broader crypto space and points to new growth opportunities across the industry. Despite continued uncertainty, if Solana can maintain its technological edge and respond to market challenges, it has great potential to become one of the leading platforms in the next stage of the crypto industry.
