Solana Outgains Bitcoin, Ethereum After DeFi Development Bags $77 Million In SOL For Corporate Reserves

Solana SOL/USD outperformed cryptocurrencies with a larger market capitalization on Thursday, following millions in purchases by treasury company DeFi Development Corp. DFDV.

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Solana Breaks Key Resistance

SOL was up nearly 4%, gaining the most among large-cap cryptocurrencies in the last 24 hours. In contrast, Bitcoin BTC/USD and Ethereum ETH/USD fell 0.13% and 0.91%, respectively.

The sixth-largest cryptocurrency by capitalization broke past its price resistance from February to a high of $216.

The rally energized the derivatives market, with open interest in SOL futures jumping 10% to an all-time high of $13.96 billion, according to Coinglass.

New All-Time High Next?

Widely followed cryptocurrency analyst and trader Ali Martinez highlighted the coin's breakout from an Ascending Triangle pattern, projecting a target of $300, above its all-time highs.

The Ascending Triangle pattern is a bullish continuation pattern characterized by a horizontal resistance level and a rising trendline.

Solana Replicates Bitcoin, Ethereum Treasury Play

The jump comes after DeFi Development bought 407,247 SOL, valued at $77 million, boosting its total SOL holdings to 1,831,011 SOL, worth over $394 million at the current price, according to a press release.

The purchases were funded using capital raised from a recent equity offering, with more than $40 million in net proceeds still available for future Solana purchases, the company said.

Public companies have begun piling into SOL for their corporate treasuries, collectively holding about 8.69 million SOL, worth $1.87 billion, according to Strategic SOL Reserve.

Sharps Technology Inc. STSS was the largest SOL holder as of this writing, followed by Upexi Inc. UPXI and DeFi Development.

Price Action: At the time of writing, SOL was exchanging hands at $215.29, up 3.93% in the last 24 hours, according to data from Benzinga Pro.

DeFi Development shares rose 0.36% in after-hours trading after closing 7.93% higher at $16.47 during Thursday’s regular trading session.

As of this writing, the stock demonstrated a very low Value score. Visit Benzinga Edge Stock Rankings to compare its metrics with Sharps Technology and Upexi.