A significant SOL switch in current hours has caught the eye of the crypto neighborhood. The transaction, which occurred between two unknown wallets, noticed 1,190,645 SOL moved at a go, sparking hypothesis.
In response to Blockchain knowledge tracker Whale Alert, “1,190,645 SOL value $242,492,804 was transferred from unknown pockets to unknown pockets.”
🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 1,190,645 #SOL (242,492,804 USD) transferred from unknown pockets to unknown wallethttps://t.co/HHkhSnaEpk
— Whale Alert (@whale_alert) February 4, 2025
Though the precise purpose for the transfer stays unknown in addition to the id of the wallets, a number of explanations is perhaps probably.
Giant quantities of SOL shifting between wallets would possibly counsel that whales could also be redistributing holdings, presumably for over-the-counter (OTC) trades. The switch could possibly be a safety measure, with funds being moved to a special chilly pockets for safer storage.
Constructing upon a three-day decline since Jan. 31, Solana sharply fell in Monday’s buying and selling session, reaching lows of $176, the place consumers rushed to purchase the dip. Surprisingly, Solana closed Monday’s session in inexperienced and above $200. On the time of writing, SOL was sustaining a part of its positive aspects, up 5.32% within the final 24 hours to $209.
That stated, the current SOL transfer is perhaps in response to current dip-buying throughout the markets.
Solana community expands
A current report launched by Everstake highlighted key milestones achieved by Solana within the yr 2024.
Every day energetic addresses are a robust indicator of person engagement and ecosystem exercise. In October 2024, Solana reached a peak of 120 million energetic addresses. The file for 2024 was reached on Oct. 22, with 9.4 million energetic addresses in a single day.
On the finish of December, the community reached an all-time excessive (ATH) of roughly 138 million each day transactions (profitable and reverted transactions).
Complete Worth Locked (TVL) on Solana elevated to $9.5 billion in December, the very best quantity since Jan. 6, 2022. Solana’s DEX ecosystem generated record-breaking month-to-month buying and selling volumes in December, exceeding $188 billion. This was an astonishing improve of eight instances because the starting of the yr. Solana hit an all-time excessive in REV (Actual Financial Worth) on Nov. 20, reaching over $27.6 million in simply 24 hours.
