Recently, a popular crypto trader and YouTuber has predicted a substantial surge in Solana price, forecasting it could reach as high as $360 soon.

This prediction is underpinned by a technical pattern on Solana’s chart—a bullish signal suggesting a potential reversal from bearish to bullish momentum.

Technical Insights Into SOL Potential $360 Rise

According to the trader, CryptoJack on X,  SOL has developed a “rounding bottom pattern” over an extended period, indicating it is on the brink of a significant breakout.

Notably, the ’rounding bottom’ pattern, characterized by a gradual decline followed by a stabilizing trend and an upward breakout, is a classic bullish indicator in technical analysis.

CryptoJack’s analysis points out that Solana is setting up for a significant uptick, aiming for a price target double its current value of approximately $146.

Solana formed a rounding bottom pattern over many weeks and is primed for an explosion any moment now.

I entered a Long position on $SOL and expect it to break ATHs this year! #Solana pic.twitter.com/ApUazaXXz5

— CryptoJack (@cryptojack) May 8, 2024

Not only does CryptoJack see a bright future for Solana, but other analysts, such as Altcoin Sherpa, also maintain a bullish stance, with projections of the token potentially surpassing $500 this year.

This would represent a 300% increase from its current level, adding to the 589% growth it has already achieved year-to-date.

Solana Challenges Ethereum

While Solana has shown notable growth, some of its key metrics are also beginning to keep up the pace. Dan Smith, a senior research analyst at Blockworks, suggests that Solana could soon surpass Ethereum regarding transaction fees and capture Maximal Extractable Value (MEV).

Smith’s analysis of X highlights that Solana’s total economic value is nearing Ethereum’s, indicating its increasing relevance in the blockchain space.

Solana will flip Ethereum in transaction fees + captured MEV this month, maybe even this week

— Dan Smith (@smyyguy) May 7, 2024

Despite this competition, Ethereum maintains a significant lead in daily transaction fees and total value locked (TVL). In the last 24 hours, Ethereum generated over $2.75 million in fees, compared to Solana’s $1.49 million.

Moreover, according to data from DeFillama, Ethereum’s TVL of over $53 billion dwarfs Solana’s $3.96 billion, representing just about 7.2% of Ethereum’s scale.

Meanwhile, Ethereum does not come close to Solana in terms of market performance. Solana has seen quite outstanding growth in the past year, surging by over 500%. On the other hand, Ethereum has only seen a 66% surge over the same period.

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A closely followed crypto trader believes that Solana (SOL) just witnessed its last major correction for this market cycle.

Pseudonymous analyst Inmortal tells his 213,300 followers on the social media platform X that SOL bulls successfully defended support at around $120.

The trader shares a chart suggesting that the blue-chip altcoin is now poised to rally to a fresh 2024 high at $320.

“Last dip ever.

SOL.” 

At time of writing, SOL is worth $153.45, suggesting an upside potential of nearly 110% if the altcoin hits the analyst’s target.

Inmortal also predicts that a trio of memecoins will rally alongside Solana. The trader is taking a close watch on Floki (FLOKI), which he says looks bullish after retesting the 200 moving average (MA) on the eight-hour chart and reclaiming support at $0.00015.

Inmortal believes that FLOKI will dip to around $0.00017 before surging to $0.00025 later this month.

“IF SOL goes up, THEN FLOKI, DOGE, PEPE go up too.

Especially interested in FLOKI

> Deviation + Retest + 200 MA
> A bit lagged.” 

At time of writing, FLOKI is trading at $0.000179.

Another coin on the trader’s radar is Seedify.Fund (SFUND), an incubator and launchpad specializing in blockchain gaming. According to the analyst, SFUND is currently in the process of cementing the $2.60 level as support.

“Retesting a 578 days accumulation, for the second time.

Definitely, you don’t see this every day.

SFUND.” 

Looking at the trader’s chart, he seems to predict that SFUND will rally to $6 in the coming months. At time of writing, SFUND is trading at $2.65.

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Solana (SOL) co-founder Raj Gokal is naming two blockchains that have a head start in the sovereign blockchains crypto sub-sector.

At a TOKEN2049 panel discussion, Gokal says that Avalanche (AVAX) and Cosmos Hub (ATOM) are “the clear winners” with regard to sovereign blockchains.

A sovereign blockchain is typically under the control of a single entity, unlike public blockchains such as Bitcoin (BTC) which are decentralized.

According to Gokal, Cosmos Hub and Avalanche have some differences that set them apart.

“Cosmos is an old-school project and it’s not that coordinated. I think Avalanche brings the coordination and the ability for developers to configure their own chains how they want. So I like that about their design. And obviously, it’s a function of Emi’s [Gün Sirer] DNA and his great vision as a founder.”

On the Avalanche founder Emin Gün Sirer, Gokal further says,

“I think Solana loves competition. We love fierce competition, we love honest competition from people who have ferocity about the ideas they’re bringing to the table.

And I think Emin is probably the most ferocious layer-1 [blockchain] founder that I know. And he never backs down from a fight. But he will shake your hand behind the stage and he’s friends with everyone. And he’s been very supportive of a lot of founders.

So I think as an individual I have a lot of respect for Emin and what he’s brought to the space.”

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