
{"id":18486,"date":"2024-11-06T22:00:10","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T22:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=18486"},"modified":"2024-11-06T22:00:10","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T22:00:10","slug":"solana-rockets-past-bnb-to-claim-coveted-4th-spot-in-crypto-ranks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=18486","title":{"rendered":"Solana Rockets Past BNB To Claim Coveted 4th Spot In Crypto Ranks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Among the largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, Solana (SOL) has surpassed Binance Coin (BNB) to secure the fourth position. SOL has recently experienced a 14% increase, which has enabled it to surpass BNB.<\/p>\n<p>This represents an emerging market momentum of Solana. According to Coingecko, the market capitalization of Solana has reached<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> over $87 billion<\/a> in comparison to that of Binance Coin at almost the $84 billion mark. Thus, this shows the emergence of Solana\u2019s strong appeal to investors.<\/p>\n<p>Solana\u2019s most recent ascent has brought it into the limelight, prompting crypto devotees and analysts to contemplate whether this represents a new era for the network. Despite a nearly 4% increase in <a href=\"https:\/\/coinmarketcap.com\/currencies\/bnb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BNB<\/a> during the same period, Solana\u2019s rapid recovery and robust community support have eclipsed its rival.<\/p>\n<h2>Increasing User Engagement and Activity<\/h2>\n<p>Apart from market size, active participation and complete information on-chain have raised Solana\u2019s price. The network just noted a historic first: 123 million active monthly addresses in October, up 40% from September. According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblock.co\/data\/on-chain-metrics\/solana\/number-of-active-addresses-on-the-solana-network-monthly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">latest data<\/a>, active addresses increased month by month displaying participation and confidence in the promise Solana presented.<\/p>\n<p>According to the real-time economic activity reports by Blockworks Research, transaction fees and MEV tips recently peaked at a new all-time-high figure of $11 million on October 24th. These values have remained much above past ones, even though they have fallen somewhat lately.<\/p>\n<p>Particularly from regular users and small-scale transactions, the higher use and engagement show the dynamic character of Solana\u2019s ecosystem and its capacity to draw each daily players.<\/p>\n<h2>Memecoins Add To The Frenzy<\/h2>\n<p>The memecoin mania has taken off within its network, thereby amplifying trading volume and attracting more users, which has contributed to Solana\u2019s rally. Pump.fun, a memecoin generator, and Raydium, a decentralized exchange, have received substantial attention. Pump.fun generated $30 million in revenue in October. On the other hand, Raydium\u2019s trading volume exceeded $30 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Memecoins have been a significant factor in the recent growth of Solana, as a growing number of users are flocking to these platforms to trade or generate meme-based tokens. The emergence of these niche areas has heightened the enthusiasm surrounding Solana, illustrating its adaptability as a blockchain that accommodates both mainstream and unconventional projects.<\/p>\n<p>DeFi Expansion Boosts Solana\u2019s Ecosystem<\/p>\n<p>The price and volume of token transactions are not the only factors that contribute to Solana\u2019s growth. According to a research by Messari, the Solana decentralized finance ecosystem is experiencing growth in terms of value locked<a href=\"https:\/\/messari.io\/report\/state-of-solana-q3-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> (TVL), reaching $5.8 billion<\/a> in Q3 2024. This is a 25% increase from the previous quarter, which propelled Solana to the position of third largest network by TVL.<\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image from Reddit, chart from TradingView<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Among the largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, Solana (SOL) has surpassed Binance Coin (BNB) to secure the fourth position. SOL has recently experienced a 14% increase, which has enabled it to surpass BNB. This represents an emerging market momentum of Solana. According to Coingecko, the market capitalization of Solana has reached over $87 billion in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":18487,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18486"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18486"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18486\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}