Quick Read

• Solana’s $15.5B stablecoin base trails Ethereum by 9.3x and hasn’t driven SOL buying, with ETF outflows totaling $54.9M since October 5.

• The Alpenglow upgrade on October 21 cuts SOL transaction finality from 12.8 seconds to 150 milliseconds, though traders may have already priced it in.

• SOL must hold $100 support and reclaim $122 resistance post-Alpenglow for idle stablecoin dollars to start flowing into the coin.

• Finally! You can open a SoFi Crypto account and access 25 plus cryptocurrencies without juggling apps or logins.

DeFiLlama reports that Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) holds $15.5 billion in U.S. dollar stablecoins as of October 17, 2026. In contrast, Ethereum (CRYPTO:…