TL;DR CME Group launched Solana futures contracts in two sizes: micro (25 SOL) and full-size (500 SOL), with cash settlement. The futures aim to attract institutional investors looking for a safe investment option in the crypto market, facilitating the management of risks associated with SOL investments.

Solana futures launch, institutional trading, market growth, expert opinions.

Solana (SOL) has been under intense selling pressure, with the price failing to reclaim key resistance levels after weeks of fear-driven market conditions. Bulls lost control when SOL dropped below $180, a crucial support level that previously held firm.

FalconX makes history with CME's first major Solana futures block trade, signaling growing institutional crypto interest.

Limiting access to the chain that launched Trump's memecoin is like shutting investors out from Amazon or Google during their initial offerings, says Hadley Stern, at Marinade Labs.

Dog-themed cryptocurrency Dogecoin (DOGE) is currently at a critical juncture as it faces a big price test. According to crypto analyst Ali, DOGE is "at the edge," with the question now whether Dogecoin will break out or stand firm.

Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) has seen a sharp 38% decline in the past month, wiping out its annual gains despite multiple catalysts for a broader crypto market rally. What Happened: Launched in March 2015, Dogecoin traded relatively flat until May 2021.

A report shared by CoinShares reveals that last week, the largest top market cap cryptocurrencies faced massive withdrawals initiated by investors in light of the uncertainty that has been dominating the market recently.

After soaring to a multi-year high in December, Cardano price has pulled back by 46%, leading to a $18 billion wipeout. This decline has largely mirrored the performance of other altcoins.

Dogecoin is showing signs of stabilization after a prolonged sell-off.

As of today, CME Group offers the new contracts in two sizes: a micro-sized contract covering 25 SOL and a larger contract covering 500 SOL.

A crypto trader has backed Cardano's (ADA) bullish price uptick, which broke multiple resistance levels. The crypto market has faced an extended period of sideways trading with increasing volatility after Bitcoin's price dropped below $100K.

Solana (SOL), the sixth-largest cryptocurrency asset by market capitalization, appears likely to witness significant growth in the coming week. SOL, which has seen its market cap grow from to $65.08 billion in just five years since inception, looks poised to retest higher levels.

Looks like no one's coming to the party.

Crypto analyst SiDec has raised the possibility of the Solana price dropping to double digits. The analyst revealed major levels to watch for entries as market participants brace up for this massive crash.

Solana (SOL) has lost 34.9% of its value in the past month and currently stands at $127.6 per token.

Sui Network (SUI) has seen a remarkable growth, featuring as one of the best blockchain performers in the cryptocurrency market. Deemed the next Solana (SOL) or the Solana-killer, Sui now has a higher stablecoin market cap than five of its competitors combined, including Cardano (ADA), once called the Ethereum (ETH)-killer.

The crypto market's volatility has left altcoins in limbo, uncertain about potential gains or losses, and heavily reliant on external factors. These influences could determine whether a recovery rally occurs.

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Solana celebrated its 5th birthday yesterday. In honour of the occasion, we decided to take a look at this blockchain's journey to becoming a leading platform and the home of the best meme coins.

Recent weeks have seen Dogecoin struggle due to increasing selling pressure and technical issues that could endanger its place on the cryptocurrency market. In the meantime, Cardano (ADA) is getting closer to overtaking DOGE in terms of market capitalization, suggesting that the rankings may change.

BNB Chain DEX trading volume surpassed Solana with Mubarak memecoin hype. Binance founder CZ started investing in memecoins with MUBARAK and TST purchases.

Ominous pattern recently emerged on the price chart of the most popular meme cryptocurrency in the world, Dogecoin (DOGE). The talk is about the 23-day moving average crossing from an upside down to a 200-day moving average, which forms a figure of technical analysis better known as death cross.

Sui (SUI) was also an underperformer, declining 3.2% from Friday.

The cryptocurrency market has shifted dramatically following a huge Q4 rally. Now, many are questioning whether we're entering a bear market. Brian from Santiment, on the Thinking Crypto podcast, discussed how market sentiment can flip quickly and how the actions of whales often drive the market, regardless of retail investors' mood.

The digital assets market kicked off the week by printing “not so much big” red indexes all over around. Bitcoin (BTC) dropped almost 2% in 24 hours dragging major altcoins down with it.

Recent data shows that Cardano whales have sold over 100 million ADA in the past week.

According to a recent SEC clarification, Bitcoin is indeed being positioned as a strategic digital reserve asset. However, the role of other cryptocurrencies like XRP, Solana, and Cardano is equally critical in shaping the nation's digital economy.

Solana, the prominent Layer-1 blockchain, is marking its 5th anniversary today since its first Solana block was built on March 16, 2020. Though it was founded in 2017 by Anatomy Yakovenko alongwith Raj Gokal under the brand name of Solana Labs, its Mainnet was launched in 2020, pioneering the Proof-of-History (PoH) concept.

Dogecoin activity has been surging from late February to the current period despite price being in a downtrend suggesting accumulation at discounted levels.

The exchange announced it has filed with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to self-certify these new products. This move is expected to shake up both the energy and crypto derivatives markets.

Crypto analyst Ali Martinez warns that the SuperTrend indicator flipping bearish on Solana's weekly chart could lead to a massive 95% SOL price drop.

Cardano faces technical and on-chain bearish signals with a potential drop to $0.464, though the $0.65-$0.68 support zone may present a buying opportunity.

Bybit, the worlds second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, introduces Margin Staked SOL, a powerful tool for users looking to optimize their SOL earnings through leveraged borrowing and staking. With up to 2x leverage, users can stake SOL to receive bbSOL, Bybits liquid staking token, while earning a competitive net APR of over 13% as of March 17, 2025.

FalconX has executed the first-ever block trade for CME Group's Solana futures, with financial services firm StoneX acting as the counterparty. The post FalconX Executes First-Ever Block Trade for CME Solana Futures with StoneX Ahead of Launch appeared first on Cryptonews.

According to Tokenomist, there will be a big surge of token unlocks on the cryptocurrency market from March 17 to March 24, releasing assets valued at $486 million. The most notable of these is Solana, which is expected to unlock around $59 million.

Solana (SOL) has faced a recent decline, struggling to regain momentum despite multiple attempts at recovery. The altcoin is currently aiming to breach the $180 resistance level, which has remained a key hurdle.

The crypto market keeps evolving, and investors always want to find the next big thing. Dogecoin (DOGE) and Ripple's XRP have been big names in crypto for a while, but Rexas Finance (RXS) might beat them both in 2025.

Dogecoin's price could skyrocket to $1.1 by June, analysts say, as historical patterns and whale activity signal a potential bull run.

BNB is seeing bullish sentiment from investors and traders as Binance Smart Chain's decentralized exchange volume surpasses Solana and Ethereum.

Traders say the current sell-off could have been caused by an unwinding of ETF and spot linked traders.

Cardano confirms a bear pennant breakdown, signaling a potential 35% drop to $0.464. On-chain data shows whales offloading ADA, while weak DeFi adoption and macroeconomic pressures fuel bearish sentiment.

FalconX, a top prime broker for digital assets, and StoneX, a global financial services company, have completed the first-ever block trade of CME Group's recently introduced Solana futures. According to a Mar.

The crypto market is bracing for major token unlocks over the next seven days, which could lead to more volatility ahead.

A new week is not always an exciting one for the crypto business. Likewise, the crypto market today has taken a slight downturn, with the market capitalisation slipping by 1.07% to $2.73 trillion. This dip, however, led to marketers making positions, as a result, the business in 24 hours shot up 42% to $66.68 billion.

Solana, the high-performance blockchain platform, marked five years since the launch of its mainnet on 16 March 2020. Over the past half-decade, Solana has established itself as a major player in the decentralised finance (DeFi) sector, achieving more than 408 billion total transactions and nearly $1 trillion in cumulative trading volume.

Layer-1 blockchain Solana is celebrating its fifth year since its mainnet launch in 2020 — becoming one of the biggest chains by transaction activity and one of few select cryptocurrencies included in a proposed US digital asset stockpile. Since the first Solana block was built on March 16, 2020, the network has processed more than 408 billion transactions and nearly $1 trillion worth of value on decentralized exchanges — establishing itself as one of the industry's leading layer-1 blockchains.