{"id":174887,"date":"2025-08-25T17:39:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T17:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/174887\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T17:39:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T17:39:17","slug":"solana-volume-spikes-70-how-sol-could-outperform-ethereum-in-september-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/174887\/","title":{"rendered":"Solana volume spikes 70%: How SOL could outperform Ethereum in September 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKey takeaways<\/p>\n

Solana is gaining serious momentum, with trading volumes and Open Interest rising sharply. Market conditions remain healthy, and talk of a Solana ETF is adding fuel to the fire. September could be critical.<\/p>\n

Solana [SOL]<\/a> is back in the spotlight.<\/p>\n

DEX trading volumes on the network have surged, a clear sign that momentum and activity are heating up fast.<\/p>\n

With Ethereum [ETH]<\/a> still holding the top spot but showing slower growth, the big question for September is simple: can SOL keep this pace and actually outshine ETH?<\/p>\n

Solana outpaces Ethereum as ETF hype builds<\/p>\n

Solana\u2019s daily DEX volume hit $7.93 billion, nearly doubling Ethereum\u2019s $4.03 billion, with SOL posting an 8% weekly gain while ETH volumes slipped almost 13%.<\/p>\n

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Source: DeFiLlama<\/p>\n

Over the past 30 days, Ethereum still holds the lead at $135.6 billion versus Solana\u2019s $109.6 billion, but the gap is narrowing fast.<\/p>\n

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Source: DeFiLlama<\/p>\n

What could tilt the scales further is the growing speculation around a Solana ETF.<\/p>\n

Polymarket now places approval odds at 99%<\/a>, fueling optimism that institutional demand could accelerate SOL\u2019s momentum.<\/p>\n

If approved, the ETF could become a powerful catalyst, putting Solana in a stronger position to challenge Ethereum\u2019s dominance in September.<\/p>\n

SOL holds strong despite pullback<\/p>\n

Looking at the charts, Solana<\/a> has managed to stay well in the green this month, still up more than 12% over the past 30 days.<\/p>\n

Ethereum, meanwhile, is up a bigger 24%, but the difference isn\u2019t as wide as it once was. SOL saw a sharp rally mid-August before cooling off, while ETH has followed a similar path with slightly stronger upside.<\/p>\n

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Source: TradingView<\/p>\n

Even with the dip in the latest session, Solana\u2019s price trend showed resilience, especially with solid trading activity backing it.<\/p>\n

The real test now is whether SOL can sustain this momentum into September, or if ETH\u2019s stronger gains will start to pull further ahead.<\/p>\n

OI shows confidence<\/p>\n

Open Interest for Solana<\/a> has climbed back above $6.2 billion; traders are staying active despite the recent pullback in price.<\/p>\n

Market participants aren\u2019t shying away; in fact, they\u2019re keeping positions open and looking for the next move.<\/p>\n

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Source: Coinalyze<\/p>\n

At the same time, Funding Rates have held almost flat, which means there isn\u2019t a big tilt toward longs or shorts right now.<\/p>\n

Put simply, the market looks balanced.<\/p>\n

This kind of setup often points to a healthy trading environment, where momentum can build naturally without extreme leverage.<\/p>\n

If Solana keeps this tone, it could give the token the support it needs to keep challenging Ethereum into September.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNext: Bitcoin traders alert! BTC flash crash signals volatile September<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Key takeaways Solana is gaining serious momentum, with trading volumes and Open Interest rising sharply. Market conditions remain…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":174888,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[3244,64,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-174887","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-ambcrypto","9":"tag-business","10":"tag-united-states","11":"tag-unitedstates","12":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115090631193172747","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=174887"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174887\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/174888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=174887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}