BTC $85,627.00 ▲ 0.48% ETH $2,697.57 ▲ 0.11% BNB $780.81 ▼ 0.67% XRP $1.50 ▲ 0.92% SOL $120.48 ▲ 0.81% TRX $0.3361 ▼ 0.09% FIGR_HELOC $1.02 ▼ 4.38% ZEC $1,343.94 ▲ 3.70% HYPE $91.82 ▼ 1.58% DOGE $0.0951 ▲ 0.79% XMR $559.77 ▲ 0.84% LINK $13.88 ▲ 0.46% ADA $0.2726 ▲ 3.04% WBT $85.48 ▲ 0.39%
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Solana whale and institution buy $23 million in SOL as price holds near $120

Solana whale and institution buy $23 million in SOL as price holds near $120 Image: Crypto.news
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Solana traded near $120 while a whale and an institution bought about $23 million in SOL. The whale opened a 5x long position of 164,642 SOL worth $19.78 million on Hyperliquid. DeFi Dev Corp bought 26,203 SOL worth roughly $3.15 million since Sept. 28, lifting holdings to 2.564 million SOL. SOL is consolidating in a triangle pattern near its apex, with $125 resistance above.

Key points

  1. Trend readings stayed positive, with trend support sitting below the current price.
  2. SOL is consolidating in a triangle pattern near its apex, with $125 resistance above.

Why it matters

SOL is trading below its $125 resistance pivot while a whale and an institution accumulate. Liquidation concentrations sit around $115 to $116 below the price and $123 to $125 above it.

What's unclear

Cited downside levels differ, with one report naming $95 and the other naming $115 to $119 support zones.

Price context · SOL

At publication
$120.88
Now
$120.48
Change since
−0.33%
7 days · dashed line = publication

Sources · 2 publishers

Crypto.news Tier 2 First report
Hyperliquid price prediction for October: Can HYPE hit $100?
AMBCrypto Tier 2
Solana nears breakout as whales accumulate $23M in SOL – Can $150 follow?
Crypto.news Tier 2
Solana price prediction: Can SOL hit $150 in October?

Coverage timeline

  1. First reported by Crypto.news
  2. Confirmed by AMBCrypto
  3. CryptoVideos brief published
How this brief was made. Our system found this event in 2 independent publications, summarised two complete reports with AI and checked every number above against the source text. Sources are linked in full. Not financial advice. Report an error

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