Solana is on the
incline
in the last 7 days
In the past 24 hours, the price of
Solana has
increased by
1.0%.
It's price has
risen by
5.7%
in the last 7 days. The current price per
SOL is
$33.50 AUD.
There is a current circulating supply of
383,627,166
SOL.
Understanding Solana Price Chart
The candlestick chart above shows Solana price in Australian dollars (AUD). This price chart is dated back to the launch of Solana, allowing traders to view the asset’s lifetime performance.
These price charts let traders input custom timeframes and view daily pricing candles of their favourite assets. Swyftx users can use these candlestick charts to perform crypto technical analysis and develop trading strategies based on an asset’s performance.
These charts also provide information on Solana’s market cap, 24hr trade volume and global rank.
What is Solana (SOL)?
Solana (SOL) is an open-source blockchain platform designed to host and build decentralised applications (dApps), execute smart contracts and power non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Solana’s native token, SOL, provides network security through staking. SOL can also be used as a means of transferring value on the network and acts as a governance token, meaning holders of the token can vote on decisions relating to the future of the platform. Like many coins, there is a limited supply of SOL created per year.
The Solana blockchain uses a hybrid of Proof-of-Stake (PoS) to validate transactions, this is known as the Proof-of-History (PoH) protocol. PoH speeds up the transaction process exponentially, minimising network congestion and keeping transaction fees low. The Solana network can process 65,000 transactions per second (TPS), which is far more than Bitcoins average of 5 TPS.
The increased speed of the PoH mechanism means that less computing power is required when validating transactions. This makes Solana far mor sustainable and energy-efficient compared to other networks such as Bitcoin and Ethereum that use the PoW consensus mechanism.
Read our in-depth guide to Solana to learn more.
