Solana at a Seven-Month High: Why SOL Is Rising Twice as Fast as Bitcoin and What Stakers Should Check

Solana is leading the recovery in the crypto market. According to CoinGecko data, SOL stood at $112.41 on Friday evening, September 18, 2026, 11.5 percent above the previous day. That is the highest level in seven months and almost twice bitcoin's daily gain. For stakers, a technical change arrives on the same day: Solana has shortened the time per block, and that alters how quickly rewards and payouts arrive. What is documented in this article is the price data, the upgrade and the liquidation figures. Where it turns to the further course of the price, that is an assessment by our editorial team, and we label it as such. Solana price at a seven-month high: the numbers at a glance The daily range ran from $100.78 to $112.79. Over one week SOL is up 10 percent, over 30 days a good 37 percent. Market capitalization comes to around $66 billion, which puts Solana in seventh place. Trading volume over the past 24 hours was around $6.1 billion. Despite the rally, SOL is still more than 60 percent away from its all-time high of $293.31 from January 2025. Why is Solana rising more strongly than bitcoin? Three factors come together. The first concerns the whole market: on September 17 the U...