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The Solana price growth for the past few months seems to <a href="https://www.newsbtc.com/analysis/sol-price-corrects-100/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">have hit a barrier</a> just above the $120 price level. The price of Solana (SOL) <a href="https://bitcoinist.com/great-capital-rotation-on-ethereum-outpaces-solana/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">fell around 8%</a> on Thursday to about $98, showing the sheer volatile nature of the crypto market.&nbsp;
As a result, Solana <a href="https://www.newsbtc.com/news/solana/solana-flips-bnb-ethereum/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">slipped below BNB</a> in market cap rankings, as the <a href="https://www.newsbtc.com/news/binance-coin/binance-coin-bnb-blazes-ahead-predictions-point-to-new-all-time-highs-in-first-half-of-2024/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">latter rallied 9%</a> to take back the fourth spot. According to on-chain data, there’s been an increase in transfers of what looks like profit-taking from Solana whales.&nbsp;
<h2 id="large-whale-sells-38-2-million-in-sol-tokens">Large Whale Sells $38.2 Million in SOL Tokens</h2>
When whales move a lot of crypto, they can really shake things up. According to Lookonchain, an anonymous investor deposited 303,756 SOL tokens worth approximately $38.2 million on Binance, possibly as part of a selloff. Further details show this particular whale has made strategic SOL trades in the past, making huge profits.&nbsp;
The whale withdrew 19,704 SOL from Binance on Sept 29. Solana was trading at $20 during this time, making the transfer worth approximately $394,000. The whale would then deposit it into Binance at $43 per token on Nov 8, making $453,000, a 115% profit. Data from Lookonchain shows that the address still has 119,998 SOL tokens worth $12.44 million staked, and is sitting on over $17 million unrealized profit.
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 A whale deposited 303,756 <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24SOL&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$SOL</a>($32.8M) to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Binance?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">#Binance</a> today, possibly selling it for profit.
 The whale withdrew 423,754 <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24SOL&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$SOL</a>($28.18M) at $66.5 from <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Binance?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">#Binance</a> in the past 1 month.
 And still has 119,998 <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24SOL&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$SOL</a> ($12.44M) staked, the profit exceeding $17M!
 This whale also withdrew… <a href="https://t.co/Sptfj7uUIa" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pic.twitter.com/Sptfj7uUIa</a>
 — Lookonchain (@lookonchain) <a href="https://twitter.com/lookonchain/status/1740334408589300071?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">December 28, 2023</a>
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Speculation that other large holders of SOL, known as “whales,” sold off portions of their holdings recently may have contributed to the recent price dip. Similar social media posts from whale transaction tracker whale alerts have shown various large SOL transfers from private wallets into crypto exchanges on Thursday, suggesting whales locking in profits or reducing their exposure to the token.
Two of the most notable transactions were the transfer of 1,832,958 SOL worth $182.9 million from an unknown wallet to Coinbase and the transfer of 114,046 SOL worth $11.5 million from another private wallet to Coinbase.
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 <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f6a8.png" alt="🚨" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;"> <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f6a8.png" alt="🚨" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;"> <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f6a8.png" alt="🚨" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;"> <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f6a8.png" alt="🚨" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;"> <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f6a8.png" alt="🚨" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;"> <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f6a8.png" alt="🚨" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;"> <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f6a8.png" alt="🚨" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;"> <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f6a8.png" alt="🚨" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;"> 1,832,958 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SOL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">#SOL</a> (182,951,373 USD) transferred from unknown wallet to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Coinbase?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">#Coinbase</a><a href="https://t.co/7h1GmobutZ" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://t.co/7h1GmobutZ</a>
 — Whale Alert (@whale_alert) <a href="https://twitter.com/whale_alert/status/1740466607938236865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">December 28, 2023</a>
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 <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f6a8.png" alt="🚨" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;"> 114,046 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SOL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">#SOL</a> (11,536,447 USD) transferred from unknown wallet to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Coinbase?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">#Coinbase</a><a href="https://t.co/5giZek1q0Z" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://t.co/5giZek1q0Z</a>
 — Whale Alert (@whale_alert) <a href="https://twitter.com/whale_alert/status/1740462754207547394?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">December 28, 2023</a>
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Trading data also suggests traders were moving funds out of SOL to stablecoins. As a result, Solana’s price cascaded and fell from $110 to $98 in 24 hours.&nbsp;
<img loading="lazy" src="https://www.tradingview.com/x/nvIH2jIm/" alt="Solana price chart from Tradingview.com" width="3266" height="1530">
<h2 id="current-state-of-solana">Current State Of Solana</h2>
The SOL community and ecosystem have witnessed <a href="https://www.newsbtc.com/news/solana/solana-sol-price-to-200/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">one of the best price growth</a> this year. Over the past 24 hours, around $18.6 million worth of Solana positions were liquidated, with $10.42 million coming from leveraged long positions, data from <a href="https://www.coinglass.com/LiquidationData" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CoinGlass </a>shows. This profit-taking sentiment seems to have rolled over <a href="https://www.newsbtc.com/news/solana/solana-saga-orders-scrapped-as-30-million-bonk-token-package-overshadows-devices-value/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">into BONK</a>, Solana’s first dog-themed meme token, which is now 50% down from its all-time high.
Solana has since recovered some of the loss, and is now trading at $108, showing the crypto hasn’t lost all of its bullish momentum. Solana recently <a href="https://www.newsbtc.com/news/solana-surges-above-117-as-meme-coin-craze-extends-market-momentum/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">reached a yearly high of $123.76</a> on December 25, its highest point in 20 months.

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