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The price of Solana plunged, underscoring deeper turmoil in its ecosystem, as weakness in meme coin markets, DeFi activity, and stablecoin transactions converge to pressure the once high-flying blockchain. 
With <a href="https://crypto.news/price/solana/">SOL</a> shedding over a quarter of its value since May and its broader network indicators sharply deteriorating, the sell-off highlights how speculative mania around meme tokens has bled into Solana’s fundamentals. 
Still, technical signals offer a glimmer of optimism—if buyers return soon. 
Solana dropped to $140, its lowest level since April 22, erasing over $22 billion in value as the market capitalization fell from $96 billion on May 23 to $74 billion.&nbsp; 
SOL’s retreat has coincided with the recent dive of Solana meme coins, which have erased billions of value. CoinGecko data shows that these meme coins have a market capitalization of $9.29 billion, down from over $30 billion in January to $15 billion in May. 
In the past seven days, most Solana meme coins have dived by double digits. Fartcoin (<a href="https://crypto.news/price/fartcoin/">FARTCOIN</a>) has dropped by 25% in this period, while Popcat (<a href="https://crypto.news/price/popcat/">POPCAT</a>) and Gigachad (<a href="https://crypto.news/price/gigachad/">GIGA</a>) have fallen by over 20%. 
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The ongoing Solana meme coin retreat has negatively affected its ecosystem. For example, DeFi Llama <a href="https://defillama.com/dexs/chain/solana" target="_blank">data show</a> that the transaction volume in its decentralized exchange protocols has dropped to $46 billion in June, down from $97 billion in May and $262 billion in January.&nbsp; 
Meanwhile, Solana’s stablecoin network has deteriorated this month. Artemis <a href="https://app.artemis.xyz/asset/solana?from=chains&amp;tab=stablecoins" target="_blank">data</a> shows that the stablecoin transaction volume has dropped by over 68% in the last 30 days to $179.5 billion. The number of stablecoin transactions has plunged by 37%, while addresses have fallen by 20% to 3.2 million. 
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="sol-price-analysis-as-a-bullish-flag-forms">SOL price analysis as a bullish flag forms</h2> 
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The daily chart shows that Solana price has tumbled from $187 in May to $140 today, June 21. The 50-day and 100-day moving averages have formed a mini death cross pattern, often leading to more downside.&nbsp; 
It has also dropped below the 23.6% Fibonacci Retracement, while the Relative Strength Index and the MACD have pointed downwards, suggesting further retreat. 
On the positive side, Solana has formed a bullish flag pattern, consisting of a vertical line and a descending channel. Therefore, there is hope that SOL price will bounce back in the next few weeks. Such a rebound will be confirmed if it rises above the 100-day moving average at $156, which coincides with the upper side of the flag channel.&nbsp; 
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Solana slips on meme coin mayhem yet charts signal a possible comeback

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