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Solana crashes 55% in November but NFT trades still booming – Crypto News

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Solana has been on a downtrend since the collapse of FTX, as investors have been selling their Sol holdings due to its connection with the Sam Bankman-Fried crypto empire.

SOL down 55%

According to CryptoSlate data, SOL was one of the worst-performing digital assets in the last 30 days. The digital asset is down over 55% and trading at $13.85 as of press time.

Solana started the month strong, surging to above $35 on Nov. 5, but things took a turn for the worse when reports of FTX’s insolvency emerged. The blockchain network’s value was negative impressed when Binance revealed its intentions of acquiring FTX.

Markets analysts had speculated that Binance could prioritize its tokens, which pushed SOL’s value further down. But the Changpeng Zhao-led exchange eventually walked out deal.

During this chaos, Solana crashed to as low as $11.01.

Solana DeFi ecosystem TVL down 70%

Solana’s thriving decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem was also hit by the FUD surrounding the network. According to DeFillama datethe total value locked (TVL) on the ecosystem crashed by as much as 70% over the last 30 days.

Solana TVL Decline
Solana TVL (Source: DappRadar)

TVL fell to just above $300 million as of press time, compared to $962.31 million at the start of November and almost $9 billion at the start of December 2021.

Leading Solana-based protocols like Solend, Raydium, Orca, and Marinade Finance all say TVL drop by over 60%. Serum, a DEX-linked to Sam Bankman-Fried, announced itself “defunct” and is dependent on a community effort to fork the protocol.

Solana NFTs thriving despite downturn

Meanwhile, Solana’s NFT market has continued steady growth.

Wu Blockchain reported that the average transaction volume for Solana NFTs was up 67.7%. He added that the blue-chip index increased by 28.9% to reach 82.109 SOL.

DappRadar data showed that some top Solana NFT collections, like y00ts and DeGods, saw massive sales in the past 30 days. According to the data aggregator, y00ts’ sales increased by 528.82% to 7,942, and DeGods recorded a 324.12% increase in sales.

Solana NFTs trading volume also increased by 141% on OpenSea to $255 million and 62% on Magic Eden to $94.48 million.

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