Institutional investors bought $540 million worth of Spot Solana (SOL) ETFs in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to Bloomberg analyst James Seifert. The biggest buyers were Electric Capital and Goldman Sachs with $137.8 million and $107.4 million, respectively. However, fellow Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas highlighted that SOL’s price has fallen 57% since the spot ETF’s launch in July 2025. Let’s discuss what’s next for the popular cryptocurrency.
Will Solana rise due to increased spot ETF inflows?
The Solana (SOL) ETF received more than $500 million in inflows in the final quarter of 2025, but the underlying asset’s price took a big hit toward the end of the year. October 2025 saw the largest single-day liquidation in crypto history, and its effects are still being felt in the market. The cryptocurrency market has yet to recover from the 2025 crash. Solana (SOL) price took a big hit during the crash despite increased ETF inflows.
Solana (SOL) appears to be experiencing a pullback after Bitcoin (BTC) regained the $70,000 mark today, March 10, 2026. According to CoinGecko’s SOL data, Solana is up 4.5% in the past 24 hours, 1.4% in the last week, and 13.3% on the 14-day chart. Despite this, the seventh-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization is still down 0.4% month-on-month and has fallen more than 32% since March 2025.
Amid rising geopolitical tensions, the crypto market could recover as policymakers are more likely to prioritize economic stability. The Fed may choose to lower interest rates. Such a development could lead to price increases for Solana (SOL) and the larger crypto market. However, it should be noted that the past two interest rate cuts did not bring positive price movements to the crypto market.