Solana Price Forecast: SOL gains 2% as community discusses Firedancer validator for better performance

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Solana price today: $153.82

  • Solana gains 2% as its community discusses performance improvements through its new validator, Firedancer.
  • Bitcoin’s Layer 2 project Solv Protocol launched BTC staking token on the Solana blockchain.
  • Solana’s technical indicators turn bullish, increasing the chances of a nearly 11% gain.

Solana (SOL) price increases more than 2% on Friday, tracking the broad gains seen among the main cryptocurrencies, as its community discusses on social media the progress in the development of a new validator, Firedancer, that could boost the blockchain’s performance.

Solana sees Solv Protocol launch, prepares for Firedancer mainnet launch

Solana is preparing for the mainnet launch of Firedancer, a high-performance validator being built by Jump Crypto, a Web3 infrastructure company.  Firedancer went live on the testnet in September and the mainnet launch is expected in early 2025. 

The validator is expected to boost Solana’s transaction processing, boosting the chain’s utility and likely driving adoption in the long term.

The official launch date isn’t known yet, and Jump Crypto's Chief Science Officer Kevin Bowers discussed the significance of a second fully functional validator for the Solana blockchain at the “Breakpoint” annual conference held in Singapore at the end of September. 

Developer and analyst Jarry Xiao tweeted:

Multicoin’s Kyle Samani told YouTube channel Milk Road in an interview that Firedancer is Solana’s “northstar” and could help the token lead against competitors like Ethereum. 

Other notable developments on Solana include the launch of Solv Protocol’s Bitcoin staking token on the blockchain. Solv announced the launch of SolvBTC.JUP on Thursday, a pilot Liquid Staking Token (LST) for Bitcoin. 

Solana Price Forecast: SOL gears up for 11% gains

Solana has been trading rangebound for nearly six months, between an upper boundary at the July top of $193.98 and a lower boundary at the August 5 low of $110. 

Momentum indicators such as the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) and Relative Strength Index (RSI) show that the token has potential for gains.

The MACD flashes green histogram bars above the neutral level, signaling underlying positive momentum. The RSI is at around 57, above the neutral level, and pointing upwards.

In case of a rally, SOL could gain nearly 11% and target resistance at $169.43, a level that has not been tested for over two months now. 

SOL

SOL/USDT daily chart

Looking down, Solana could find support at $134.27, the September 19 low and a key level for the altcoin, in the event of a correction. This is important as it coincides with the Fair Value Gap
(FVG) on the daily time frame. A daily candlestick close under the 50-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) at $146.48 could invalidate the bullish thesis. 

Disclaimer: For information purposes only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
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