Sanctum surpasses Jupiter Exchange as top protocol on Solana by TVL
Jupiter (JUP)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
cryptocurrency.com.tr reports that Sanctum has overtaken Jupiter Exchange to become the top protocol on Solana by total value locked. This shift highlights a change in the Solana DeFi landscape, emphasizing the growing appeal of liquid staking over traditional decentralized exchanges. The event marks a significant milestone for Sanctum within the ecosystem.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for JUP, measured when this story was written up on 28 August 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
JUP is trading at $0.2390 with a 1-hour buy ratio of 57.3%, indicating strong immediate buying pressure that exceeds the 24-hour average of 51.5%. The 4-hour buy ratio sits at 50.6%, showing that the intense short-term buying is stabilizing but remains above the daily baseline. Volume delta is positive across all timeframes, with a 1-hour delta of +$26,603 and a 24-hour delta of +$175,751, meaning buyers are actively absorbing sell orders. Cumulative volume delta for the 24-hour close is +$287,356, confirming that net buying has dominated the day with 16 out of 24 hours showing net inflows.
The latest daily buy ratio of 47.7% sits at the 39th percentile of the last 322 days, against a median of 48.7% - ordinary for this coin.
Twenty-four hours later
What JUP did over the 24 hours after the story broke. The market moves for its own reasons; this is what happened, not what the story caused.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for JUP, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, JUP saw a 7-day average buy ratio of 48.2%, making today's 24-hour ratio of 51.5% an unusual day of heightened buying interest. The latest day's buy ratio is 3.4 points higher than the weekly average, signaling a distinct shift in trader sentiment compared to recent norms. Spot volume for the 24-hour period reached $5,514,808, which is 1.57 times the weekly average volume, indicating significantly increased activity. While the 8-day price change was +24.7%, the total volume delta for that period was -$551,810, suggesting that despite the price rise, net selling pressure has been dominant over the longer timeframe.