Solana ETF inflows hit record $1.22 billion

Solana (SOL) Editor: Eugene Serbin

beincrypto.com reports that Solana ETF inflows reached a record $1.22 billion. Onchain transactions and memecoin volume also set new 2026 highs. Despite these metrics, the outlet notes the asset set a record in everything except the part holders care about.

How the market reacted

Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for SOL, measured when this story was written up on 26 August 2026. Not the outlet's figures.

Price
$102.07
Buy Ratio (1h)
47.6%
Buy Ratio (4h)
56.4%
Buy Ratio (24h)
53.7%
Volume Delta (1h)
-$1,373,026
Volume Delta (4h)
+$7,424,829
Volume Delta (24h)
+$19,185,180
CVD (24h close)
+$43,272,601
Hours of net buying
18 of 24
Spot Volume (24h)
$257,329,058
Trades (24h)
1,263,515

Solana is trading at $102.07 with a 24-hour buy ratio of 53.7%, indicating that more volume is being absorbed by buyers than sellers over the full day. However, the 1-hour buy ratio has dropped to 47.6%, suggesting that immediate buying pressure is fading compared to the longer-term trend. The 4-hour buy ratio sits at 56.4%, showing that buying interest remains stronger over a medium timeframe than it is in the last hour. Volume delta measures the difference between buy and sell volume; the 24-hour delta is positive at +$19,185,180, confirming net buying over the day. In contrast, the 1-hour delta is negative at -$1,373,026, indicating that recent trades have been net sellers.

The latest daily buy ratio of 48.8% sits at the 27th percentile of the last 322 days, against a median of 50.0% - weaker buying than most days.

Twenty-four hours later

What SOL 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.

Price
+7.64%
Buy ratio
55.4%
Volume delta
+$44,047,648
Hours of net buying
19 of 24

Was that an ordinary day?

The same Binance spot measurements for SOL, averaged over the days leading up to the story.

Buy Ratio (7d average)
52.5%
Latest day vs average
+1.2 pts
Volume vs average
0.57x
Days of net buying
7 of 7
Price change (8d)
+19.5%
Volume Delta (8d total)
+$175,409,002

Over the preceding week, Solana has seen net buying on all seven days, with a 7-day average buy ratio of 52.5%. Today's 24-hour buy ratio of 53.7% is slightly higher than the weekly average by 1.2 points. Volume for the day is 0.57x the weekly average, meaning trading activity is significantly lower than usual for this period. The price has risen 19.5% over the last eight days, supported by a total volume delta of +$175,409,002. This represents an unusual day for volume relative to the weekly norm, despite the consistent buying pressure.

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