Solana ETF Volume Explodes: Anomaly Or New Normal?
2026-01-08 13:05

Solana spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have witnessed a $220 million spike in trading volume. Here’s what this could mean for the asset. Solana Spot ETF Volume Has Shot Up In a new insight post on its website, on-chain analytics firm Santiment has discussed what spikes in the spot ETF trading volume mean for Bitcoin and Solana. Spot ETFs refer to investment vehicles that allow traders to gain indirect exposure to an underlying asset. In the context of cryptocurrencies, they allow investors an off-chain route into digital assets that doesn’t require them to deal with exchanges and wallets; the fund buys and custodies the tokens on their behalf. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the first Bitcoin spot ETFs back in January 2024. Ethereum funds got the green light in July of that year, while Solana obtained its approval in October 2025. Thus, while BTC and ETH spot ETFs...
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