Negative sentiment around Solana has reached peak levels in 2026. We break down the FUD surrounding the cryptocurrency.
According to Santiment, negative sentiment toward Solana (SOL) hit a 2026 high as trading volume fell to its lowest level of the year. The combination of high FUD and low activity often precedes sharp price moves, as large players are ready to push the market higher.
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Solana’s fundamentals continue to grow: more than $15B in stablecoins, $15B in weekly DEX volume, and over 1 million daily active addresses.
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Why Solana Is Frustrating Traders — and Why That Could Be Bullish
Santiment data shows negative comments about Solana are at their highest level of 2026. Some of the frustration stems from the network having strong narratives around tokenized stocks and real-world assets (RWAs)–yet the price has yet to deliver on trader expectations.
But analysts point to the irony: when sentiment is too negative and trading activity is weak, retail investors are less prepared for a potential move.
“Solana may be exactly in that zone of low attention and high FUD where sharp moves typically happen quickly,” Santiment noted.
Green Dots founder Stacey Moore highlighted a shift in volume structure. A significant portion of recent Solana activity isn’t meme coins–it’s tokenized assets. Spot trading volume for tokenized assets grew from $2.69B in Q1 to $5.7B in Q2. In May, Solana captured 97% of all on-chain tokenized stock trading volume.
Read more: Bitcoin and Ethereum in Crisis — Can Solana Become the Main Global Payments Network in 2026?
Stripe and Jito Launch FullSend: Transactions Land in a Block in 50 Milliseconds
Meanwhile, according to The Block, Stripe subsidiary Privy, together with Jito Labs, has developed FullSend. The tool automatically routes every transaction signed in a Privy wallet directly to the current and next Solana block leader via Jito’s low-latency network. Solana changes block leaders roughly every 400 milliseconds according to a predetermined schedule based on stake weight.
The system also bypasses MEV risks: front-running bots, sandwich attacks, and transaction censorship are blocked by default. FullSend reduces transaction inclusion latency to 50 milliseconds, compared to at least 200 milliseconds through traditional public RPC nodes. The company says the tool has achieved 99.999% transaction inclusion reliability since January.
Learn more: Solana Staking 2026 — Crouton Digital’s Institutional-Grade Solutions for Maximizing SOL Yield
