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title: "Key facts: Solana Q4 Sees 39.1% Drop; Alpenglow Upgrade Enhances Performance"
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description: "In Q4 2025, Solana (SOLUSD) dropped 39.1%, its worst quarterly performance, following a 34.1% decline in Q1. It had brief recoveries with gains of 24.2% and 34.9% in Q2 and Q3.1Solana's Alpenglow upgrade will enhance network performance, raising maximum throughput from 65,000 to 107,000 transactions per second and cutting consensus finality to 100-150 milliseconds.2Solana saw rising institutional interest, with notable inflows, paralleling XRP's $62.9 million attraction, indicating a trend of investment in these altcoins during a market downturn.3"
datetime: "2025-12-23T00:03:14.000Z"
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# Key facts: Solana Q4 Sees 39.1% Drop; Alpenglow Upgrade Enhances Performance

-   In Q4 2025, Solana (SOLUSD) dropped 39.1%, its worst quarterly performance, following a 34.1% decline in Q1. It had brief recoveries with gains of 24.2% and 34.9% in Q2 and Q3.1
-   Solana's Alpenglow upgrade will enhance network performance, raising maximum throughput from 65,000 to 107,000 transactions per second and cutting consensus finality to 100-150 milliseconds.2
-   Solana saw rising institutional interest, with notable inflows, paralleling XRP's $62.9 million attraction, indicating a trend of investment in these altcoins during a market downturn.3

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