--- title: "Key facts: Solana Q4 Sees 39.1% Drop; Alpenglow Upgrade Enhances Performance" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/270546603.md" 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" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/270546603.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/270546603.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/270546603.md) --- # 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 ### Related Stocks - [HSDT.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/HSDT.US.md) - [SOLUSD.VAHK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SOLUSD.VAHK.md) ## Related News & Research - [Crypto crash: Should you buy Solana after its 68% plunge?](https://longbridge.com/en/news/282258950.md) - [General Event (CRYPTO) - Solana Accelerate - 05 May 2026](https://longbridge.com/en/news/282785203.md) - [Solana Mobile Seeker price prediction 2026–2032: Can SKR token sustain the bullish surge?](https://longbridge.com/en/news/282453362.md) - [Solana, please match your speed.](https://longbridge.com/en/news/282807587.md) - [SOL Strategies Closes Darklake Labs Deal to Bolster Solana Privacy Tech](https://longbridge.com/en/news/282710285.md)