In 2025, the Solana ecosystem saw a mix of activities related to hype, hardware, and high-impact upgrades, marking one of the chain’s most memorable years yet.
The year began with a full-blown memecoin mania, where speculative energy and hype ignited onchain activity. This wave followed on the heels of the late 2024 rise of BONK, which boosted memecoin activity after some arbitrage traders appeared to be chasing the token airdrop given to every Solana mobile owner.
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By early 2025, the memecoin trend exploded further as the memecoin named for — and financially tied to — U.S. President Donald Trump (TRUMP) flooded X and Solana’s trading apps. The momentum, which was part humor, part community spectacle, helped push Solana into the mainstream
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