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Solana Could Hit $275 by Year-End, $500 by 2029-End: Standard Chartered

The bank said it expects solana to underperform ether over the next two to three years, in a report initiating coverage of the cryptocurrency.

By Will Canny|Edited by Parikshit Mishra
Updated May 27, 2025, 5:02 p.m. Published May 27, 2025, 11:10 a.m.
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Solana to hit $275 by year-end and $500 by end of 2029: Standard Chartered. (Shutterstock)

What to know:

  • Solana is expected to reach $275 by the end of this year and $500 by the end of 2029, the report said.
  • The bank said it expects solana to underperform ether over the next two to three years.
  • The token trades cheap relative to its application revenue, and memecoin activity is past its peak, Standard Chartered said.

Solana SOL$78.14 is expected to underperform ether ETH$1,935.23 over the next two to three years, investment bank Standard Chartered (STAN) said in a research report Tuesday initiating coverage of the cryptocurrency.

The bank expects the ether/solana ratio to increase from 14 currently to 17 by the end of 2027, before falling off again.

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For solana, "this translates into forecasts of $275 at end-2025 (from the current level of $175) and $500 by end-2029," wrote Geoff Kendrick, head of digital assets research at Standard Chartered.

Solana is the blockchain of choice for memecoin trading, but due to the volatility associated with the sector the token trades cheap relative to its application revenue, the bank noted.

Memecoin activity on Solana also appears to be "past its peak," the bank said, adding that "declining usage and trading 'cheap' are not a good mix."

The cryptocurrency should dominate future sectors with high volumes, low fees and fast transaction times, such as financial and traditional consumer apps, but reaching scale in these areas could take years, the report added.

Read more: True Markets Raises $11M in Series A, Launches Mobile-First DeFi Trading App on Solana

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