Solana Price Faces New Test as Stablecoin Rules Enter Review

TLDR:

• Solana price moved above $120 and reached $122.18 during the session, placing the $122 to $124 band at the center of the next technical test.
• The Federal Reserve opened comment on two GENIUS Act proposals covering reserves, capital, custody, risk management, and application procedures for supervised issuers.
• The Federal Reserve action does not regulate Solana or endorse SOL, although stablecoin regulation can shape how supervised issuers approach public blockchain activity.
• ETF buying and short liquidations supported the move, while a loss of $120 could bring $116 and the $108 to $110 demand zone into view.

Solana price climbed above $120 on September 25, hitting an intraday high of $122.18 after a 4.97% daily gain. The advance carried SOL into its strongest trading area in months after recovering from below $100 earlier in September. The SOL price outpaced a mostly flat Bitcoin, while renewed spot demand and liquidations supported the move.

Traders now face a narrow technical decision around the $120 breakout level. The next ceiling sits between $122 and $124, where sellers slowed the session. A durable move through that band could bring the $132 chart target into view. A reversal could return attention to $116 first.

Solana (SOL) Price

Solana Price Rises as Stablecoin Rules Enter Review

On September 24, the Federal Reserve requested comment on two payment stablecoin issuer proposals under the GENIUS Act. The first would require issuers to fully back payment stablecoins with permissible reserve assets. Short-term Treasury bills and other high-quality liquid assets appear among the listed examples. 

The proposal also sets standardized capital requirements for credit and operational risks. It would establish risk management standards and rules for firms safeguarding reserve assets. 

Payment stablecoins would need assets that can be converted rapidly during redemptions. Capital standards address losses from credit and operational events. The comment period closes 60 days after publication in the Federal Register. Public comments may shape final standards before they take effect. Comments are invited.

The second proposal creates a tailored application process for Board-supervised banks seeking approval to issue payment stablecoins. Applicants must submit business plans and financial information to the Federal Reserve. The rules concern supervised institutions, reserves, custody, and approval procedures. They do not regulate the Solana blockchain or endorse its token. Solana price nevertheless moved higher as traders tracked a broader rotation into large alternative coins. 

Stablecoin regulation can matter to the network because digital dollars support trading, payments, and decentralized finance activity. Clearer rules may reduce uncertainty for supervised issuers without deciding which public blockchain they use. 

Any issuer choosing Solana would still need to meet those institution-level standards. Network activity alone does not alter an issuer’s regulatory status. Nothing in the proposals creates a new approval for a blockchain.

Solana Price Faces $122 to $124 Test After the Rally

SOL reached $122.18 before moving back toward $120, leaving the $122 to $124 area as immediate resistance. The rally began near $115.86 and accelerated after the price moved through $118.38 on the 30-minute chart. That pattern placed $120 at the first support level to watch. The Solana price needs to hold above that former barrier to preserve the short-term breakout. 

Ali Charts marked $132 as the next upside objective if buyers maintain control. The target reflects a technical scenario, not a confirmed outcome. Volume increased alongside the price climb, lending support to the recovery. Yet the intraday pullback showed active selling near the high. Buyers must still reclaim the upper range on a sustained basis.

Two-week ETF purchases exceeded 1.4 million SOL, while roughly $19.5 million in shorts were liquidated. Those flows coincided with stronger interest in other large-cap tokens. Solana price outpaced Bitcoin during the same period. Forced buying from closing short positions can accelerate an existing rise, but it can also fade quickly. This makes the next close around $120 important for the SOL price. 

A rejection below that level exposes $116 as the nearest support. A wider pullback could send attention toward the $108 to $110 zone, where buyers previously appeared. The $122 to $124 range will show whether demand can absorb supply. A close above $124 would strengthen the current chart structure. It would also leave $132 as the next chart target for buyers.

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