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$83 of $SOL , are you scared?
Western Union just announced they will issue stablecoins on Solana, directly competing with the SWIFT global settlement system — but what about the price? Dropped from 248 to 83, losing all of Ethereum’s gains. RSI fell to 31.39, MACD is still below zero.
First look at the surface: dropping so much that you doubt life.
In the past 24 hours, SOL has fallen another 0.89%, now at $83.41. But don’t be fooled by this number — starting from the April high of 265, it’s been halved again and again, nearly a 70% drop. The MACD histogram is still negative, RSI is only 31.39, oversold to grandma’s house. Technical indicators tell you: short-term still needs to grind, but selling pressure is almost exhausted.
First thing: Western Union is coming.
You read that right, the 150-year-old global remittance giant has chosen to issue stablecoin USDPT on Solana. Why not Ethereum? Not Tron? Because Solana is fast, cheap, and can handle global-level transaction volume. Western Union’s business is SWIFT’s business — tens of thousands of cross-border settlements per second, only Solana’s 100k+ TPS can handle it.
Second thing: post-quantum encryption, Solana is already defending against hackers 10 years from now.
The Solana Foundation is deploying Falcon signature schemes to counter future quantum computing attacks.
Third thing: DEX market share 30.6%, number one across the chain.
Although the coin price has fallen to the dogs, Solana’s share of spot DEX trading hit 30.6% in Q1, surpassing all competitors. Users are still trading, transactions are still running, funds are still flowing.
On one side: Western Union is entering, post-quantum encryption is being laid out, DEX market share is number one.
On the other side: price down 70%, RSI oversold, retail investors panic and sell.
Key level: $80, the last bottom line for bulls and bears.
If you are a short-term trader: wait for RSI to break below 30 before entering on the right side, target 90-95, stop loss at 78.
If you are a long-term investor: start building positions now, establish a base at 80-83, add more if it drops to 75, buy back at 90. When players of this level like Western Union enter, they’re not here to lift you up — they’re here to redefine the global settlement system.
This bear market rebound that can turn you around has never been about those hot coins everyone shouts about, but about giants quietly entering, retail panic selling, and fundamentals undergoing a qualitative change.
SOL right now is like ETH in 2020 — when it drops, everyone says it’s doomed; when it rises, nobody can catch up.