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Solana and Bitcoin post sharp single-day gains following central bank rate moves
Macro policy announcements and a short squeeze lifted crypto markets on September 18, with Solana gaining 11% and Bitcoin rising nearly 6%.
On September 18, Solana rose from an opening price of $101.52 to close at $112.70, registering an 11% advance after touching an intraday high of $114.34. Over the same session, Bitcoin advanced 5.9%, moving from $76,349 to close at $80,875 after reaching $81,388, prompting market discussion over whether capital was rotating into alternative assets.
The widespread rally followed key monetary policy actions, including a 25 basis point rate increase by the Federal Reserve on September 16 and a rate hike to 1.25% by the Bank of Japan on the morning of September 18. The subsequent market climb pushed Bitcoin past $80,000 and triggered approximately $170 million in short liquidations. Other assets followed the move, with Ethereum gaining 6.8% and XRP adding about 7%.
Solana's performance outpaced Bitcoin partly due to the rollout of phase three of its SIMD-0525 upgrade, which lowered target slot times from 300 milliseconds to 250 milliseconds, boosting network speed by roughly 17%. The article also notes that Solana's comparatively smaller market capitalization makes it more sensitive to price swings on equivalent order flow.
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