Austin Barack
CIO of RockawayX Liquid, Fundamental Long/Short Investing
Liquid crypto tokens now offer a rare mix of growth and value after a long, deep bear market, because crypto's cyclical capital flows leave fast-growing projects reasonably priced for extended stretches. The most interesting areas are the intersection of crypto and AI, and 24/7 trading and tokenization, with Venice, Pump, Hyperliquid and Ether.fi among the examples. Liquid tokens offer more opportunity than venture deals right now. rss.flightcast.comÂ
Solana's tokenized-equity spot momentum bolsters its case as an onchain equities venue. SolanaFloor reports Solana reclaimed first place in daily spot volume, exceeding all other chains combined. Solana may not compete with Hyperliquid in perps, but that does little to change this bullish view. x.comÂ
Solana's financial activity is scaling through stablecoin volume and institutional tokenized funds. It reportedly processed $5 trillion in stablecoin volume in 2026, while JPMorgan Asset Management launched two tokenized money-market funds on Solana for qualified US investors through Morgan Money. x.com x.comÂ
Pump.fun monetizes by selling SOL to buy PUMP, favoring PUMP over Solana's native token. Over the long term, the two should flip, primarily because SOL is expected to fall to $12. x.comÂ
Ethereum's deeper capital liquidity favors a 65% ETH weight, while Solana's stronger trading and consumer activity warrants 35% SOL in a long-term allocation. At ~4.8 times Solana's market cap, Ethereum holds ~8.4 times its DeFi TVL and ~9.1 times its stablecoin liquidity. Solana leads in chain fees, app revenue and DEX volume, but app revenue need not accrue to SOL. Sustained growth in Solana's stablecoins, TVL and revenue could change the weights. x.comÂ
Solana is harder to fade because StonkFun's launchpad generated over $20 million in revenue in the last 30 days. SOL price action should follow. x.comÂ
Solana has lost its moats: speed and retail mindshare carried it this cycle, and every narrative it was meant to own now has a stronger competitor. Memecoin attention is spreading to Robinhood, BNB and Base, Robinhood is coming for tokenized stocks, and Hyperliquid owns perps. Solana's perps did $8.9B last week, which Hyperliquid often does in a day. As more volume settles in its $15.5B of stablecoins, SOL matters less beyond gas. Pump.fun has sold about 4.8M SOL and expanded beyond Solana. … Show more
Solana remains bullish through a mini onchain bear season because it keeps producing real innovation and novel products from really smart developers. Onchain activity is just as weak on Robinhood's chain and BNB, but once it picks back up, Solana's products and coins should rerate. x.comÂ
Solana's recurring role as the starting and return point for on-chain seasons keeps its ecosystem at the center of crypto activity. Adam_Tehc's chart shows Solana at 77.8% of trading-terminal volume, consistent with that persistent pull. x.comÂ
Pump.fun has been parasitic to Solana, selling $834 million of SOL over its lifespan, while Fomo and Robinhood remain accretive to Ethereum. Selling the tokens isn't wrong, just parasitic, though without Pump.fun Solana would arguably be even less desirable. x.com x.comÂ
Ethereum and Solana serve different institutional users rather than competing head-on: Ethereum is nobody's layer, while Solana is one fast ecosystem for consumers, volume and heavy compute. Solana is one of the only blockchains to survive its own "death." Per @brlabsxyz, its institutional payments story now rests on specific financial operations, such as Cross River Bank and Lead Bank settling with Visa in USDC over Solana. x.comÂ
