Solana (SOL) Daily Market Analysis 18 February 2026

Solana shows resilience with institutional inflows and major ecosystem growth – here's the latest: • Price held at $85.39 on 18 February 2026 with a 2.36% weekly gain despite market fear • Institutional products saw $31M weekly inflows as PayPal's PYUSD defaulted to Solana • Real-world asset (RWA) ecosystem hit $1.66B TVL, a key milestone for adoption • Network activity hit record highs with 148M daily transactions and 5M+ active addresses • Payment volume grew 755% YoY, highlighting a gap between utility and valuation