{"id":72691,"date":"2026-05-18T12:21:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T12:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/21911-sol-dumped-after-2-years\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T12:21:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T12:21:43","slug":"21911-sol-dumped-after-2-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/21911-sol-dumped-after-2-years\/","title":{"rendered":"21,911 SOL Dumped After 2 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"@container mb-[25px] rounded-sm overflow-clip py-0.5 pr-0.5 pl-2.5 bg-success-100\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-m overflow-clip rounded-[6px] !bg-success-10 p-3 @[420px]:p-m\">\n<h2 class=\"m-0 flex items-center gap-s text-[19px] !text-[#1c1c1c] md:text-[20px]\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 10\" fill=\"none\" class=\"shrink-0 text-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M1 1.5h14\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M1 8.5h10\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"m-0 flex list-none flex-col gap-m pl-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">A solana holder lost $1.05M selling 21,911 SOL despite earning $145K in staking rewards over two years.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Solana\u2019s 5.86% APY failed to offset a 64% price decline from the $294 all-time high hit in January 2025.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">SOL trades near $84 at press time; institutional demand has held firm even as retail holders absorbed deep losses.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight:400\">A Loss Despite Earning <span>Staking<\/span> Rewards<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The trader\u2019s total cost basis stood at roughly $2.91 million. Over two years of <span>staking<\/span>, the wallet earned an additional 1,711 <span>SOL<\/span> in rewards, worth approximately $145,000, bringing total holdings to 21,911 <span>SOL<\/span>. When those tokens were sold for $1.85 million, the net realized loss came to just over $1.05 million. The <span>Solana<\/span> network currently offers around 5.86% <span>staking<\/span> <span>APY<\/span>, one of the more competitive yields in the proof-of- <span>stake<\/span> ecosystem, but even that cushion could not absorb the price decline.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_815015\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-815015\" style=\"width:730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-815015\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image source: X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> <span>Solana<\/span>\u2019s collapse from peak to current levels tells the story. The coin hit a then all-time high of approximately $294 in January 2025, fueled by the launch of the TRUMP <span>memecoin<\/span> on the <span>Solana<\/span> network. What followed was a steep 64% drawdown that dragged <span>SOL<\/span> to around $105 by early April 2025. The slide has continued into 2026, with the asset testing the $80 support band in recent months.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The introduction of spot <span>solana<\/span> exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in October 2025 was widely expected to stabilize (or revive) institutional interest. And while <span>Bitcoin.com<\/span> News <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/blackrock-leads-635m-bitcoin-etf-selloff-as-solana-demand-holds-firm\/\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">reported earlier in May<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> that <span>solana<\/span> demand held firm even as Blackrock led a $635 million <span>bitcoin ETF<\/span> selloff, that resilience has not translated into sustained price recovery for individual holders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Separately, a company that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/solana-company-expands-sol-position-claims-higher-than-average-staking-returns\/\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">expanded its SOL treasury<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> in 2026 claimed returns above the network average, suggesting that there was still clear divergence between institutional strategies and retail outcomes.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight:400\">A Recurring Pattern<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">In today\u2019s macro climate, high nominal <span>staking<\/span> yields (such as those being provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/markets.bitcoin.com\/crypto\/solana?utm_source=bitcoin_news\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Solana<\/a>) can create the impression of wealth accumulation even as underlying asset prices erode. For the trader in question, the $145,000 earned through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-staking\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">staking<\/a> represented roughly a 5% return on the original cost basis. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/markets.bitcoin.com\/crypto\/solana?utm_source=bitcoin_news\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SOL<\/a>\u2019s multi-year drawdown has wiped out multiples of that figure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> In a prolonged bear environment, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-staking\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">staking<\/a> rewards represent a fraction of potential unrealized losses. For long-term holders averaging into positions above current market prices, the math rarely works in their favor without a structural price recovery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/solana-trader-loses-1-million-staking-rewards-2026\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways A solana holder lost $1.05M selling 21,911 SOL despite earning $145K in staking rewards over two years. Solana\u2019s 5.86% APY failed to offset a 64% price decline from the $294 all-time high hit in January 2025. 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