- Solana’s proposed network upgrade could enhance scalability and drive a potential 150% price surge in Q2 2025.
- SOL price consolidates between $123 and $126, signaling a potential bullish breakout toward $300.
The Solana community has been weighing in on a major change that would reshape the scalability of the blockchain. The change being considered on GitHub would take the maximum per-block capacity from 48 million compute units (CUs) to 60 million CUs.
As we reported in our report, this move aims to accommodate more transactions per block, improving the network’s overall efficiency without overburdening validators.
The current limits have been put in place to maintain stability and seamless processing among participants in the network. The most recent adjustment, SIMD-0207, raised the limit to 50 million CUs.
However, persistent monitoring of the traffic indicates that Solana can have a bolder growth with minimal risks involved. As opposed to the initial conservative adjustment, the new proposal aims at a larger leap with better network throughput and security in place.
The update preserves core parameters like maximum vote units and maximum writeable account units so that personal accounts will not be impacted. The primary intent is to improve capacity for non-vote transactions, and that may mean faster execution and less congestion.
This follows Solana’s focus on scalability, which has seen the platform grow in popularity among institutions. BlackRock’s recent engagement with Solana’s tokenization platform Securitize was driven in part by the blockchain’s high throughput and cost-effectiveness.
If implemented, the update could trigger increased network usage and thus increased investor sentiment. The capacity to have a higher per-transaction-per-second (TPS) would set Solana apart from others like Ethereum with much lower TPS.
Solana processes about 4,167 transactions per second at the moment, far ahead of 15 TPS from Ethereum. A faster and smoother network would place Solana in an even better position in the blockchain space.
Solana Consolidates at Key Levels
Solana has seen wild fluctuations in 2025 due to the volatility within the entire cryptocurrency market. After a plunge in the first quarter of 2025, SOL is now trading at $126.02 after dropping 37.99%.
Despite that, the price has entered a consolidation phase between the $123 and $126 levels. The range shows a potential demand area where buyers have been accumulating.
Volume analysis shows that trading in this region is concentrated, the first sign that a reversal in the trend might be underway. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) here is 45.
If it breaks through 50, it can be an indication of new bullish momentum and a price breakout. A successful breakthrough of the $147 barrier would confirm the trend and pave the way for a larger rally.
Short-term price analysis shows the next major resistance will be at $297.41 in Solana. Further upside if buying pressure sustains will take SOL to $338.86 and even to $385.25 in the long run. A drop to $105 would invalidate this bullish setup and would thus be an area to be monitored in terms of support levels.
Potential for a 150% Price Surge
Market sentiment towards Solana remains positive with the potential to roll out this network update. The scheduled increase in block limits should enhance scalability and further attract developers and institutional investors to the blockchain.
Past trends in prices indicate that technological progress has the ability to spur prices to shift direction. If the Solana community arrives at an understanding and deploys this update, the market performance of SOL would be similar to its past bullish cycles. A breakout from the current consolidation region would propel the price to $147, and subsequent gains would be expected to follow.
The overall market conditions will also play a role in determining the extent of the rally in SOL. If overall sentiment in the crypto market turns bullish, Solana may see quicker gains.
Based on its current price and accumulation phase, a 150% rise would put SOL at approximately $300 in the second quarter of 2025. The prediction fits with technical analysis, supporting the case for a strong upswing in the months ahead.