Solana Suffers Most In Crypto Pullback, ETH Leads Pack

Markets 2026-04-01 23:29

Solana Suffers Most In Crypto Pullback, ETH Leads Pack

Ethereum (ETH) has lost roughly 59% of its value since early 2025, yet still holds up better than Solana (SOL) and XRP (XRP) in the post-bull-run pullback.

ETH Decline Mirrors Bitcoin

Ethereum briefly touched an all-time high of $4,953 last year, though it held that level only momentarily. Since then, its price has dropped about 59% — not far behind Bitcoin (BTC), which is down 47% over the same stretch. Daily trading volume has also fallen more than 65% from its peak.

Still, Ethereum is up around 6% on a year-to-date basis, which sets it apart from its two rivals. Among the three, it has shed the least relative to its all-time high.

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XRP Rally Fell Short

XRP surged roughly 600% between 2024 and 2025, climbing to about $3.50. But that move was not enough to clear the $3.84 record set back in 2017, and the price has been sliding ever since.

XRP now trades below $1.50, placing it more than 65% under its all-time high. Year-to-date, it is down 37% — a notable drop given that major catalysts, including the resolution of the SEC lawsuit and Vanguard opening its platform to XRP ETFs, emerged during this period.

Solana Leads Losses

Solana posted the strongest gains of the three during the bull run, setting multiple new highs and peaking at $294 in 2025. The retreat has been equally sharp.

The token now sits more than 71% below that level, and has fallen more than 35% over the past year alone — dropping under $100 for the first time since 2024.

Meme coin trading, which had been a primary driver of activity on the Solana network, has cooled sharply. That pullback in on-chain activity has added to the selling pressure on the asset.

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