Solana price nears $100 amid meme coin surge

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<span>The value of Solana’s native cryptocurrency, SOL, advanced unexpectedly close to the $100 threshold on Friday morning, making it the third week of strong gains.</span><br />The movement has been side-by-side with a flood of meme coins across the crypto market&colon; especially a canine-based token called BONK&comma; which seized the attention of retail crypto traders with a spectacular surge of over 1000% in late November. This surge stimulated a wave of animal-themed “bonk” meme coins aiming to bullet the same wavelengths as BONK&period;<br /><span>The ongoing meme coin rally is a sign that the level of engagement within the cryptomarket has surged&comma; supported by the powerful performance of SOL on the open-source blockchain platform of Solana.</span>