Galaxy Digital 1.55B Solana Buy Sparks Institutional Demand

Galaxy Digital accelerated its Solana purchases, acquiring 1.2 million SOL ($306 million) in one day and boosting its total to $1.55 billion over five days. The spree highlights institutional demand for Solana as a corporate treasury asset. The tokens were sourced from multiple exchanges and moved to Fireblocks custody. This occurs alongside Galaxy’s partnership with Multicoin Capital and Jump Crypto to launch a crypto treasury management firm. At the same time, Forward Industries raised $1.65 billion and built a $1.58 billion Solana treasury. On-chain data confirms rising institutional demand for Solana. Other public companies have also increased their SOL holdings: DeFi Development Corp added 2 million SOL ($117 million), Upexi Inc holds 2 million SOL ($447 million) and earns $105,000 in daily staking rewards, and BIT Mining acquired 17,221 SOL this week. Solana’s total value locked now exceeds $12 billion, second only to Ethereum. SOL has gained 17.3% over the past week and nearly 30% over the past month, trading around $234.77. For traders, these developments signal growing institutional confidence in Solana and may sustain bullish price momentum as treasury strategies expand.