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Solana ($SOL) and XRP ($XRP) each gained roughly 40% in a month. Bitcoin explains most of both moves, and a Senate cloture vote is XRP's only coin-specific edge.

9/8/2026

40.53%, measured from August 7 to September 7, 2026, carried Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) from $73.63 to $105.7. XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) tracked it at 38.87%, moving from $1.02 to $1.41 over the same window.

The gains are nearly identical.

| | SOL | XRP | |---|---|---| | Price, Sept 7, 2026 (reported) | $105.7 | $1.41 | | 30-day gain (reported) | +40.53% | +38.87% | | YTD (reported) | -16.86% | -22.95% | | 1-year (reported) | -48.31% | -49.57% | | Aug 7 price (reported) | $73.63 | $1.02 | Neither coin has broken its downtrend.

Solana is down 48.31% over the past year and 16.86% year-to-date; XRP is down 49.57% and 22.95%. A strong month off a low base is a better month, not a recovered year.