Solana’s network numbers kept setting records for months while SOL price sat still, then the token finally moved. Record stablecoin volume, a landmark Wall Street ETF, and a rare block-time cut all built the case before the price responded. This article breaks down the network data, the price breakout, and the institutional money that arrived just ahead of it. Crypto traders love a chart, and for months the SOL chart gave them nothing to talk about. Network engineers, payment processors, and asset managers kept pointing to activity metrics that looked nothing like the price line, and that gap drew attention…