$XPL just jumped 17% — and this one didn’t feel random.
Checked CoinMarketCap this morning (Feb 12): XPL up 17% to $0.093 in a fearful market. Lending utilization is still above 92%, merchant volume keeps growing, and real activity is showing through.
I felt it personally. My October entry (~$0.09) moved +8% overnight, with USDT lending still paying ~5% APY. Swapped a small part via CoW last week — low MEV, fast finality helped with timing.
This doesn’t look like hype. It looks like usage: lending loops, cross-chain flows, merchant payments — all burning XPL on complex ops.
Yes, unlocks are coming (Feb 25, ~$9M). But if volume holds, moves like this may become normal, not exceptional.
Took profit or holding? How are you playing this move?
XPL
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