DRIFT Price Surges Over 60% in 7 Days: What’s Behind This?

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Key Takeaways

  • The DRIFT token has surged over 60% in the past week, driven by investor excitement.
  • The growth is largely attributed to Multicoin Capital’s optimistic DRIFT price prediction.
  • Drift Protocol, a part of the Solana ecosystem, continues to gain traction in the crypto market.

DRIFT token price has been climbing for seven days, boosted by Multicoin Capital’s forecast of it reaching $3.58.

According to CoinGecko, the Drift Protocol (DRIFT) rose from $0.578920 to $0.708033. At the time of writing, the price has returned to $0.67.

The DRIFT token price
The DRIFT token price history for the last 24 hours | Source: CoinGecko

DRIFT Token Is Up Over 60% in 7 Days

The Drift Protocol has been growing for the last seven days. From September 7 to 10, the price was between $0.40 and $0.45. On September 11th, the DRIFT token jumped sharply to $0.547502.

The DRIFT token price history for the last 7 days | Source: CoinGecko
The DRIFT token price history for the last 7 days | Source: CoinGecko

$0.708033 remains the weekly ATH the DRIFT token reached during this period.

The likely reason for this growth is the analysis of Drift Protocol published by investment firm Multicoin Capital. Analysts suggest that the token’s price may rise to $3.58.

Drift Protocol: Part of  Solana Ecosystem

The Drift Protocol is a decentralized exchange (DEX) that operates on the Solana blockchain.

One of the downsides of DEXs is that they don’t offer many trading tools. The Drift Protocol aims to solve this problem by offering perpetual futures, leverage, and even allowing users to place bets on the platform.

A bet on who will become the president of the United States | Source: Official Drift Protocol Website
A bet on who will become the president of the United States | Source: Official Drift Protocol Website

Additionally, on May 16th, the airdrop of DRIFT began. According to official project data, 97.8 million tokens have already been claimed, which is 92.32%.

Drift Protocol Is Among the Top 10 Chains on Solana by TVL

According to DeFiLlama, the Drift Protocol ranks 7th in Total Value Locked (TVL) among other chains on Solana with $376.28 million.

The Drift has managed to overtake Orca, one of the first decentralized exchanges on Solana, in terms of TVL. The Orca now ranks 9th with $275.88 million.

Ranking of protocols on Solana by TVL | Source: DeFiLlama
Ranking of protocols on Solana by TVL | Source: DeFiLlama