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Solana phone sales skyrocket as degens scramble for pumped-up BONK

Solana phone sales skyrocket as degens scramble for pumped-up BONK

Memecoin hopefuls have been snapping Solana’s crypto phone in droves after a recent price hike for Solana memecoin Bonk (BONK), which has risen more than 1,100% in the last 30 days. 

Since the Solana phone was launched on May 8 this year, new owners have been able to claim a free 30 million airdrop of the memecoin, but a recent rise in the token’s price has presented an interesting arbitrage opportunity for buyers.

“Solana phone sales have >10x’d in the past 48 hours, and are now on track to sell out before the new year,” wrote Solana co-founder Raj Gokal in a Dec. 15 post to X (formerly Twitter).

At current prices, the 30 million BONK airdrop is worth an astonishing $877 — $278 more than the current $599 price tag of the Saga phone — rendering it one of the more bizarre arbitrage opportunities available for crypto enthusiasts. 

Bonk has posted an outsized gain of 1,100% in the last 30 days, per CoinGecko data. The recent price performance saw Bonk’s market cap flip that of competitor memecoin Pepe. Memecoins are not often known for their stability.

The uptick in sales was so strong that fellow Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakavenko suggested raising the price of the Saga — which was slashed from $999 to $599 in August following an onslaught of dwindling sales.

Solana’s Saga phone has seen “millions of dollars worth” of sales in the past 24 hours. Source: Solana Mobile

A Solana spokesperson confirmed with Cointelegraph that total Saga sales had topped “millions of dollars worth” within the past 48 hours. “Very cool to see Solana community projects making Saga the ‘phone that pays for itself,’” the spokesperson added.

Following the influx of buying activity, Solana Mobile announced that all future orders would be limited to one mobile device per household.

The frenzy of sales stands as a turning point for the long-struggling device.

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