Orca price goes vertical as crucial vote enters final stretch

Orca token went vertical on Friday as the network flipped Raydium and a crucial network vote entered its final stretch.

Orca (ORCA) price jumped to a high of $3.4345, marking its highest level since March 22 and double from its lowest point this month. The surge pushed its market capitalization to over $160 million, notably lower than its 24-hour trading volume of nearly $500 million.

Orca has done well this month because of its performance in the decentralized exchange industry. According to DeFi Llama, handled $3.87 billion worth of transactions in the past seven days, making it the biggest DEX network on the Solana ecosystem. 

Over the last 30 days, Orca handled $11.2 billion in volume, surpassing Raydium’s $10.8 billion. This pushed Orca’s cumulative total to $293 billion.

Its seven-day volume has risen by 43% in the last seven days, helped by the recent rebound of some of Solana meme coins. Fartcoin (FARTCOIN) price has jumped by 94.7% in the last seven days, while Popcat (POPCAT) has soared by 32.6% in the same period. The other top meme coins were Vine and Fartboy. 

Meanwhile, ORCA’s price spike was also fueled by an ongoing community vote on a major governance proposal. The proposal includes a token buyback, funding the initial team for two more years, and burning 25% of the token supply. The vote, which closes on April 14, has received over 3.376 million “yes” votes, compared to just 2,513 “no” votes. The planned burn and buyback are expected to offset regular token unlocks.

Orca price technical analysis

Orca price chart | Source: TradingView

The four-hour chart shows that Orca bottomed at $1.733 on April 9 before rebounding to $2.90. This recovery followed a confluence between the upper and lower trendlines of a falling wedge pattern.

The wedge’s widest point measured close to 50%. Applying this distance from the breakout point brings the technical target to $3—a level reached on Friday. Following this breakout, ORCA may now pull back to retest support at $2 before potentially resuming its uptrend.