Solana ($SOL) has experienced substantial growth in its derivatives and NFT markets in July 2025. The CME Group, a leading regulated derivatives exchange, reported that Solana futures trading volume surpassed $4 billion. Concurrently, cumulative trading volume for Solana futures ETFs exceeded $1 billion. On a single day, Solana futures volume reached an all-time high of approximately $500 million. Liquidations of short positions on Solana totaled over $48 million, with the largest single short liquidation valued at $1.02 million when SOL hit $204. Fund inflows into Solana reached $39 million, with $73 million pre-committed to upcoming Solana ETFs. The Solana ETF itself rapidly grew to $100 million in assets under management within 12 days. In the NFT sector, Solana led 30-day NFT trading revenue and recorded over $2 million in NFT trading volume within 24 hours, the highest in 113 days. The Taiyo Robotics collection became the top NFT on Solana by floor price, increasing over 640% in the past month. Additionally, Solana achieved $293 million in tokenized stock volume in one month, surpassing the combined volume of all other blockchain chains. These developments coincide with anticipation of Solana spot ETFs launching soon.