Solana price rose to an intraday high above $41.00 on Friday as the crypto market registered some gains following a brutal start to the week. The digital asset, which is ranked 9th among the largest cryptocurrencies with a market cap of $13.6 billion, surged from lows of $36.65 to hit $41.04 according to data from CoinGecko.. The cryptocurrency has experienced a bullish move over the week, with SOL/USD having traded at around $27.64 on 19 June. Solana price jumps on Saga phone news On Thursday June 23, Solana Labs, the platform behind the development of the Solana ecosystem, released a major reveal that coincided with SOL price going up. The hot news concerned the launch of Saga, a flagship crypto-focused smartphone designed to help drive Web3 adoption, including the use of NFTs. The news was a boost not just to Solana, but the wider crypto ecosystem, Alex Belets, the CEO of UniLayer Network, a L1 blockchain and interoperability platform, told CoinJournal . Solana is...