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GSR, a crypto market maker, cut Bitcoin’s (BTC) weighting in its Core3 model portfolio to 16.9%, the lowest of the three assets it tracks. The firm raised Solana’s (SOL) weighting to 43.6%, making it the model’s largest position. Core3 is GSR’s weekly rebalanced signal portfolio. It shows where the firm’s trading desk sees relative strength across Bitcoin, Ether (ETH) and Solana. The model does not hold client funds. Instead, it turns GSR’s short-term market view into a weighting readers can track. Solana Overtakes Ether as the Top Weighting Ether’s weighting fell to 39.5%, and Solana took the largest position, a spot Ether held in GSR’s prior rebalance on Aug. 5. The shift tracks short-term price action rather than longer-term returns. Solana gained 2.98% over the past week. Bitcoin fell 1.02% and Ether slipped 0.20% over the same stretch, based on the performance data behind the rebalance. GSR Model Makes Solana Top Allocation to 43.6%, Cuts Bitcoin to 16.9% GSR’s Core3 model portfolio raised its Solana allocation to 43.6%, making SOL its largest position, while cutting Ether to 39.5% and Bitcoin to just 16.9%, as the model’s relative alpha signals shifted further… pic.twitter.com/C0aRl77W4h — Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) August 13, 2026 Solana remains the weakest performer of the three over a longer horizon. It is down roughly 36.69% year to date and 60.80% over the past year. That gap between short-term momentum and long-term losses reflects Core3’s design. The model favors recent relative strength over trailing performance. That approach lets it raise exposure to the asset down the most for the year. Solana is down 60% over the past 12 months. Image Source: BeInCrypto Bitcoin trades near $63,513, based on current pricing. Its 30-day volatility reading of 26.82% is the lowest of the three assets, a factor that usually favors a heavier…