This year ETH is losing its market share to Solana. Go on ether scan and look at the fees, they are like 4-5 gwei, even during the week. When was the last time that gas was this low on ETH? Probably since 2019.
Many switched over to Solana because the fees are very cheap and it’s very fast to transact on their network. Many started to trade meme coins on Solana because it costs less than a penny to swap compared to Ethereum and it’s $50 swap fees.
This would make Solana the long-awaited ethereum-killer
Above all, it will be exciting to see how the SEC now decides on the approval of the Ethereum ETFs and whether Ethereum, ADA and SOL will actually be classified as securities. If this is the case, the price of the coins concerned will initially fall very sharply and will probably not recover for some time.
I must also admit and agree that Solana will be a force to be reckoned with during the year, it will outperform what BNB has shown during the 2021 bull season. But to be able to become an ETH destroyer, there is still a long way to go because just relying on fast speed and cheap transaction fees is not enough to convince large investors, they care about security issues more than the other two factors.
ETH ETF not being approved was not a surprise to the market and dumping was inevitable. But everything will be nothing once the bull season comes because when the entire market is pumped with money and potential coins like ETH, Sol will have impressive increases, even more than BTC which is normal.
Personally, this year I will only focus on the Solana ecosystem to find hidden gems instead of focusing on ETH or BNB like every year.