Ethereum vs. Solana: Evaluating the long-term ROI for DeFi and Web3 innovations
Source: CoinWorld
Time: 2025-09-09 03:59:15
Ethereum maintains a market capitalization dominance of $519 billion in the DeFi space, with a total lock-in value (TVL) of $66.1 billion, while Solana's market capitalization soared to $111 billion, thanks to its 2.5-fold revenue growth and 68 million daily transactions (fees below 1 point). Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade enhances scalability, while Solana’s Alpenglow upgrade reduces finality to 100 milliseconds, attracting developers to develop high-speed applications. Both chains show strong Web3 adoption—Ethereum has institutional trust and Solana has 2.2 million daily active wallets—although they each face trade-offs between decentralization and scalability.