Analyst Qiao Wang of Alliance DAO has recently commented on the complexities of Ethereum (ETH) development and scaling narratives, stating that they may be too intricate for average developers and entrepreneurs. While these complexities may be “intellectually satisfying” for researchers and architects, they can appear confusing when compared to the clear objectives of Solana (SOL).
Wang criticized the “ETH marketing department” for constantly introducing new narratives, jargons, and buzzword-filled roadmaps. He pointed out that this approach is a misstep, especially since neither the blockchain nor the Ethereum Foundation has a centralized unit responsible for promotional activity. In contrast, Solana (SOL) maintains a clear narrative of being the “fastest and cheapest” chain.
The increasing range of shared sequencers, bridges, and dozens of rollups makes Ethereum (ETH) overly complicated for teams that are solely interested in building secure and fast decentralized applications in a resource-efficient manner. While this complexity may be appealing to “technocrats and academics”, the majority of cryptocurrency project teams are more “pragmatic”.
Ethereum’s (ETH) focus on L2 solutions has also been criticized by Cyber Capital CIO Justin Bons, who noted the migration of focus to non-EVM blockchains like Near and MultiversX.
Despite these criticisms, Wang believes that these issues can be resolved. He suggests that Ethereans should remove the mental friction to make the platform more attractive to developers. In 2024, the crypto sphere is discussing various metrics in which Solana (SOL) surpasses Ethereum (ETH). Notably, Solana (SOL) surpassed the largest smart contracts platform in weekly stablecoin transfers last week.
In late December 2023, Solana (SOL) also outperformed Ethereum (ETH) as the most used blockchain for decentralized exchanges (DEXes) in daily and weekly time frames. This has led to discussions about a potential “flippening” season, where Solana could potentially overtake Ethereum in various metrics.
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| Information | Details |
|---|---|
| Geography | Global |
| Countries | |
| Sentiment | negative |
| Relevance Score | 1 |
| People | Justin Bons, Qiao Wang |
| Companies | Ethereum Foundation, Near, Alliance DAO, MultiversX, Cyber Capital |
| Currencies | Ethereum, Solana |
| Securities | None |
