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Yakovenko from Solana on Network Congestion Management Differences

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Anatoly Yakovenko, the founder of Solana, shared his insights on the key challenges related to the interaction between blockchain hardware and software.

Solana's Approach to Network Congestion

Yakovenko highlighted that the main difference between Solana's and Ethereum's approach is in handling congestion. Solana believes that raising transaction fees isn't the best solution when global resources are saturated. Instead, Yakovenko emphasizes the need for hardware scaling. If the software doesn't allow validators to scale hardware, it indicates a flaw.

Fundamental difference I think between Solana’s vision and Ethereum’s is that for Solana when a global resource is saturated, price discovery isn’t good. While it’s a graceful way to handle congestion, fundamentally the hardware needs to scale up to handle the new demand.Anatoly Yakovenko

SOL and ETH Rivalry

Ethereum's recent price surge impacted the SOL/ETH pair, showing Solana's relative underperformance. However, according to CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju, Ethereum is losing market cap to Solana. Leading indicators suggest Solana could rise to $330, achieving 50% of Ethereum's current market capitalization.

Positive Indicators for Solana

SOL is trading at $153.84 with a trading volume increase of 24.88%, reaching $4.76 billion. This indicates rising interest and confidence in Solana. Despite bearish conditions, Solana shows strong ecosystem and potential, especially with the upcoming Firedancer mainnet launch in early 2025.

Despite challenges and competition from Ethereum, Solana shows significant potential due to its efficiency and scalability.

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