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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Sygnum, the Swiss- and Singapore-regulated digital-asset banking group, has ignited fresh debate over the pecking order of smart-contract platforms with the publication of its 8 May “Digital Nugget” commentary, pointedly titled Is Solana overtaking Ethereum? Solana Vs. Ethereum In the report, Sygnum’s research desk acknowledges that Ethereum retains an “undisputed” lead in revenues and institutional adoption, yet concludes that the market narrative has swung decisively in Solana’s favour—a reversal dramatic enough for the bank to describe Solana as the system currently “overtaking” its older rival in mind-share if not in absolute fundamentals. “Ethereum’s strategic pivot […] has led to a 5–10 percent outperformance of Ether over Solana,” the note observes, citing the chain’s refocused roadmap on main-net scalability and user-experience. Nonetheless, the authors concede that “sentiment on Ethereum remains poor for now” despite its “continued leading position and still superior revenue generation.” Sygnum’s analysts dissect the often-conflated metrics of fees, revenues and token value. While Solana has recently “dominated in fee generation,” its protocol income “continues to substantially lag Ethereum (with the exception of the brief period around the issuance of the Trump family tokens on Solana).” The bank quantifies the gap at roughly two- to two-and-a-half-times in favour of ETH—an edge that endures even after Solana’s frenetic surge in retail transaction volumes. Layer-2 dynamics on Ethereum, long criticised for siphoning activity away from the main chain, receive a balanced treatment. The report reiterates that rollups have “led the market to see Ether as less valuable,” but adds a little-noticed parallel: “a comparable issue affecting the value of the Solana tokens is overlooked.” Because “most of the fees are paid to validators and do not grow the value of the Solana token,” Solana’s own monetary premium may…

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