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Solana Is Crushing Ethereum: Why More Users Are Choosing Speed Over Legacy?

by Drop Gorn
April 18, 2025
in Crypto, Ethereum, Finance, Opinion, Solana
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  • Solana is dominating in user activity, with over 3 million daily active wallets compared to Ethereum’s 400k, and 240M+ daily transactions vs. Ethereum’s 1.23M.
  • Low fees, fast transactions, and meme coin momentum are fueling Solana’s rapid growth, attracting retail users and airdrop hunters in droves.
  • While Ethereum leads in trading volume and DeFi infrastructure, Solana’s simplicity and speed are proving more attractive for everyday users and on-chain engagement.

Solana just ran laps around Ethereum in active wallet count—nearly 10x more users, on a network with a fraction of the protocols. So let us break down what actually happened, why it matters, and why some people in the Ethereum camp are suddenly looking nervous.

NEW: Solana $SOL has nearly 10x the active wallets than Ethereum $ETH DESPITE having a fraction of the protocols 😳 pic.twitter.com/UFKtu8MWNw

— BlockNews (@blocknewsdotcom) April 17, 2025

Solana vs Ethereum

At face value, when comparing user activity and throughput, the numbers are wild:

  • Daily Active Users – Solana’s pulling in over 3 million daily active wallets, while Ethereum is sitting at a modest 400k.
  • Daily Transaction Volume – Solana is processing 240M+ transactions per day, absolutely dwarfing Ethereum’s 1.23M. 
  • 24-Hour Trading Volume – Ethereum still leads with $13.2 billion in daily volume, but Solana’s $3.59 billion is nothing to ignore.
Solana and Ethereum comparison

Solana Ecosystem Is Popping

This surge in interest in the Solana ecosystem is the result of a perfect storm of usability, incentives, and community momentum driving real on-chain engagement. Some key factors driving this explosive growth include:

  • Dirt-cheap gas fees, meaning anyone can ape into anything, anytime.
  • Phantom and Jupiter are onboarding users like it’s 2021 again.
  • Airdrop hunters and retail degens are swarming in.
  • Meme coin mania is feeding the loop, where volume creates hype, hype creates wallets.

What This Means?

While Ethereum remains the heavyweight in DeFi infrastructure and developer resources, it’s struggling to maintain user activity on mainnet, especially with the rise of L2 solutions. Solana, however, is showing that if you make crypto cheap, fast, and simple, people will show up—fast. Offering one unified, high-speed experience with no rollups and no bridging drama, Solana is ready to onboard the next tens of millions of users.

Final Thoughts 

In conclusion, Solana’s explosive growth is a wake-up call for the entire crypto space. The results speak for themselves, and it is clear that speed, low fees, and simplicity are winning users.

Tags: $eth$SOLethereumJupiterMemecoinphantomSolana
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