Solana Is Winning The Energy-Efficiency Race But Ethereum “Is Too Large To Ig...

Solana Is Winning The Energy-Efficiency Race But Ethereum “Is Too Large To Ig...

One developer, “0xIchigo,” behind Helius, a software company developing infrastructure for users to build on Solana, thinks Solana is winning the energy efficiency race. However, competing platforms, especially Ethereum, are here to stay. Ethereum Is Here To Stay, Solana Is Winning The Energy Efficiency Race Ethereum and Solana aim to serve the same user base, but the […]


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