Cointelegraph Research: Is Solana an ‘Ethereum killer?'

Cointelegraph Research: Is Solana an ‘Ethereum killer?'

With significantly lower transaction costs and faster transaction speeds, could Solana be the most dreaded Ethereum killer? Solana has been a trending altcoin due to the successive weeks of price increases. At the time of writing, Solana traded at around $207, which is an 11,400% surge from less than two dollars back in January. At its present worth, Solana sits among the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization with about $60 billion, claiming the sixth spot from Dogecoin, according to Cointelegraph markets.One of the likely catalysts of this bullish momentum is funding from....


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