Speed, Fees & Upgrades

Solana bets on raw throughput; Ethereum scales through The Merge, Dencun, and its Layer-2 army.

The top 3

  1. The Merge Went Green: Switching to proof-of-stake in September 2022 cut Ethereum's energy use by roughly 99.95%.
  2. Dencun Slashed L2 Fees: March 2024's EIP-4844 'blobs' upgrade cut Layer-2 transaction costs by well over 90%.
  3. Solana's Speed Pitch: Solana targets thousands of transactions per second with sub-cent fees — its core argument against Ethereum.

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