If metrics favor Solana, why does institutional capital choose Ethereum?
The post If metrics favor Solana, why does institutional capital choose Ethereum? appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. What compels an institutional heavyweight to launch a product on a particular blockchain? At a fundamental level, institutions tend to evaluate core infrastructure metrics such as transaction speed, execution costs, and settlement finality when choosing a Layer-1 network. The logic is simple: Faster confirmation times and lower fees allow a blockchain to handle higher transaction throughput, which directly supports a smoother user experience. Viewed through this lens, Solana [SOL] stands out. As the chart below shows, Solana processed 696 million transactions over the past week. Every other chain combined processed about 593 million. One network alone generated more activity than the rest of crypto, accounting for 54% of total on-chain transactions. Source: Token Terminal As discussed earlier, high transaction volume is often a direct reflection of a chain’s underlying