The lines between traditional finance and crypto finance continue to blur, and that’s good news for blockchain networks such as Ethereum (ETH 5.49%). It has become the top crypto for decentralized finance (DeFi), and it’s not even close.

However, top blockchain rival Solana (SOL 6.52%) is rapidly gaining on Ethereum. So much so, in fact, that I’m predicting that Solana will become the top crypto for decentralized finance by 2030.

Solana versus Ethereum

Ever since Solana launched back in 2020, it has been highlighted as a potential “Ethereum-killer.” This is primarily due to the fact that Solana offers blazing-fast transaction processing speeds and cheaper costs. In November 2023, Cathie Wood of Ark Invest specifically pointed to…