This year has opened the door for real use in crypto. Big firms and payment apps are now testing and using chains for daily work. This is very different from the early days when crypto was only about trading. Now chains must show real use and steady speed. Developers are also more active with thousands of full time builders working on major chains.
Ethereum is still the main chain with the biggest group of full time builders. Solana is in second place but it is moving fast. Both chains want to scale and reach bigger markets. This is why every upgrade and every partnership matters now.
The payments world has become the main focus this year. Many firms want faster and cheaper payments. One of the main names here is Revolut. It is a large digital bank in Europe with many users who already hold and move crypto. Revolut has now started to use Solana for cheaper and faster activity on chain. This gives Solana a strong real use example because people can now move funds on Solana rails in daily life.
This move also came soon after a major Ethereum upgrade called Fusaka. Both chains are trying to show that they are ready for big use. Solana has strong points like fast blocks low fees and very high transactions per second. This is why it fits well with the payments market. Revolut using Solana shows that big firms trust its speed.
On the other side Ethereum upgrades have made it stronger too. After earlier upgrades Ethereum saw more use and better speed. The same trend is starting to show after Fusaka. In the last week of November Ethereum saw a rise in activity as users prepared for the change. Solana still keeps a huge lead in daily use because it handles millions of non vote transactions every day. This shows that Solana is already working at a very large scale.
Even with this strong activity Solana has not seen the same price rise as Ethereum. The SOL to ETH ratio has been weak this year. It is down almost twenty percent. This shows that the market values Ethereum more even though Solana is showing faster growth on chain. This gap is now a major topic because many people think Solana is underpriced based on its use.
Next year this gap might start to close. Solana has a big upgrade planned for early 2026 called Alpenglow. This upgrade can push Solana to a new level in speed and scale. If that happens the market may start to value Solana closer to how much it is used in the real world.
Solana has strong on chain numbers and rising trust from firms like Revolut. Ethereum is still ahead right now but Solana is moving up with real speed. The coming year will show how both chains grow and how much Solana can close the gap in use and value.
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