Ethereum killer killed by L2 "band-aid"
2019–2024:
@Solana positioned itself as the Ethereum killer:
50k TPS, sub-cent fees, monolithic design, "L2s are band-aids and inferior scaling — Ethereum can't scale natively."
2024–2025:
@Base — a standard Ethereum L2 on OP Stack, the very "band-aid" Solana mocked — starts leading in:
• Fastest TVL growth among L2s
• Highest daily active users in the L2 category
• Dominant meme coin and creator volume: Aug 2025 → Base overtook Solana in launched tokens amid surging DEX volumes
Five years ago the narrative was “Solana kills Ethereum.”
Today the fastest-growing consumer chain in crypto is an Ethereum L2.
Sometimes the plot twist writes itself.
2019–2024:
@Solana positioned itself as the Ethereum killer:
50k TPS, sub-cent fees, monolithic design, "L2s are band-aids and inferior scaling — Ethereum can't scale natively."
2024–2025:
@Base — a standard Ethereum L2 on OP Stack, the very "band-aid" Solana mocked — starts leading in:
• Fastest TVL growth among L2s
• Highest daily active users in the L2 category
• Dominant meme coin and creator volume: Aug 2025 → Base overtook Solana in launched tokens amid surging DEX volumes
Five years ago the narrative was “Solana kills Ethereum.”
Today the fastest-growing consumer chain in crypto is an Ethereum L2.
Sometimes the plot twist writes itself.
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