Solana (SOL) trading volume soars as DeFi investors seek ETH alternatives

Cointelegraph

Published Jan 10, 2021 08:15PM ET

Updated Jan 10, 2021 10:00PM ET

2021 got off to a quick start and the current crypto bull market has seen assets like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) shoot to new all-time highs on an almost daily basis.

While new price highs are positive for investors, they do present a range of challenges relating to fees, transaction speeds and the centralization of what is meant to be a decentralized ecosystem. Since mid-2020 institutional investors have been steadily flooding into cryptocurrency and this is exacerbating the issue of scalability, high transaction costs and lengthy confirmation times on the Bitcoin and Ethereum blockchain.

SOL/USDT 4-hour chart. Source: TradingView
SOL/USDT daily chart. Source: TradingView

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