Blockchain Activity Insights: Solana vs. Ethereum in November, 2024
Introduction
This dashboard entails a comparative analysis of Solana and Ethereum's ecosystem performance for the month of November 2024. By analyzing and gaining insights into key metrics like transaction success rates, speed, NFT sales activity, and wallet participation, it highlights the strengths and differences between these two leading blockchain platforms.
Insights
Solana processed over 62x more transactions than Ethereum in November, showcasing a massive scalability potential. Even on its lowest volume day, Solana outperformed Ethereum’s peak day by nearly 48x."
Solana’s average transaction speed (0.5 seconds) is significantly faster than Ethereum’s (12.1 seconds), making it a more efficient option for real-time use cases.
Solana’s average transaction fee of 0.0004 SOL is far lower than Ethereum’s 0.002 ETH, showcasing its cost-efficiency for high-volume activity.
Ethereum had a significantly higher success rate (98.47%) compared to Solana (61.95%). Solana’s lower rate may indicate challenges with reliability.
Insights
Ethereum led in total NFT sales volume with $290.9M, significantly surpassing Solana’s $293.2k SOL ($64.2M as at current price).
Solana saw 66.2k unique buyers, surpassing Ethereum’s 41.1k. This showcases Solana’s appeal to a broader audience.
Ethereum’s marketplace activity was dominated by Blur($151.1M ) and OpenSea($82M), reflecting strong and high-value trading. In contrast, Solana’s marketplace activity was concentrated on TensorSwap($165K) and Magic Eden v2($88.5K).
Insights
Solana recorded a total of 174.3M active wallets, significantly surpassing Ethereum’s 6.7M active wallets.
Ethereum’s most active wallet managed 320.9K transactions, which is ignificantly lower than Solana’s top wallet activity.
The top Solana wallet processed a total of 36.6M transactions, demonstrating the network’s capacity to handle high activity. Even the fifth most active wallet on Solana surpassed Ethereum's most active wallet.