Network data shows that Solana is accelerating past Ethereum in transactions, bridge capital inflows, and DEX volumes, although Ethereum still leads overwhelmingly in TVL.
In the past two weeks, both Ethereum (ETH) and Solana (SOL) have decreased in price, but the race of "which network is stronger" depends on on-chain activity, capital rotation, DEX, and payments. These metrics help assess the relative strength between ETH and SOL in the context of 2026.
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SOL peaked at 160 million transactions/day and attracted over 100 million USD in bridge capital inflows within a week, with Ethereum contributing over 50 million USD.
Solana leads Ethereum in DEX volume (117 billion USD vs. 52 billion USD) and payment growth percentage (SOL 755% vs ETH 625%).
Ethereum still dominates in TVL with over 136 billion USD, compared to Solana's roughly 17 billion USD, indicating a trust advantage and scale in DeFi.
Prices of ETH and SOL have both decreased in the short term but the on-chain picture is different
In the short term, both ETH and SOL have decreased in price, but network activity metrics and capital inflows indicate that Solana is expanding rapidly, while Ethereum maintains an advantage in terms of "capital lock" level in the DeFi ecosystem.
In the past two weeks, both Ethereum (ETH) and Solana (SOL) have weakened. The data mentioned in the original content states that ETH is trading around 2,039 USD, down over 12% in 7 days, while SOL has decreased over 17% in the same period.
