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Ether Market Cap Adds Close to an Entire Solana Blockchain in a Single Day

Summary

Solana's SOL token could surpass Ethereum's ETH in market capitalization during the next bullish cycle. Ethereum's price surged 19% on Monday, adding $70 billion to its market cap, reaching $439 billion. Analysts predict a potential spot ETF launch for ether, which could widen the gap between ETH and its rivals. At present, ether's market cap is $453 billion, while Sol's is $82 billion. Ethereum has been the leading smart contract blockchain since 2015, powering over 4,000 decentralized applications and critical decentralized finance protocols. Despite instances of traders shifting to Solana during bull runs, recent developments suggest that SOL overtaking ETH is premature.