The Case for Buying Solana Before the Alpenglow Upgrade

2025-12-15 07:06:00 ET

Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) has pulled away from the programmable crypto pack, though it still has a long way to go before it catches up with market leader Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) . Transactions on Solana are not only super fast, but they also cost a fraction of those on Ethereum. That's particularly appealing for developers of things like blockchain gaming apps and meme coins.

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The difficulty with things like meme coins is that they don't have a lot of staying power. A project can soar in value one day, only to fall back to almost nothing a week later. For Solana to achieve dramatic growth, it needs long-term projects. For example, more decentralized finance apps, stablecoins, and real-world asset (RWA) tokenization . It's already making progress: According to rwa.xyz, Solana is second only to Ethereum in the total amount of stablecoins and RWAs issued on its network. Upgrades like Alpenglow will make it even more competitive.

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