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The Solana pioneer tweeted:
Ethereum vs Solana
The controversy over the extent of decentralization in particular person crypto networks will not be new. In line with Solana proponents, the community exceeds Ethereum in decentralization because of its 1000’s of impartial validators and Proof of Historical past cryptographic clock. They declare that Solana’s general operation is nearer to Bitcoin’s and clearly forward of Ethereum’s centralized different.
Nevertheless, Ethereum proponents argue that Solana has solely 800-1,500 energetic validators, in contrast with Ethereum’s over 1 million. One person responded to Yakovenko’s put up:
However one other person countered this narrative and tweeted:
 
Solana has lengthy tried to place itself as Ethereum 2.0, because the older community has continued to wrestle with scaling points. Solana’s on-chain exercise has dwarfed Ethereum’s in current reminiscence, even because the market reels from a significant worth squeeze that has pressured many smaller crypto networks into oblivion.
Solana additionally instructions the next Nakamoto Coefficient (ranging roughly between 19–34) in comparison with Ethereum’s (typically estimated round 2–25), suggesting that, regardless of fewer complete nodes, Solana’s stake is usually extra distributed amongst validators, whereas Ethereum’s staking is concentrated in greater entities like Lido or main crypto trade platforms.
Yakovenko Steps Up Solana PR
Solana’s Nakamoto coefficient is even greater than Bitcoin’s, which is prompting Yakovenko to say that it surpasses even the biggest crypto by market capitalization in decentralization. Nevertheless, the comparability will not be correct, as Bitcoin has a Proof of Work (PoW) ecosystem thought of tougher to beat than Proof of Stake (PoS) options equivalent to Ethereum and Solana.
The Solana co-founder has beforehand identified Solana’s distinctive structure. Again in August 2025, he said:
“A permissionlessly run full node is all anybody must take part in any a part of the stack. There isn’t a means for the remainder of the community to steal the person’s funds, in contrast to a safety council multisig. That’s the distinction,”
Nevertheless, Solana has had its fair proportion of technical challenges and shortcomings over time, famously being delicate to DDOS assaults.
