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Both speakers discussed Ethereum’s diminishing ETH/BTC ratio against the backdrop of Solana’s rising dominance in various metrics. As Solana attracts more applications and users with a simpler user experience and lower fees, Drake maintains that the L2s are vital in competing with this phenomenon. He claims that innovations like pre-confirmation mechanisms will help Ethereum eventually regain and build upon its competitive edge.
Conversely, Köppelmann stressed that if Ethereum continues down a fragmented path, it risks losing its essence and utility for application developers who are searching for a singular platform to launch their services effectively.