Solana or Ethereum: Which One Dominated Crypto in Q4 2025?

Jakarta, Pintu News – According to AMB Crypto, capital on the blockchain network is now starting to shift from Ethereum (ETH) to Solana (SOL). Since September 9, Solana’s supply on exchanges has decreased from 5.29% to 4.72%.

This indicates off-exchange accumulation, or in other words, investors are withdrawing their SOL from the exchange for storage.

Why Solana Outperforms Ethereum?

Around 9.06 million SOLs were withdrawn from the exchange, which pushed the SOL price up by 16.19% in the past week, reaching $250.

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In contrast, Ethereum saw an inflow of nearly 20,000 ETH to exchanges, indicating a weakening of buying pressure (bullishness). Following this shift, the SOL to ETH ratio jumped by 8.66%, becoming the largest weekly gain since early April.

In short, FOMO (fear of being left behind) is currently heading towards Solana. Previously, until the middle of the third quarter, Ethereum dominated the altcoin market with a yield (ROI) of over 90%, pushing its dominance to an annual high of 15%.

But now, ETH’s dominance has decreased by 8.3%, while SOL has recorded eight times the monthly growth of ETH, which has only increased by 7%.

In conclusion, Solana is withdrawing capital flows from Ethereum. This difference in on-chain trends suggests that institutional investors or “smart money” are reorganizing their portfolios.

According to the AMBCrypto report, this capital rotation could determine the direction of market movement ahead of the fourth quarter (Q4).

Transaction Fees Pave Solana’s Path to Mass Adoption

As highlighted by the AMBCrypto page, Solana’s adoption is now starting to penetrate into major financial sectors such as Wall Street.

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However, the inflows into Solana were not merely speculative, given that Ethereum (ETH) still recorded an ROI of over 80% in the third quarter. So, what’s driving the capital shift to SOL? The answer lies in cost efficiency. In this regard, Solana outperforms both Ethereum and Bitcoin (BTC).

In September, Ethereum’s average transaction fee jumped to close to $3, while Bitcoin’s was below $1. In contrast, Solana’s transaction fee has remained stable at around $0.005-much cheaper and making it more user-friendly.

In short, the use of Solana as a Layer 1 (L1) blockchain is growing. This fact is directly reflected in the network activity.

On-chain data shows that the SOL token’s daily volume is up 135% so far this month, while ETH has only increased by around 20%. Technically, Solana attracted almost 10 times more daily activity than Ethereum, in line with a monthly price increase of 17%.

With a combination of factors such as capital rotation away from ETH, super low fees, and increased L1 activity, Solana looks poised to continue outperforming Ethereum. As such, the fourth quarter (Q4) has the potential to be a banner cycle for SOL.

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Reference:

• AMB Crypto. Solana vs Ethereum: Which altcoin looks poised to lead Q4? Accessed on September 17, 2025