Is Ethereum the victim of its own success?

But sadly, Ethereum has been the victim of its own success. Until it can complete its upgrade to a more scalable, more environmentally-friendly model, it struggles with high network fees and network congestion. As a result, a host of so-called Ethereum killers have come to the fore. These boast faster, lower-cost transactions.

Are Ethereum killers gaining popularity?

"However, crypto markets continue to evolve and so-called 'Ethereum killers' are gaining popularity based on their improvements made versus ethereum," JPMorgan explained in a Friday note.

Is Solana a “Ethereum killer”?

Four of the top “Ethereum killers” today are Solana, Cardano, Tezos and Polkadot. Let’s take a look at each. Solana’s native currency, SOL, had a market cap of $15.79 billion at the time of this writing.

Is Tendermint really the Ethereum killer?

We could have said that the Tendermint protocol, the Cosmos-based infrastructure on which Terra is based, is really the Ethereum killer. Cosmos is leaderless—it doesn’t have an official coin, like Ethereum—but Terra has emerged as its poster-child.