Recent data has shown that Ethereum briefly fell behind Solana in a major metric. This has raised questions about what it could mean for the altcoin season , since ETH usually leads the way during that period.
Ethereum Falls Behind Solana In Perp Volume
DeFiLlama data shows that Ethereum fell behind Solana in perp volume by chains on August 14. The former recorded a perp volume of $2.667 billion while the latter recorded a perp volume of $2.989 billion during this period. However, Ethereum has quickly reclaimed its position above Solana to rank second behind Hyperliquid over the last two days.
Further data shows that Ethereum recorded $2.22 billion in perp volume on August 15, while Solana saw $1.635 billion in volume. Meanwhile, Ethereum hit $2.22 billion again in perp v