Ethereum Could Hold Lead as Dominant Smart-Contract Blockchain: Coinbase Analysts

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Ethereum Could Hold Lead as Dominant Smart-Contract Blockchain: Coinbase Analysts
Don’t write off Ethereum just yet.The second-largest blockchain network by market capitalization after Bitcoin has become the dominant venue for some of the hottest cryptocurrency innovations, from decentralized finance (DeFi) to non-fungible tokens (NFT).The network’s popularity – and the high fees of transacting on it – has inspired a bevy of competitors aiming to undercut Ethereum with lower costs, faster speeds and higher throughput. Speculation that up-and-coming “ETH killers” or layer 1 blockchain alternatives such as Solana, Binance Smart Chain and even Cardano might one day overtake the market leader has sent the rivals’ token prices soaring.But analysts at Coinbase…