Crypto and Ethereum advocate Adriano Feria has expressed a bearish outlook on Solana, attributing his stance not to the coin’s price action, but to the blockchain’s top leadership. Feria has criticized Solana’s leading figures, including co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko and top developer Mert, labeling them as either “trolls” or “idiots.” He further expressed concern over Solana’s followers who continue to support these leaders “blindly.”
In a recent post, Feria pointed out several instances where Solana’s leadership has made “contradictory” or “inaccurate” claims. He highlighted Yakovenko’s inconsistent statements about the relationship between Solana and Ethereum. Initially, Yakovenko suggested that Ethereum become a layer-2 solution for Solana. However, he later claimed that Solana was already a layer-2 solution for Ethereum. Yakovenko’s suggestion implies that Solana, a “high throughput blockchain with low fees,” could process Ethereum transactions as an off-chain option, similar to the approach taken by Arbitrum, Base, or Optimism.
Feria also criticized Solana developer Mert for his lack of fundamental knowledge of crypto principles. According to Feria, Mert often resorts to personal attacks instead of engaging in constructive discussions. Mert’s inability to clearly explain Solana’s historical transaction processing capacity or the concept of “consensus overhead” was also highlighted. Feria questioned Mert’s suggestion that Ethereum roll-ups would be more attractive to projects and developers if deployed on parallelized EVM platforms, given Ethereum’s inherent scalability capabilities.
The critique of Solana’s leadership and developers reflects concerns raised by other industry observers. They believe that the project’s marketing and communication strategies tend to exaggerate the network’s true capabilities. Some responses to Feria’s post indicated that they were trolled when they raised hard but legitimate questions. These criticisms could potentially undermine Solana’s credibility and hinder its adoption among serious investors and developers.
Despite the bearish outlook, Solana has been trending higher, even outperforming top coins, including Ethereum and Bitcoin, in the past three months. The coin is currently trading at around $100, down from 2023’s high of approximately $125. At spot rates, SOL is up nearly 5X from its September 2023 lows.
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| Information | Details |
|---|---|
| Geography | Global |
| Countries | |
| Sentiment | negative |
| Relevance Score | 1 |
| People | Mert, Adriano Feria, Anatoly Yakovenko |
| Companies | Solana, Arbitrum, Ethereum, Optimism, TradingView, Base, Canva |
| Currencies | Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana |
| Securities | None |
