Why Ethereum and Solana Will Dominate Together in 2026

Dragonfly partner Rob Hadick recently compared Ethereum and Solana to two Facebooks, emphasizing that both networks will likely develop in parallel rather than one replacing the other.

Hadick pointed out that Ethereum today supports most of the stablecoins and most of the economic activity happening on-chain. The Solana chain supports use cases that involve high-frequency trades and micro-payments. It is optimized for use cases requiring speed and cost-effectiveness.

One blockchain definitely won’t be capable of meeting the future requirements of the digital economy, according to Hadick. As more assets are tokenized and more commerce takes place on blockchain, multiple blockchains will be required for different purposes. This quote illustrates how blockchains are becoming more varied and how specialized blockchains are gaining prominence.

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Stablecoins Set for Rapid Growth in 2026

For the year 2026, Hadick forecasts a large increase in stablecoins as well as prediction markets. Regarding stablecoins, he observes that currently, the level of cross-border payments using stablecoins is around 3%, but this is from almost zero in the past year, and it is set to increase tenfold.

Prediction markets allow people to bet on an event or outcome and have become increasingly popular. Hadick observed that the PolyMarket had increased trade value each month from $50 million in early 2024 to around $4 billion as of December 2025.

Even though prediction markets currently represent a tiny fraction of sports market activity, they hold the promise of entering financial applications such as insurance hedging/trading.

Ethereum and Solana Ecosystems Continue to Expand

Hadick highlighted that blockchain technology is not at its optimal stage right now. New blockchains such as Monad, with a valuation of around $2 billion, aim to challenge existing solutions in the market by performing better with faster processing of transactions.

Venture capital investments just keep flowing in with many crypto projects ranging from ecosystems like Ethereum and Solana to blockchains that are specifically designed to fill particular niches. The current development is a reflection of a wider trend in financial markets and their movement towards tokenization.

Analyzing this development, experts such as ICE’s Jeff Sprecher highlight the growing influence of assets on the blockchain in the financial markets of the world at large. The outlook by Hadick implies that there could be investment opportunities in a number of ecosystems.

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