‘It’s So Early’: How Solana Is Competing With Ethereum for Institutional Interest

“BlackRock’s BUIDL is based on Ethereum, and for what they’re trying to build, I think that’s perfectly fine,” Wald added, but any kind of projects with high-volume transactions, like real-time payments or trading, might struggle. “If we’re talking about a more sophisticated on-chain fund, or a financial platform, then there’s a real opportunity for Solana.”