Solana has experienced a stellar 2021, with a massive surge in popularity for the smart contract platform, rallying to new all-time highs after its blockchain saw significant growth in adoption, thanks to it garnering significant mainstream interest. The Ethereum Killer While many blockchains in the past have been dubbed as “Ethereum killers,” Solana is the blockchain living up to the name, competing strongly with blockchains such as Cardano and, of course, Ethereum.