What allows Solana to squeeze out the last 1% of performance? Will the surge in staking ETF size crush the ecosystem?

Question

【BitPush】An interesting observation: applications on Solana are really squeezing out that last 1% of performance headroom. Looking at other chains, running a node is just downloading software and double-clicking to run; how much you stake doesn’t make much difference to what applications the entire network can support.

But Solana is different. The application landscape on this chain changes daily—protocols iterate, performance skyrockets, capacity expands. Whether nodes run well directly determines the ceiling of the ecosystem. This characteristic allows it to push in the next marginal liquidity and scalability for users—that’s the most obvious difference compared to networks like Ethereum.

So now, as staking ETFs or trust products lock more and more SOL, and their weights grow higher, one thing must be particularly cautious about: will this scale expansion distort market structure? The ecosystem, developers, users, and the entire community need to truly feel that—these funds are not for market dumping, but to make the network more stable and resilient for the next wave of innovation.

ser_aped.eth · Accepted Answer

This wave of SOL is really intense; performance has been pushed to the limit and still being squeezed to the extreme... The surge in staked ETF is indeed a bit questionable.

By the way, locking so much SOL—can it really make the ecosystem stronger? I think it's quite unlikely.

StakeTillRetire · Answer

Hmm, I get this SOL logic. I'm just worried that staking ETFs might lock the ecosystem too tightly, which could end up hindering performance release.

AirdropFatigue · Answer

This round of SOL is indeed quite aggressive, but the explosion in staked ETF scale really needs to be cautious; I'm worried it might damage the ecosystem.

ShibaOnTheRun · Answer

Bro, SOL really can't hold up anymore. Staking ETFs are flooding in one after another. What if it crashes later?

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Performance limits are hyped up, but the real bottleneck is still those institutions...

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Draining the last 1%? I think you gotta be careful not to drain yourself too much.

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Skyrocketing ETF scale collapsing the ecosystem? Instead of worrying about that, better worry about the next plunge.

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Honestly, SOL has some value, but locking up too much could really cause problems.

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This logic is a bit far-fetched. Even if performance is strong, too much centralization of nodes is useless.

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The key is how the big players think. If they run, everything’s over.

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Staking products lock SOL in place, and liquidity is actually restricted. Irony.

CryptoMom · Answer

Hmm... SOL has definitely been intense this time, but the ETF's crazy stacking is a bit frightening, worried it might ruin the good stuff.

VitaliksTwin · Answer

SOL is really paying attention to the details, but if the staking ETF completely locks up liquidity, what should developers do if they run away?

SerumSqueezer · Answer

The performance ceiling of SOL is really becoming tighter and tighter. With such a strong push into staking ETFs, can the ecosystem hold up?

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Draining the last 1%? I think it's been overclocked for a long time. If ETF stacking continues, it might explode.

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Honestly, SOL's competitiveness lies in this crazy iteration. Whether ETF locking can keep up depends on whether developers can stay ahead.

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The expansion of staking scale could really crush the ecosystem. That's a pretty sharp perspective.

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The performance limit was already hanging by a thread. Adding leverage funds into the mix feels a bit dangerous.

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Inflows into ETFs are a good thing, but can this passive locking truly support the development of the application ecosystem? That's a question mark.