Ethereum, Bitcoin, Solana and Mantle — A One-Year Comparison
Looking back at the last year, the chart tells a fascinating story about how the top performers in crypto — $BTC, $ETH, $SOL, and $MNT — have evolved in very different directions.
Performance overview (approximate 1-year gains):
🟠 Mantle ($MNT): +254%
🔵 Bitcoin ($BTC): +83%
🟢 Ethereum ($ETH): +75%
🟡 Solana ($SOL): +37%
What the Chart Shows
$MNT (Mantle)
The clear outperformer. Mantle has exploded since early summer, up more than 250%. This growth reflects the rising attention toward Layer-2 ecosystems, $MNT staking, and strong liquidity support from Bybit. Volatility has increased lately, but it still remains the strongest gainer.
$BTC and $ETH — The Giants Move Together
Both Bitcoin and Ethereum show a highly correlated, steady climb of roughly +75–80% since last October. Despite brief corrections, both maintain higher lows and an ongoing uptrend. Ethereum slightly lags behind Bitcoin, but it’s consolidating above $4,000 — a major psychological and technical level.
$SOL (Solana)
Once the darling of the alt season, Solana’s performance looks modest in comparison. While it’s still up around 37% YoY, it’s been lagging behind since summer. The chart suggests heavy resistance and fading speculative momentum.
Technical Observations
BTC & ETH are both above key moving averages, suggesting continued macro strength — possibly heading into a new accumulation phase if the market stabilizes post-liquidation.
SOL needs to hold its current support or risks revisiting lower levels from early 2025.
MNT remains in a strong uptrend, though volatility could invite a deeper retracement toward previous support zones before continuation.
What Can We Learn?
Layer-2 and ecosystem tokens ($MNT) can drastically outperform the majors when network activity and liquidity align.
The big caps ($BTC, $ETH) still dictate the overall market rhythm — when they move sideways, alts often bleed.
Diversification across narratives (store of value, DeFi/L2, scalability) still proves wise in crypto.
Outlook
If $BTC continues holding above $120K and global liquidity expands as expected, both $ETH and $MNT could see new highs before year-end. $SOL might need more time to regain momentum.
The key to watch: capital rotation — if money starts flowing from majors into alts again, we could see a short-term catch-up rally for projects like Solana.
🧭 Stay alert. Momentum is shifting fast — and charts like this remind us that in crypto, leadership changes quickly, but trend discipline always wins.
