--- title: "Kevin O'Leary Is Certain Ethereum Won't Be the 'Standard' Across Industry Sectors — The 'Shark' Says These Coins Could Gain Interest" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/299635062.md" description: "Investor Kevin O'Leary doubts Ethereum will become the industry standard due to slow transaction speeds, citing Solana and Avalanche as more promising alternatives. He highlights their faster processing capabilities and Avalanche's multi-chain subnets. This marks a shift from his previous stance favoring only Bitcoin and Ethereum for market exposure." datetime: "2026-09-21T11:11:03.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/299635062.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/299635062.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/299635062.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Kevin O'Leary Is Certain Ethereum Won't Be the 'Standard' Across Industry Sectors — The 'Shark' Says These Coins Could Gain Interest Influential investor and media personality **Kevin O’Leary** expressed doubts on Sunday about **Ethereum’s** (CRYPTO: ETH) dominance in the cryptocurrency space, hinting at potential investments in chains like **Solana** (CRYPTO: SOL) and **Avalanche** (CRYPTO: AVAX). ## O’Leary Questions Ethereum’s Dominance O’Leary, also known as “Mr. Wonderful,” said with “certainty” that Ethereum may not become the standard across the different sectors of the stock market, citing its speed as a concern. In his view, **Solana** (CRYPTO: SOL) and **Avalanche** (CRYPTO: AVAX) were instead emerging as networks of potential interest to the industry. “They’re looking for much faster transactional speeds with variance of volumes,” O’Leary stated. As of this writing, Solana is processing over 1,262 transactions per second, compared with Ethereum’s 22.44 transactions per second, according to data from Chainspect. However, Avalanche was slower, facilitating only 10.40 transactions per second. > I have to put some bets down on chains that are gonna get adopted. I now know with certainty that ETH will not be the, in my view, the standard across all 11 sectors, primarily because a lot of people think it's too slow. They’re looking for much faster transactional speeds with… pic.twitter.com/okRAs6TdEW > > — Kevin O'Leary aka Mr. Wonderful (@kevinolearytv) September 20, 2026 ## What to Have in a Portfolio? O’Leary further stressed Avalanche’s “multi-chain” feature, called subnets, which have their own customized rules and independent validator sets while plugging into the broader Avalanche ecosystem. The “Shark” said that “a lot of interesting things” are going on and added that investors might be forced to actively rebalance positions as new facts emerge. **Read Also: Elizabeth Warren Says 'We Will Win in November' — Here's What Crypto Prediction Market Says About Democrats' Midterm Chances** ## O’Leary Rethinks ETH’s Role O’Leary’s remarks signaled a departure from his long-held belief that owning **Bitcoin** (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum alone is sufficient to capture 97.5% of the cryptocurrency market’s volatility and yield. He has been a known investor in cryptocurrency infrastructure companies, including **Circle Internet Group Inc.** (NYSE:CRCL), **Coinbase Global Inc.** (NASDAQ:COIN), and **Robinhood Markets Inc.** (NASDAQ:HOOD). Earlier in June, O’Leary said that the "next big thing" in cryptocurrency would be determined by its adoption across different sectors of the S&P 500. **Price Action**: At the time of writing, ETH was exchanging hands at $2,698.08, up 4.90% in the last 24 hours, according to data from Benzinga Pro. AVAX traded up 15.60% at $11.16, while SOL jumped 7.1% to $116.05. **Read Also: Jason Calacanis Calls Bitcoin a 'Dead Cat' Which Continues to Bounce—Cathie Wood Argues BTC Has 'Many Lives Ahead''** ***Disclaimer:** This content was partially produced with the help of AI tools and was reviewed and published by Benzinga editors.* *Photo courtesy: Shutterstock* ### Related Stocks - [ETHE.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ETHE.US.md) - [GBTC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GBTC.US.md) - [BITB.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BITB.US.md) - [IBIT.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IBIT.US.md) - [FSOL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/FSOL.US.md) - [SOLZ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SOLZ.US.md) - [TSOL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TSOL.US.md) - [BAVA.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BAVA.US.md) - [GSOL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GSOL.US.md) - [BSOL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BSOL.US.md) - [ETHW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ETHW.US.md) - [FBTC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/FBTC.US.md) - [FETH.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/FETH.US.md) - [ETHA.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ETHA.US.md) - [GAVA.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GAVA.US.md) - [ARKB.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ARKB.US.md) - [CETH.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/CETH.US.md) - [BITO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BITO.US.md) - [BRRR.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BRRR.US.md) - [BTCO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BTCO.US.md) - [BTCW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BTCW.US.md) - [HODL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/HODL.US.md) - [EZBC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/EZBC.US.md) - [03008.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/03008.HK.md) - [03042.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/03042.HK.md) - [03430.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/03430.HK.md) - [BTCE.DE](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BTCE.DE.md) - [CRCL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/CRCL.US.md) - [COIN.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/COIN.US.md) - [HOOD.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/HOOD.US.md) - [.SPX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.SPX.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Crypto and bitcoin have problems the CFTC and SEC can't fix](https://longbridge.com/en/news/301027048.md) - [CLARITY Act Failure Spurs New CFTC Crypto Rules, Chairman Selig Says It's 'Just The Beginning'](https://longbridge.com/en/news/300966889.md) - [ETH on track to close the best September since 2016](https://longbridge.com/en/news/300413936.md) - [SEC and CFTC jointly classify Bitcoin, Ether, Solana, Stellar, Tezos, and XRP as digital commodities](https://longbridge.com/en/news/300958263.md) - [Bitcoin: CFTC lists BTC among digital commodity examples - 06 Oct 2026](https://longbridge.com/en/news/301061359.md) --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**