In terms of network fundamentals, Solana (SOL) is stronger than Ethereum (ETH), although a while ago there was a congestion or hacking incident on the Solana network, I think it's only a matter of time until Solana completely overtakes Ethereum's MC ranking. What I mean is, how can Ethereum beat Bitcoin, when in terms of technology alone Ethereum has lost to Solana. So, it's just pure bullshit for people to say Ethereum will beat or catch up to Bitcoin.
the network congestion thing will probably get solved, i heard there's already solution for it and currently on testing in solana.
couldn't agree more with your last statement, ethereum is stagnating in term of technology, too much depending on its L2 and rollups to solve scalability while the main blockchain just stays the same.
ETH need to speed up the blockchain and solve scalability issue in the main blockchain if it wants to retain its position as the number 2 biggest crypto, otherwise solana will be a big contender that will slowly taking market cap of ETH little by little.