Validated

This episode is all about Layer 1 architecture and innovation. Justin studied mathematics at Cambridge University. He was a Bitcoin entrepreneur from 2014 to 2017 and is now an Ethereum 2.0 researcher.   DISCLAIMER The information on this podcast is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, without any express or implied warranty of any kind, including warranties of...

A day after Project Serum was officially announced, Anatoly and Sam sat down to discuss the current trading environment in crypto, the future of DeFi, and to provide additional details around the high-speed, non-custodial decentralized derivatives exchange built on Solana, Serum.   DISCLAIMER The information on this podcast is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes onl...

From developing flow to leading the engineering team who designed Crypto Kitties, Dieter has extensive experience in both L1 and L2 development. Dieter discusses why he feels that sharding is not the best approach for scalability, along with how his experience developing creating crypto kitties molded this mindset. This episode is perfect for anyone interested in learning more about L1 development...

This episode is all about venture capital. Rodolfo Gonzales is a partner at Foundation Capital, a venture capital firm that backs individuals who want to nudge the world ahead in some way, using a transformative business as their fulcrum.   Founded in 1995, Foundation Capital has invested in companies such as Uber, Mode, Netflix, Genies, Brave, Solana, and many others.   DISCLAIMER The information...

Tarun and Anatoly discuss macro and micro theories on blockchain progress, making it through 'Black Thursday', and much more.   DISCLAIMER The information on this podcast is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, without any express or implied warranty of any kind, including warranties of accuracy, completeness, or fitness for any particular purpose. The informat...

In this episode, Zaki discusses the slow adoption of complex VDFs, Anatoly lays out his theory that we are in a simulation, and both speakers take a deep dive into layer 1 architecture. Zaki briefly covers why he decided to leave Tendremint and all the exciting projects he is currently working on.   DISCLAIMER The information on this podcast is provided for educational, informational, and entertai...

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In this episode, Kyle and Anatoly talk about the effects of COVID-19 on the cryptocurrency market, Black Thursday, and how they each see the next few months playing out in both the crypto and traditional markets.   DISCLAIMER The information on this podcast is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, without any express or implied warranty of any kind, including wa...

For this episode, Anatoly sits down with the CEO of Helium, Amir Haleem. Helium was founded in 2013 by Shawn Fanning, Amir Haleem, and Sean Carey, with a mission to make it easier to build connected devices. Helium is creating a decentralized internet network through its product the Helium Hotspot. With a Helium Hotspot, anyone can earn cryptocurrency by building a wireless network in their city a...

coinlist.co/solana For this special episode of The Solana Podcast, we answer all your questions around our Coinlist auction that is happening right now! Pre-bidding starts on March 17th at 12pm PT and and the auction happens at 10pm PT on March 24th. - Anatoly breaks down how our 90% buy back guarantee works - Andy & Anatoly talk about how a dutch auction works   DISCLAIMER The information on this...

Vinny Lingham is the founder and CEO of Civic as well as a GP at Multicoin Capital. In this episode, Vinny and Anatoly go deep into early bitcoin adoption and how it shaped the entire ecosystem. They discuss the practical use cases for crypto and how we have just started to tap its full potential. Lastly, they touch on early success stories in the industry and Vinny talks about how Civic is reshap...

We had a blast hosting Jill Carlson for episode #15 the Solana Podcast. For this episode we took a different approach; instead of doing a deep technical dive on a specific project Anatoly and Jill discuss the history of Bitcoin, practical uses for blockchain technology, ways to stay authentic and true to your vision in the crypto space, and so much more! This was one of the most fun episodes we ha...

Chorus One is operating infrastructure to help you securely increase your crypto holdings. Meher & Reisen go into the founding history of Chorus One, the high availability validation project StrongGate and its implications for Solana, as well as the future of Proof-of-Stake and validation in general.   DISCLAIMER The information on this podcast is provided for educational, informational, and enter...

This episode is all about Validators. Are you interested in learning more about how to run a node and become a validator? Sunny and Anatoly go deep into the current models and how validation within the blockchain ecosystem is evolving.   DISCLAIMER The information on this podcast is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, without any express or implied warranty of...

This is a special episode. Brendan Eich stopped by our recording studio in San Francisco a few weeks ago. During his visit, he and Anatoly sat down for over an hour to cover a broad range of topics. We start off the recording with a highlight of Brendans many accolades and achievements - creator of Javascript, co-founder of Mozilla/Firefox and most recent the CEO of Brave Software.  Through Brave,...

Evan and Anatoly go into a deep discussion around the future of SNARKs and real-life use cases. Are SNARKs still a research problem or have they evolved into an engineering problem?   DISCLAIMER The information on this podcast is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, without any express or implied warranty of any kind, including warranties of accuracy, completen...

In this episode, Gün discusses how he originally got into operating systems and the importance of figuring out this tech before moving on to other aspects of the stack. This episode is great for anyone looking to get an interesting and unique perspective of how operating systems and blockchain are intertwined.   DISCLAIMER The information on this podcast is provided for educational, informational,...

Listen to SKALE CEO and Co-Founder Jack O'Holleran discuss with Solana CEO Anatoly Yakovenko how we can grow crypto communities. Recorded in Solana's San Francisco office live during SFBW.   DISCLAIMER The information on this podcast is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, without any express or implied warranty of any kind, including warranties of accuracy, co...

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Why is Sharding that hard? What is NEAR Protocol? Anatoly Yakovenko of Solana interviews Alexander Skidanov for a discussion on the two protocols.   DISCLAIMER The information on this podcast is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, without any express or implied warranty of any kind, including warranties of accuracy, completeness, or fitness for any particular...

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We are back with Episode 5 of The Solana Podcast. We are joined this wee by Ryón Nixon who is the head council for Solana. He discusses what makes a good lawyer in the crypto space.   DISCLAIMER The information on this podcast is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, without any express or implied warranty of any kind, including warranties of accuracy, completen...

Dominic Tsang chats with Andrew Hyde on how he got involved in open-source projects.   DISCLAIMER The information on this podcast is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, without any express or implied warranty of any kind, including warranties of accuracy, completeness, or fitness for any particular purpose. The information contained in or provided from or thro...

In this episode, Andrew interviews the Chief Scientist of Solana, Eric Williams.   About Solana: We are a lightning-fast distributed ledger technology for mission-critical decentralized apps. This podcast is a discussion between our staff, community developers, and industry leaders. You can follow us on Twitter @solana or GitHub @solana-labs.   DISCLAIMER The information on this podcast is provide...

In this episode, Andrew interviews the CEO of Solana, Anatoly Yakovenko.   We are a lightning-fast distributed ledger technology for mission-critical decentralized apps. This podcast is a discussion between our staff, community developers, and industry leaders. You can follow us on Twitter @solana or GitHub @solana-labs.   DISCLAIMER The information on this podcast is provided for educational, inf...