Joining Lloyd this week is Solana Founder and CEO Anatoly Yakovenko, in this fascinating, candid and eye-opening episode.

Solana really needs no introduction.

One of the most prominent and popular blockchain platforms, particularly amongst developers, Solana is able to run over 6,000 transactions per second and 30 million app transactions per day. For context, that’s more than all other blockchains combined!

Diving into the rise of Solana, as well as speaking honestly on the struggles along the way, Anatoly sheds amazing light into his founding journey, and the future of a platform at the forefront of the web3 charge.

From launching their new phone, to seeking to emulate the likes of Linux across web2, the sky truly is the limit with regard to where Solana can go.

A superb podcast, Anatoly’s self-belief and belief in the potential of blockchain is incredible.

[ 0:00 - 7:23 ] The power, potential and scale of Solana

[ 7:24 - 15:54 ] NFTs, Solana outages and redundancy

[ 15:55 - 20:39 ] Serum, SBF and increasing decentralisation

[ 20:40 - 27:22 ] Quick-fire Mana round

[ 27:23 - 33:28 ] Anatoly’s background, Qualcomm and encouragement from his wife

[ 33:29 - 39:38 ] Water Hockey, Anatoly’s Eureka moment and founding Solana

[ 39:39 - 44:44 ] The future of Social Media

[ 44:45 - 51:16 ] Solana’s Mobile Phone - Saga

[ 51:16 - 59:13 ] Venture Capital and the future of Solana