Join Matt and Karan as we break down the Solana protocol! We discuss its history, founding, technicals like Proof of History and fundamentals in this wide ranging discussion.  

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Timestamps

(00:00) Intro

(02:00) Why does this exist?

(04:55) History & Background

(11:15) Proof of History & Solana Block Production

(26:55) Sealevel Runtime — Parallelized Transaction Processing & Comparison to EVM

(47:00) Gulfstream — Mempool Alternative

(1:00:20) Fee Markets & Downtime

(1:14:24) Decentralization