About the episode
Kevin is joined by Solana CEO Anatoly Yakovenko to talk about the latest advancements of the Solona blockchain. They discuss the development doors opened with lighting fast L1 blockchains like Solana in the finance world, the implications of Neon Labs’ deployment of a cross-chain Ethereum virtual Machine on Solana, and purpose-built hardware development — specifically for blockchains. And, of course, Kevin dives into NFTs on the Solana Blockchain.
About our guest

Anatoly Yakovenko
Anatoly Yakovenko is the founder and CEO of Solana Labs, a decentralized blockchain built to enable scalable, user-friendly apps for the world. It’s the fastest blockchain in the world and the fastest-growing ecosystem in crypto, with over 400 projects spanning DeFi, NFTs, Web3, and more.
Topics covered
Links from the episode
Build Crypto Apps That Scale | Solana
The Solana Podcast with Anatoly Yakovenko
Solana Season Hackathon | Solana
Solana DeFi Hackathon Winners Focus On Dex Order Books, Interoperability | Cointelegraph
SCO–Linux Disputes | Wikipedia
Free as in Freedom: Why I Fight For GPL | NuCypher
Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) | Ethereum
Neon is a Limitless EVM | Anatoly Yakovenko, Twitter
VM from Ethereum, Scalability, and Liquidity from Solana | Neon EVM
Anatoly Yakovenko Explains Why Solana Will Succeed | Crypto Briefing
Dankrad Feist — Researcher at Ethereum Foundation | Solana Podcast 37
Validators: Help Secure the Network and Earn SOL | Solana
The Easiest Way to Stake Solana | Marinade
Liquidity for Staked Assets | Lido
Solana Testnet Validators | Validators.app
How to Stake Solana in Exodus | Exodus
Solana Staking In Just Three Clicks | Phantom
Degenerate Apes NFT Sale Sends Solana to All-Time High | Decrypt
Store Data Permanently | Arweave
Punks on the Solana Blockchain | SolPunks
Jeff “Jiho” Zirlin — Co-Founder of Axie Infinity | Solana Podcast 47
Show notes
Like our NFT-related episodes? Check out our new show: PROOF![00:17]
Who is Anatoly, and what is Solana?[00:41]
Is the Solana vs. Ethereum debate a “holy war?”[06:51]
How Solana is working to verify its validators and stakers.[30:56]
The current state of the union for Solana validators.[39:05]
How much yield can typically be expected?[40:33]
What Anatoly’s excited about in the upcoming months.[46:47]
Why you should listen to Anatoly’s Solana Podcast and other parting thoughts.[48:07]
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