
Lightspeed
Solana’s Ultimate Vision | Anatoly Yakovenko
Aug 10, 2023
Anatoly Yakovenko joins the podcast to discuss Solana's design for ever-increasing bandwidth and compute. They cover Solana's core thesis, the flaws of L2s, favorite applications, decentralization, and more! Topics include scalability, hardware improvements, parallel execution, Solana's design moat, and the compressed NFT opportunity.
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Quick takeaways
- Solana's design is focused on optimizing for increasing bandwidth and compute capacity to create a highly scalable system.
- Solana aims to create fair markets through permissionless systems and perfect information transmission, enabling equal access and direct participation for individuals worldwide.
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Designing for Scalability and Bandwidth
Solana is designed to be a highly scalable system that can handle increasing bandwidth. The focus is on ensuring that the design allows for easy scalability by leveraging hardware improvements and increased network capacities. By optimizing for bandwidth and hardware capabilities, Solana aims to create a very elastic system that can handle high demand up to the limits of available hardware. The design approach is centered around the belief that hardware advancements will continue to drive improvements and solve scalability issues in the future.
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