The Defiant - DeFi Podcast
Exploring The State Of Solana With Anatoly Yakovenko
Sep 9, 2023
Anatoly Yakovenko, founder and CEO of Solana, discusses the partnership between Solana and Visa, the importance of disintermediation in DeFi, challenges with email management, a bug in the Solana network and the collapse of FTX, the benefits of participating in the hyperdrive hackathon, and the integration of Neon EVM with Solana.
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- Visa's integration of Solana recognizes its potential as a fast and reliable blockchain solution for USDC transfers, enabling developers to build remittance apps and other permissionless transfer applications for digital dollars.
- Rune, founder of MakerDAO, discussing the possibility of forking Solana's codebase highlights its recognition as a scalable technology that could benefit other projects, leveraging its global execution engine.
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Visa integration with Solana for payments
Visa has integrated Solana into their payment system, recognizing Solana's potential as a fast and reliable blockchain solution. This integration allows for the use of USDC transfers, enabling developers to build remittance apps and other applications with permissionless transfers for digital dollars.
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