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Ben Coverston
Founding engineer at Temporal and cofounder of Harmonic, focused on Solana R&D and building open block-building systems to improve sequencing, inclusion latency, and decentralization.
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Nov 18, 2025
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How Harmonic Solved Solana's Biggest Problem | Ben Coverston
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Ben Coverston, Founding Engineer at Temporal and cofounder of Harmonic, dives into the exciting advancements in Solana's blockchain. He discusses how Harmonic's open block-building system fosters a competitive marketplace for builders, making transactions faster and more efficient. Coverston shares insights on improving inclusion latency and the ambition of transforming Solana into an on-chain Nasdaq. He also reflects on lessons learned from Solana's early challenges and the potential for future growth, aiming for up to a million transactions per second while maintaining decentralization.
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