The Scoop

In this episode of The Scoop, Anatoly Yakovenko, the co-founder of Solana, explains how a Bonk airdrop caused the Solana Saga mobile phone to sell out and discusses the importance of community and meme culture for bootstrapping crypto networks.

OUTLINE
00:00 Disrupting App Store Duopoly
06:10 Bonk Saga Airdrop
09:19 Memes & Community
14:51 Solana Saga
22:29 Saga Developer Experience
24:19 Solana Ecosystem Entrepreneurs
28:48 Solana's Roadmap
34:31 Real Wold Adoption

Show Notes

In this episode of The Scoop, Anatoly Yakovenko, the co-founder of Solana, explains how a Bonk airdrop caused the Solana Saga mobile phone to sell out and discusses the importance of community and meme culture for bootstrapping crypto networks.


OUTLINE

00:00 Disrupting App Store Duopoly

06:10 Bonk Saga Airdrop

09:19 Memes & Community

14:51 Solana Saga

22:29 Saga Developer Experience

24:19 Solana Ecosystem Entrepreneurs

28:48 Solana's Roadmap

34:31 Real Wold Adoption

What is The Scoop?

Welcome to The Scoop, The Block's flagship podcast covering finance and technology industries through unmatched interviews with top thought leaders, cultural icons and industry veterans. The Block’s Frank Chaparro hosts new guests every week, diving into breaking news and topics ranging from NFTs, to the impact of DeFi on Wall Street, to Bitcoin's role in the economy and beyond.