Solfate Podcast - Interviews With Blockchain Founders/builders On Solana podcast

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Solfate Podcast - Interviews with blockchain founders/builders on Solana

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Phantom Wallet: The most popular Solana wallet (feat. CEO/co-founder & Head of Growth) 59:51

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A conversation with Brandon M, the CEO and co-founder of Phantom, and David Wu, Head of Growth at Phantom. ❤️‍🔥 Click here to mint this episode as an NFT on Solana - solfate.link/mint44 💪 Full show notes: solfate.com/podcast/44 Follow the @SolfatePod show on Twitter for updates. Thanks for listening frens :) Notes from the show In this conversation, the CEO and co-founder of Phantom Wallet, Brandon M, discusses the origin story, their approach to product decision-making, and the future of wallet technology. He emphasizes the importance of user-centric design and the role of wallets in driving ecosystem growth. The team also addresses the challenges of scaling a startup and navigating online controversies. They discuss the potential for open-sourcing parts of Phantom in the future. We discuss Phantom's approach to multi-chain support and belief in a future where wallets abstract away the complexities of different chains. The conversation highlights the company's focus on user experience and their gratitude for being part of the Solana ecosystem. Takeaways Phantom is a user-centric wallet that aims to provide users a seamless and secure experience. The founders of Phantom have backgrounds in mobile development and design, which has influenced the wallet's user-friendly interface. Phantom is focused on becoming a platform for developers and businesses to grow and engage with users in the Solana ecosystem. The team at Phantom takes user feedback and data-driven insights into account when making product decisions. While there may be different niches and use cases for wallets, Phantom aims to be the best initial touchpoint and usage point for users in the Solana ecosystem. Phantom is considering open-sourcing certain parts of the wallet, such as key management while prioritizing security and user experience. Multi-chain support is a key focus for Phantom Wallet, with a goal of supporting chains that complement their existing user base. The vision for a multi-chain future involves abstracting away the complexities of different chains. Phantom Wallet prioritizes user experience and aims to predict and provide features that users enjoy. Find Brandon, David, and Phantom online Follow Brandon on twitter - @BChillman Follow David on twitter - @itsdavidwu Visit the Phantom's website - phantom.app Follow us around Nick twitter: @nickfrosty github: github.com/nickfrosty website: https://nick.af James twitter: @jamesrp13 github: github.com/jamesrp13 Solfate Podcast twitter: @SolfatePod more podcast episodes: solfate.com/podcast…

Solfate Podcast - Interviews with blockchain founders/builders on Solana

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Blockchain analytics and data on Flipside Crypto (w/ GJ Flannery) 1:03:23

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A conversation with GJ Flannery, the Head of Community at Flipside Crypto. ❤️‍🔥 Click here to mint this episode as an NFT on Solana - solfate.link/mint43 💪 Full show notes: solfate.com/podcast/43 Follow the @SolfatePod show on Twitter for updates. Thanks for listening frens :) Notes from the show In this conversation, GJ Flannery, the Head of Community at Flipside Crypto, discusses the onboarding process and documentation for Flipside's data analytics tool. He also explains how Flipside provides resources for beginners in data analysis and offers insights into how engineers and project founders can benefit from Flipside's data and offerings. GJ explains Flipside's revenue model, which includes a stake delegations from the Solana Foundation and the distribution of tokens to community members from their staked validator. He highlights the importance of data transparency and the public goods provided by Flipside. He also discusses the infrastructure and maintenance required to keep the data accessible and up-to-date. The conversation concludes with insights into the onboarding process for analysts and the involvement of academics in the Flipside community. We also touch on the distinction between a data analytics provider, like Flipside, and an indexer or RPC provider. We wrap with GJ shares his thoughts on the current market trend in the Solana ecosystem and emphasizes the need for more dApps and localization to drive adoption. Takeaways Flipside Crypto provides onboarding and documentation for its data analytics tool, making it easy for users to get started. Flipside offers resources for beginners in data analysis, including tutorials and educational material. How Flipside is able to provide access to their data as a free and public good, including sharing rewards from their staked validator. Engineers and project founders can benefit from Flipside's data and offerings for business intelligence and insights. There is a distinction between a data analytics provider like Flipside and an indexer or RPC provider like Triton/Helius. The Solana ecosystem is still in its early stages, and there is a need for more dApps and localization to drive adoption. Find GJ and Flipside online Follow GJ on twitter - @GJFlannery19 Follow Flipside on twitter - @flipsidecrypto Visit the Flipside website - flipsidecrypto.xyz Follow us around Nick twitter: @nickfrosty github: github.com/nickfrosty website: https://nick.af James twitter: @jamesrp13 github: github.com/jamesrp13 Solfate Podcast twitter: @SolfatePod more podcast episodes: solfate.com/podcast…

Solfate Podcast - Interviews with blockchain founders/builders on Solana

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Jupiter swap and the $JUP token airdrop on Solana 55:31

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A conversation with Siong, the co-founder of Jupiter swap. ❤️‍🔥 Click here to mint this episode as an NFT on Solana - solfate.link/mint42 💪 Full show notes: solfate.com/podcast/42 Follow the @SolfatePod show on Twitter for updates. Thanks for listening frens :) Notes from the show The conversation covers the background and journey of the Jupiter swap aggregator, a popular protocol in the Solana ecosystem. It starts with the early days of Solana with the launch of Mercurial finance and eventually Jupiter. Our discussion also highlights the scaling and optimization of Jupiter's infrastructure, its user base, and revenue model. Finally, we explores the timing of Jupiter's token airdrop and the market excitement surrounding it. In this conversation, Siong, co-founder of Jupiter, discusses the growth and revenue of the business, the token launch and community involvement, the goal of the JUP token, engaging the community with tokens, scaling challenges and user growth, and the power of governance tokens. Takeaways Jupiter started as a project to bring volume back to Mercurial but evolved into a dominant protocol in the Solana ecosystem. The team focused on scaling and optimizing Jupiter's infrastructure to improve user experience and reduce costs. Jupiter's revenue model includes fees from limit orders, DCA, and perpetuals, as well as a portion of fees charged by partners who integrate with Jupiter. The announcement of Jupiter's token airdrop generated significant market excitement and increased user traffic and volume on the platform. Jupiter has experienced significant growth in revenue. The JUP token launch involves community input and decision-making, allowing users to contribute their opinions and ideas. The goal of the Jupiter token is to distribute fees and create a sense of community among users. Siong feels tokens are a powerful tool for incentivizing behavior and allowing the community to govern the protocol. Future plans for Jupiter include exploring stable coins and launching Jupiter Start to support other projects in the Solana ecosystem. Find Siong and Jupiter online Follow Siong on twitter - @sssionggg Visit the Jupiter swap website - jup.ag Follow us around Nick twitter: @nickfrosty github: github.com/nickfrosty website: https://nick.af James twitter: @jamesrp13 github: github.com/jamesrp13 Solfate Podcast twitter: @SolfatePod more podcast episodes: solfate.com/podcast…

Solfate Podcast - Interviews with blockchain founders/builders on Solana

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Building a next gen crypto exchange on Solana (w/ Armani, Backpack Exchange) 1:06:28

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A conversation with Armani Ferrante, the co-founder of Backpack Exchange and MadLads. Full show notes: solfate.com/podcast/41 Watch this episode on YouTube: youtu.be/aSSnPs0vcck Follow the @SolfatePod show on Twitter for updates. Thanks for listening frens :) Notes from the show Armani discusses the genesis of Backpack Exchange and the challenges of building an exchange. He highlights the importance of compliance and the operational aspects of running an exchange. Armani also shares the vision for Backpack and how it aims to bridge the gap between traditional finance and the crypto economy. He emphasizes the transparency and auditability of the exchange, as well as the focus on corporate governance and accountability. As well as the need for a circle of trusted individuals to share the burden of decision-making and responsibility. Finally, Armani highlights the role of regulators in ensuring the integrity of any exchange, crypto or otherwise. We discuss the importance of exchanges as bridges between the traditional financial system and the new crypto ecosystem. He explains the challenges of operating in the US and the potential partnerships with licensed companies. Our conversation touches on the capital requirements and fundraising efforts of Backpack. Armani shares the company's approach to source availability and open source. He also reveals the timeline for the launch of Backpack Exchange and expresses his focused mindset during this crucial moment. The conversation concludes with a call to action for listeners to try out the exchange beta and provide feedback. Takeaways Building an exchange involves challenges in compliance and operations, in addition to the technical aspects. Personal networks and connections play a crucial role in finding the right people to manage compliance and legal aspects. Backpack Exchange aims to bridge the gap between traditional finance and the crypto economy, providing a transparent and auditable platform. Corporate governance and accountability are essential for building a trustworthy exchange. Regulators play a vital role in ensuring the integrity and compliance of the exchange. Operating an exchange comes with a significant burden of responsibility, and it is important to have a circle of trusted individuals to share the load. Exchanges serve as bridges between the traditional financial system and the new crypto ecosystem, offering a range of services from self-custody to full custody. Operating in the US presents challenges due to the high costs and time required to obtain licenses, but partnerships with licensed companies can provide a solution. Capital requirements are a significant hurdle for creating exchanges, and fundraising efforts are necessary to meet these requirements. Backpack's approach to source availability and open source is to make the extension source available and keep the exchange and mobile app closed source. The launch of Backpack Exchange is planned for the near future, with the first markets expected to be listed by a specific date. Armani maintains a focused mindset, staying present and taking one step at a time during this crucial moment for Backpack. Find Armani and Backpack online Follow Armani on twitter - @armaniferrante Visit the Backpack Exchange website - backpack.exchange Follow us around Nick twitter: @nickfrosty github: github.com/nickfrosty website: https://nick.af James twitter: @jamesrp13 github: github.com/jamesrp13 Solfate Podcast twitter: @SolfatePod more podcast episodes: solfate.com/podcast…

Solfate Podcast - Interviews with blockchain founders/builders on Solana

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Bitcoin, tBTC on Solana, and Threshold Network (feat. Matt Luongo founder of Thesis.co) 57:47

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A conversation with Matt Luongo, the founder of Thesis.co and Threshold Network (aka tBTC). Full show notes: solfate.com/podcast/40 Watch this episode on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=A05AtK7WX1I Follow the @SolfatePod show on Twitter for updates. Thanks for listening frens :) Notes from the show In this conversation, Matt Luongo discusses Threshold Network and tBTC, a cross-chain bridge for Bitcoin. He explains how Threshold Network combines the capabilities of Keep and NuCypher to enable threshold cryptography and custody of ECDSA keys off-chain. Matt also highlights the role of Bitcoin's scripting language in tBTC and the challenges of bridging Bitcoin to other chains, including Solana. He emphasizes the importance of trust models and settlement times in the tBTC ecosystem. Finally, Matt shares the availability of tBTC on Solana and the potential for expanding Threshold Network to support decentralized custodial escrow systems for various assets. Takeaways Threshold Network combines Keep and NuCypher to enable threshold cryptography and custody of ECDSA keys off-chain. tBTC uses Bitcoin's scripting language to create a bridge between Bitcoin and other chains. Settlement times for tBTC range from one to two and a half hours, depending on the amount being bridged. tBTC is available on Solana, allowing users to purchase and trade the token on decentralized exchanges. Threshold Network has the potential to expand beyond Bitcoin and support decentralized custodial escrow systems for various assets. Find Matt and Threshold Network online Follow Matt on twitter - @mhluongo Find the Threshold Network on twitter - @TheTNetwork Visit the Threshold Network website - threshold.network Visit the Thesis.co website - thesis.co Follow us around Nick twitter: @nickfrosty github: github.com/nickfrosty website: https://nick.af James twitter: @jamesrp13 github: github.com/jamesrp13 Solfate Podcast twitter: @SolfatePod more podcast episodes: solfate.com/podcast…

Solfate Podcast - Interviews with blockchain founders/builders on Solana

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Building the first wallet on Solana (feat. Vidor, founder of Solflare) 1:02:17

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A conversation with Vidor, the founder and CEO of Solflare Wallet Full show notes: solfate.com/podcast/39 Watch this episode on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=rNORX_o8-lE Follow the @SolfatePod show on Twitter for updates. Thanks for listening frens :) Notes from the show In this conversation, Vidor, the founder of Solflare, discusses building the wallet and how his past experience across multiple blockchain ecosystems build his strong confidence in Solana. He shares his background in software development and his exploration of different blockchains before discovering Solana. Vidor highlights the performance and user experience of Solana as a key factor in choosing to build on the network. He also discusses the transition from a fun project to a business and the revenue model of wallets. Vidor concludes by sharing his personal perspective on working on Solflare and the crypto industry. Takeaways The performance and user experience of Solana were key factors in choosing to build Solflare on the network. Wallets generate revenue through convenience fees for swaps and by partnering with protocols to bring users and generate volume. Working on Solflare and in the crypto industry provides a dynamic and exciting environment, but also comes with challenges in fundraising and dealing with people. Vidor's day-to-day involves a mix of operational, product, and technical meetings, as well as high-level strategic thinking about the future of wallets and self-custody. The future of self-custody is evolving, and there may be different approaches for different types of applications. Wallets play a crucial role in self-custody, especially for financially heavy applications. Solflare is focused on providing a seamless and user-friendly experience for managing assets on Solana. Find Vidor and Solflare online Follow Vidor on twitter - @vidor_solflare Follow Solflare on twitter - @solflare_wallet Visit the Solflare website - solflare.com Follow us around Nick follow on twitter: @nickfrosty follow on github: github.com/nickfrosty website: https://nick.af James follow on twitter: @jamesrp13 follow on github: github.com/jamesrp13…

Solfate Podcast - Interviews with blockchain founders/builders on Solana

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Dean's List DAO: Services DAO that hosts AthensDAO (feat. Takisoul) 57:08

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A conversation with Dimitris (aka Takisoul), contributing member of Dean's List DAO and AthensDAOx. Full show notes: solfate.com/podcast/38 Watch this episode on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=uuN2k-Njm4I Follow the @SolfatePod show on Twitter for updates. Thanks for listening frens :) Notes from the show Dean’s List is a services DAO, meaning their members offer various services to the broader Solana community including detailed product feedback and marketing services. Dimitris shares the overarching visions that the Dean’s List DAO is perusing, progressing towards a network state of citizens that are able to earn a living wage. With their current members of about 55 people, each is earning an average of +$2k a month this year. We also talk about some of the logistical concerns for how to manage various aspects of a DAO in the current world. Including who handles payments for non-crypto payments and who manages the social media accounts for a DAO. AthensDAOx: if you are interested in attending AthensDAOx (in Athens, Greece) on Dec 9-10 2023, you can register for a free ticket here: https://lu.ma/cim7z9o5 Find Takisoul and Dean's List online Follow Takisoul on twitter - @Milimalism Follow Dean's List on twitter - @DeansListDAO Follow AthensDAOx on twitter - @AthensDAOx Follow us around Nick follow on twitter: @nickfrosty follow on github: github.com/nickfrosty website: https://nick.af James follow on twitter: @jamesrp13 follow on github: github.com/jamesrp13…

Solfate Podcast - Interviews with blockchain founders/builders on Solana

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Running and Scaling Solana RPCs (feat. Brian Long, co-founder of Triton) 48:15

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A conversation with Brian Long, co-founder of Triton One. Full show notes: solfate.com/podcast/37 Watch this episode on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=oVhif85sv_I Follow the @SolfatePod show on Twitter for updates. Thanks for listening frens :) Notes from the show Brian has been in the Solana ecosystem since very early days. Pre-mainnet days. He and his company, Triton One, helped Solana Labs bring up mainnet in March 2020. Even to this day, Brian and Triton continue to be active contributors to the Solana ecosystem. Not only does Triton operate the public mainnet and devnet RPCs nodes for the public, Linus Kendall from Triton is one of the few active contributors of the DAS API and infrastructure that is vital to compressed NFTs on Solana. Triton has also been hard at work on improving the Solana RPC Geyser interface with Project Yellowstone. In this umbrella project, the Triton team is focused on several aspects of the Geyser interface to make many improvements. One of those includes Old Faithful, the effort to put the entire Solana history (200TB+ of data) on the IPFS network. This is especially interesting, not only because Solana produces so much data that grows rapidly every day, but also because it this is being not only theorized by engineers at Triton and Firedancer, but is also a collaboration with Protocol Labs (the creators of IPFS and Filecoin). Multiple Layer 1 blockchains working directly together. Find Brian and and Triton online Follow Brian Long on twitter - @BrianLong Follow Triton on twitter - @triton_one Visit the Triton website - https://triton.one Follow us around Nick follow on twitter: @nickfrosty follow on github: github.com/nickfrosty website: https://nick.af James follow on twitter: @jamesrp13 follow on github: github.com/jamesrp13…

Solfate Podcast - Interviews with blockchain founders/builders on Solana

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Solana BreakPoint 2023: Check out these talks! 5:56

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Follow the @SolfatePod show on Twitter for updates. Thanks for listening frens :) Notes from the show The time has come, the annual BreakPoint Conference is finally here! Sadly, neither James nor Nick will be attending BreakPoint this year. But we will be watching the talks from home still and these are the talks we will be keeping a close eye on. Follow us around Nick follow on twitter: @nickfrosty follow on github: github.com/nickfrosty website: https://nick.af James follow on twitter: @jamesrp13 follow on github: github.com/jamesrp13…

Solfate Podcast - Interviews with blockchain founders/builders on Solana

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Uncovering the new SolanaFM explorer (feat. Nicholas Chen, co-founder of SolanaFM) 54:13

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Follow the @SolfatePod show on Twitter for updates. Thanks for listening frens :) Notes from the show A conversation with Nicholas Chen, co-founder of SolanaFM. Alpha alert: Nicholas Chen shares a screencast of the new version of SolanaFM. One of the first around! Find the video on our YouTube channel here. SolanaFM is one of the most popular block explorers in the Solana ecosystem. They are well known for their “visual explorer” that allows even the least technical people clearly see how tokens and funds flow through a transaction on the Solana blockchain. Not to mention they have been around in the ecosystem for longer than most! Nicholas Chen and the team at SolanaFM have been cooking up some big changes for the site. After taking in so much feedback from the community, they have have rebuilt and rewritten most of their website to give an even better user experience, including more clear “what happened in this transaction” and “why did this transaction fail” type of information. They have big plans on how to us machine learning and social interactions within the explorer to take it to the next level. In this episode we also talk about: how a block explorer makes money the future of block explorers, including adding a social element to them? Alpha alert: Nicholas Chen shares a screencast of the new version of SolanaFM. One of the first around! Note: Even though SolanaFM owns a domain TLD for “solana”, they are not a part of the Solana Foundation or Solana Labs. Find Nicholas Chen and and SolanaFM online Follow Nicholas Chen on twitter - @nixxholas Follow SolanaFM on twitter - @SolanaFM Visit the SolanaFM website - solana.fm Follow us around Nick follow on twitter: @nickfrosty follow on github: github.com/nickfrosty website: https://nick.af James follow on twitter: @jamesrp13 follow on github: github.com/jamesrp13…

Solfate Podcast - Interviews with blockchain founders/builders on Solana

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Better Solana DeFi and good tokenomics (feat. Tommy Johnson, founder of PsyOptions) 53:18

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Follow the @SolfatePod show on Twitter for updates. Thanks for listening frens :) Notes from the show A conversation with Tommy Johnson, founder of PsyFi and PsyOptions. Tommy has been in the Solana ecosystem longer than most, having participated in one of the first global hackathons. From building one of the first options markets on Solana, to now launching their latest product: ArmadaFi. The goal of the ArmadaFi platform is to allow people to create better tokenomics by providing the tools teams need to pull it off. Having been through the ups and downs of the blockchain’s financial markets, and working in the DeFi world, Tommy shares his insights on how the journey was first hand. And why this has helped shaped his opinions on blockchain based financial markets. Find Tommy and PsyOptions online Follow Tommy on twitter - @tomjohn1028 Follow PsyOptions on twitter - @PsyOptions Visit the PsyOptions website: PsyOptions.io Follow us around Nick twitter: @nickfrosty github: github.com/nickfrosty website: https://nick.af James twitter: @jamesrp13 github: github.com/jamesrp13 Solfate Podcast twitter: @SolfatePod more podcast episodes: solfate.com/podcast…

Solfate Podcast - Interviews with blockchain founders/builders on Solana

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Solana governance and Squads multi-sig protocol (feat. Stepan, co-founder of Squads) 51:37

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Follow the @SolfatePod show on Twitter for updates. Thanks for listening frens :) Notes from the show The Squads protocol is known throughout the Solana ecosystem. Co-founder and CEO of Squads, Stepan, joins to explain why multi signature wallets (aka “multi-sigs”) are so very important in the blockchain world. Stepan shares his background of working in traditional company governance and structure while he was working in mergers and acquisitions before diving full time into web3. Find Stepan and Squads online Follow Stepan on Twitter - @SimkinStepan Follow Squads Protocol Twitter - @SquadsProtocol Visit the Squads website Follow us around Nick follow on twitter: @nickfrosty follow on github: github.com/nickfrosty website: https://nick.af James follow on twitter: @jamesrp13 follow on github: github.com/jamesrp13…

Solfate Podcast - Interviews with blockchain founders/builders on Solana

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What does it take to run a blockchain school? (feat. Jeff from Web3 Builders Alliance) 49:22

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Follow the @SolfatePod show on Twitter for updates. Thanks for listening frens :) Notes from the show The Web3 Builders Alliance (WBA for short) is a white glove developer school, focused on blockchain. The people focking ship. How? Because they are all about the people. Co-founder of the Web3 Builders Alliance, Jeff ( @japarjam ), shares his background of not only coming from outside the tech industry as a traditional educator, but also his experience with cancer. We talk about how the cadets in each WBA cohort have to prove themselves in a few different ways: from simply showing up every day, to their initial screening process. Participants will attend 1 of the 2 sessions a day, spaced 12 hours apart to support builders around the world. Having already completed 2 cohorts, with 11 projects shipped in the first cohort (including 5 global Solana hackathon submissions, they recently started their third cohort. Aside from their clear capability to get code shipped during each cohort (11 projects and 5 hackathon submissions during cohort 1), Jeff and WBA are also cooking a few new opportunities for their graduates. The new “Artisan group” is a small group of WBA graduates that are teaming together for employment by the WBA. These select individuals are going to continue to work together after completing their cohort to continue to build projects for the rest of the Solana ecosystem as part of the new WBA dev shop. Find Jeff and WBA online Follow Jeff on Twitter - @japarjam Follow Web3 Builders Alliance on Twitter - @ComeBuidlwithUs Visit WBA's website Follow us around Nick follow on twitter: @nickfrosty follow on github: github.com/nickfrosty website: https://nick.af James follow on twitter: @jamesrp13 follow on github: github.com/jamesrp13…

Solfate Podcast - Interviews with blockchain founders/builders on Solana

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Write Solidity on Solana with Solang (feat. Sean Young, Solana Labs) 55:00

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Follow the @SolfatePod show on Twitter for updates. Thanks for listening frens :) Notes from the show The creator and lead developer of Solang, Sean Young , a compiler that allow developers to write Solana programs (aka smart contracts) in the Solidity programming language. This has been a multi year effort to allow existing Solidity developers, like all those existing in the Ethereum ecosystem, to use their existing language knowledge to write Solidity smart contracts on the Solana blockchain. Sean describes how he started his developer journey in the blockchain space, starting as writing his own compiler for the Solidity programming language for a EVM compatible blockchain for the purpose of processing traditional documents. Sean began hitting roadblocks when he was trying to add new features into the Solidity language, which is effectively only used for Ethereum and EVM compatible blockchains and maintained by the Ethereum community. As a general overview, Sean describes how a compiler actually works. Including how compilers like Solang and even native Solana uses LLVM toolkit (Low Level Virtual Machine) to maximize compatibility for multiple programming languages. Words and acronyms used throughout the episode solidity - A statically-typed curly-braces programming language designed for developing smart contracts that run on Ethereum and most EVM compatible blockchains. EVM - the Ethereum Virtual Machine - essentially the portion of any Ethereum based blockchain that actually runs/executes smart contracts written in the Solidity programming language EIP - Ethereum Improvement Proposals - standards specifying potential new features or processes for Ethereum WASM - Web Assembly - is a binary instruction format for a stack-based virtual machine LLVM - Low Level Virtual Machine - a set of compiler and toolchain technologies that can be used to develop a frontend for any programming language and a backend for any instruction set architecture. Solana specific terms (or at least common in the Solana ecosystem): BPF - Berkeley Packet Filter - a technology used in certain computer operating systems for programs that need to, among other things, analyze network traffic. SBF (aka SBPF) - Solana Berkeley Packet Filter - this is a custom implementation of BPF with tweaks for the Solana runtime and SVM SVM - Solana Virtual Machine - the portion of the Solana runtime that actually runs/executes code on the Solana blockchain IDL - Interface Definition Language - generic term for a language that lets a program or object written in one language communicate with another program written in an unknown language Find Sean and Solang online Follow Sean on twitter Solang's documentation Solang getting started guide Follow us around Nick twitter: @nickfrosty github: github.com/nickfrosty website: https://nick.af James twitter: @jamesrp13 github: github.com/jamesrp13 Solfate Podcast twitter: @SolfatePod more podcast episodes: solfate.com/podcast…

Solfate Podcast - Interviews with blockchain founders/builders on Solana

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Only Possible on Solana: Product ideas and hackathon (feat. Mert) 53:50

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Follow the @SolfatePod show on Twitter for updates. Thanks for listening frens :) Notes from the show As our first repeat guest, Mert joins to kick off the Only Possible On Solana hackathon that he is spearheading from within the Solana community. This community driven hackathon is being orchestrated by LamportDAO , an open discord community of builders in the Solana ecosystem. The idea is simple: encourage people to build cool and interesting products using the unique tech that is either Only Possible on Solana (aka OPOS) and get them paid for it. Some of the OPOS tech includes: state compression compressed NFTs Solana Pay (aka QR code based interactions) Solana Mobile Stack (aka SMS aka some of the Solana phone tech stack) fast transactions, low costs and so much more Find Mert and LamportDAO online Mert on Twitter - https://twitter.com/0xMert_ Follow us around Nick follow on twitter: @nickfrosty follow on github: github.com/nickfrosty website: https://nick.af James follow on twitter: @jamesrp13 follow on github: github.com/jamesrp13…

Solfate Podcast - Interviews with blockchain founders/builders on Solana

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Building StarAtlas on Solana: blockchain game and economy (with CEO Michael Wagner) 53:50

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Follow the @SolfatePod show on Twitter for updates. Thanks for listening frens :) Notes from the show While blockchain is still a new industry, the sub section of “blockchain gaming” is even newer and largely considered a very strong use case of blockchain technology. Michael Wagner , co-founder and CEO of Star Atlas joins to explain how Star Atlas is using the Solana blockchain within the game’s infrastructure and economy. Michael give his backstory of being a life long gamer and working in the financial sector before diving full time into crypto by founding a crypto/cannabis company called Tokes. (which is also a interesting use case for crypto payments due to common restrictions within several countries like the US) We talk about how the Star Atlas intellectual property (IP), like the in game asset, can be used by other creatives and entrepreneurs to create sizable businesses off of. Including physical merchandise, digital goods, and in game merchants. There is an application process for this, but still a very uncommon things for a large scale production like Star Atlas. (Which we think very amazing to see!) Michael describes the 3 different game “applications”, almost like individual game clients, the company is building. Each will allow players to interact with specific parts of the same on chain game data, so they are all still tied to the game. Included with all the on-chain game data is the movement system, which recently had a public stress test in the form of a mini game. Around 10k unique wallets interacted with the Escape Velocity mini game during Star Atlas’ movement stress test (which resulted in around 80 million transactions over 72 days) Finally, we dive deep into the very complex digital economy being built within the game. Including several factors the company is taking into account for growing a truly sustainable economy and carefully fostering it to reach stability. This is especially interesting considering players will have the potential to have sizable monetary value participating within this economy. Links from the show StarAtlas public roadmap Find Michael and StarAtlas online Michael Wagner on Twitter - https://twitter.com/at_mwagner Star Atlas on Twitter - https://twitter.com/staratlas Star Atlas' website - https://staratlas.com Follow us around Nick twitter: @nickfrosty github: github.com/nickfrosty website: https://nick.af James twitter: @jamesrp13 github: github.com/jamesrp13 Solfate Podcast twitter: @SolfatePod more podcast episodes: solfate.com/podcast…

Solfate Podcast - Interviews with blockchain founders/builders on Solana

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What can you build with NFTs (feat. the founders of Underdog) 45:37

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