Solana is emerging as a competitive Layer 1 platform, promising scalability and a growing ecosystem. Join community thought leaders Santiago Santos and Konstantin Lomashuck as we assess the Solana Value Proposition.

How important is decentralization? Why build on Solana? Can different L1's coexist? Does it seek to compete with mainnet Ethereum or Layer 2 scaling solutions?

We've been hearing a lot about Solana lately. It's time to dive in.

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Topics Covered:

0:00 Intro 8:00 Santiago and Konstantin 10:05 Why Bullish on Solana? 16:31 Solana is Optimizing 24:05 Decentralization 34:56 Running a Node 55:57 Skeptical ETH Maxi Hat 1:04:40 Initial Sale 1:12:32 Valuing SOL 1:19:08 Developer Activity 1:24:11 Can We Be Friends?

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Santiago on Twitter: https://twitter.com/santiagoroel?s=20 

Konstantin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Lomashuk?s=20 

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