Solana’s Anatoly Yakovenko Says Permissionless Systems Are Critical for Institutions
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Argues that institutions want a base layer with no third‑party control and that an open permissionless, trustless layer is critical; cites Solana proving scale with proof of history and says the upcoming Alpenglow release removes legacy validator code to guarantee safety and sub‑second global confirmations. Claims Solana already handles roughly half of blockchain transactions with ~2MB blocks, estimates ~700,000 TPS (1 gigabit) as a meaningful capacity target, treats privacy as a lagging but imminent product moat, and urges founders to pick one bold bet and stick with it.
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- 0:00Anatoly Yakovenko at Consensus Miami 2026
- 1:00Why Now Is the Time for Crypto to Break Out
- 2:15Decentralization/Institutional Tension
- 4:02Solana Technical Roadmap Update
- 7:55A World Where the Majority of Transactions Are Driven by Agents
- 11:10Advice for Founders
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