Solana Summer: Pit Vipers and Boomtown Vibes
summary
Solana reports TVL jumping from near zero to ~\$10B in months, transaction volume climbing, 1,000+ validators and ~2.5M accounts, hundreds of hackathon projects and 10,000 signups. Step Finance functions as a chain-native portfolio aggregator; the team ships DCA contracts and low-cost NFTs because fees are cents not tens of dollars. Alameda provides deep wrapped-asset liquidity, enabling a single-call order book across contracts. Rust developer supply and hiring premiums drive rapid builder growth.
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chapters (5)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:09Solana Beach Pit Vipers and Boomtown vibes
- 4:36Replicating ETH or Something New?
- 9:19Step Finance Perspective Coverage and Value Add
- 13:17Solana Summer Growth d Ecosystem Overview
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