Alt Thinking February 20, 2025
DeFi Decoded Podcast

Scaling Solana for the Public Markets with Leah Wald and Max Kaplan of Sol Strategies

183 - Scaling Solana for the Public Markets with Leah Wald and Max Kaplan of Sol Strategies
Investment Team
  • Alex Tapscott, CFA
    Managing Director, Digital Asset Group, Portfolio Manager
    Alex Tapscott, CFA
    Managing Director, Digital Asset Group, Portfolio Manager
    Mr Tapscott is an entrepreneur, business author, and seasoned capital markets professional focused on the impact of emerging technologies, such as blockchain and cryptocurrencies, on business, government, and society. His latest book, Web3: Charting the Internet’s Next Economic and Cultural Frontier (Harper Collins), was published September 19th, 2023. Alex is also the Managing Director of the Digital Assets Group at Ninepoint Partners, one of Canada’s leading investment firms, with more than...
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"One of the most interesting things this cycle was that you had apps like Moonshot and Phantom flipping Coinbase in downloads… now users are going straight to retail apps directly on-chain, and they’re going to Solana." - Max Kaplan

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Leah Wald, President & CEO, and Max Kaplan, CTO & Head of Staking, of Sol Strategies. Listen in as they discuss their excitement for Solana, Leah’s background and crypto journey, the origin and business overview of Sol Strategies, their growth strategy, the sustainability of staking yields, their perspective on so-called "Solana Killer" competition, their thoughts on appchains and the Solana network extension roadmap, Sol Strategies' long-term mission and vision, and more.

TIMESTAMPS
[0:00] Introduction
[3:08] Why Solana? 
[7:52] Leah’s Background & Crypto Journey
[13:06] Origin Story & Business Overview
[16:58] Growth Strategy
[22:09] Sustainability of Staking Yields
[28:18] Competition from ‘Solana Killers’
[31:55] Appchains & Solana Network Extensions  
[37:13] Sol Strategies’ Mission & Vision
[45:59] Conclusion

 

 

Part of Ninepoint’s DeFi Decoded Podcast Series. Available at Google, Apple, and Spotify Podcasts.

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