Ep. 653 Why Solana is the Future of Blockchain with SOL Strategies

CRYPTO 101

Bryce Paul & Brendan Viehman

Business, Investing

4.6 • 821 Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of the Crypto 101 podcast, host Bryce interviews Leah Wald and Max Kaplan from SOL Strategies, a company focused on leveraging the Solana blockchain for treasury management and technological innovation. The conversation delves into SOL Strategies' unique business model, innovative investment strategies, and the future vision for Solana and decentralized finance. The episode highlights the importance of speed, user experience, and the potential for growth in the Solana ecosystem. They emphasize the importance of building during bear markets and the potential for Solana to lead in trading volume and innovation.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Sol Strategies and Guests

05:56 The Rise of Solana and Its Comparison to Ethereum

08:51 Understanding Sol Strategies' Business Model

12:07 Innovative Treasury Management and Investment Strategies

14:59 The Unique Position of Sol Strategies in the Market

17:51 Future Vision for Solana and Sol Strategies

21:02 Technological Innovations and Staking Experience

23:58 Exploring Broader Opportunities Beyond Solana

28:06 Bridging Worlds: Pudgy Penguins and Solana

30:48 Understanding Validator Economics

39:05 Navigating the Crypto Market's Ups and Downs

42:46 The Impact of Regulations on Crypto

46:53 Future Visions: Solana in Five Years

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0:00.0	All right, everybody, welcome back to another episode of the Crypto 101 podcast.
0:13.1	I'm your co-host, Bryce, unfortunately not joined by Mr. Brendan Veman today.
0:18.1	He is out sick, but we're going to carry on. I'm going to carry the flag here.
0:23.5	I am just so stoked for this one. I'm really, really excited. I don't say that about everyone,
0:28.8	but I really mean it for this one because there's a lot of buzz going on around soul strategies.
0:35.8	So we actually have the CEO, Leo Wald, and the CTO Max Kaplan, joining us today.
0:42.3	We're so excited.
0:43.8	Leah, Max, thank you for joining us here at the Crypto 101 podcast.
0:46.9	And how are you guys doing?
0:48.7	Thanks so much for having us.
0:50.1	Really excited to be here, doing well.
0:52.1	Excited to talk.
0:54.0	Yeah, thanks so much for having us this is
0:56.0	going to be fun um lot going on but ready to break it down crypto one-on-one there we go exactly that's
1:02.4	exactly what we do we kind of take those you know big heady concepts and try and boil them down
1:07.0	so that the everyday person who's trying to learn about this market could really digest it.
1:11.0	And, you know, Solana has obviously been one of the things we've gotten some of the most questions
1:15.4	about it. It kind of burst onto the scene. Kind of ate Ethereum's lunch, it feels like.
1:21.1	And so we're going to talk about your guys' view on Ethereum because that's another thing people
1:25.0	always ask is, well, is Solana going to be the number one? Is Ethereum ever going to, you know, return? So we'll talk about that and why you guys
1:31.1	chose Salana. But let's just get quickly acquainted, you know, our audience with you guys as individuals.
1:37.5	Leah, you used to run a large investment firm called Valkyrie. And can you tell us a little bit about
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