Token Extensions and Solana’s Long-Term Strategy | Austin Federa
We catch up with Austin, Head of Strategy at Solana Foundation and former Head of Communications at Solana Labs. In particular, we focus on how Solana continues to differentiate itself from a fast-growing array of challenger blockchain ecosystems with token extensions. We also chat about Solana's emphasis on grassroots growth over top-down business development approaches and how Solana positions itself across a variety of strategic sub sectors within the emergent crypto economy. A great overview from the perspective of one of Solana's most prominent voices.
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Time Stamps
0:00 - Business Development strategy
5:18 - Token Extensions program
7:55 - Why build app chains anymore?
10:06 - Native L1 private transactions
14:03 - Unlocking on-chain payments
17:05 - Why Coinbase ignores Solana
19:05 - DePIN achieving PMF
24:53 - The rise of Solana-based games
30:50 - Unlocking the abundance of NFTs through compression
33:01 - Mobile strategy
38:06 - L1 governance
40:42 - Maintaining fast updates alongside decentralization
44:12 - Surviving state-level attacks
49:57 - Human coordination is the final boss?
55:59 - What is Austin excited about?
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