# Anatoly Yakovenko

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1: Raj Gokal and Anatoly Yakovenko on Solana

The conversation delves into the mainstreaming of crypto and the financial market, Solana's role in creating a new infrastructure for finance, and the entrepreneurial opportunities enabled by the platform. It explores the founding story of Solana, the convergence of AI and crypto, and the future of…

Why A16Z Is Still Betting Big On Crypto

AI and crypto are merging faster than anyone predicted. We asked the investor with a front-row seat to explain exactly where it’s going. Subscribe to never miss a future episode. As we know, crypto is evolving daily - right alongside AI. We wanted to get to the bottom of where these two fast-movi…

Why Attio Stayed in Stealth for 1,000 Days

Learn from the greatest technology leaders every week on the NEW ECONOMIES podcast. Subscribe to never miss a future episode. As we know, the CRM landscape is undergoing a huge transformation — with incumbents such as Salesforce being slow to move and innovate, newer players are entering the arena,…

How Solana’s Founder Sees Crypto Transforming Global Finance, AI Innovation, and American Opportunity | Anatoly Yakovenko Pt 2

Welcome to Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu! In this episode, Tom Bilyeu sits down for part two of his fascinating conversation with Anatoly Yakovenko, the creator of Solana. Together, they dive deep into the future of finance, the interplay between politics and technology, and how crypto and AI are s…

How Crypto Is Reshaping Finance and Challenging the Status Quo with Solana Founder Anatoly Yakovenko

Welcome to another episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu! In today's conversation, Tom is joined by Anatoly Yakovenko, the visionary founder behind Solana, for a deep dive into the future of finance and the disruptive power of crypto. Together, Tom Bilyeu and Anatoly Yakovenko explore how block…

Solana’s Anatoly Yakovenko Says Permissionless Systems Are Critical for Institutions

Why open systems matter with Anatoly Yakovenko. At CoinDesk's Consensus, Solana co-founder and Solana Labs CEO Anatoly Yakovenko shared his vision for crypto's next era, from institutional adoption and permissionless systems to AI agents, scalability, privacy, and startup conviction. Yakovenko exp…

$47 Billion Crypto Founder Shares His Story - Anatoly Yakovenko (Solana)

Today I’m speaking with Anatoly Yakovenko, co-founder and CEO of Solana, to trace his journey from a childhood in the Soviet Union to building one of the largest blockchain networks in the world. They discuss his years at Qualcomm, the eureka moment that led to Solana, surviving the FTX collapse, a…

Inside Solana's Plan to Replace Wall Street | Anatoly Yakovenko, Solana

Anatoly Yakovenko is the co-founder of Solana, the fastest scaled blockchain in the world. We start by talking about how non-US residents were trading SpaceX on Solana pre-IPO, and which parlayed into the last 130 years of US financial markets. We then get into how Solana is removing eight layers…

Solana's Anatoly Yakovenko on Crypto's Next Era: Quantum, AI, and the Future of Money

(0:00) Introducing Solana Co-Founder Anatoly Yakovenko (0:55) Crypto under Trump vs Biden, stablecoin boom, what it means for US treasuries (5:56) Traditional exchanges using blockchain vs crypto-native exchanges, how crypto gets mass market (10:02) Most exciting crypto verticals outside of finance…