Gm! This week Kyle Samani joins the show to discuss his most recent piece "The Solana Thesis: Internet Capital Markets". We deep dive into Kyle's current thesis for Solana, bringing TradFi on chain, the opportunity in DePIN & AI, the state of crypto venture & more. Enjoy!

The Solana Thesis: Internet Capital Markets: https://multicoin.capital/2025/01/22/the-solana-thesis-internet-capital-markets/

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(00:00) Introduction

(01:19) The Solana Thesis: Internet Capital Markets

(03:57) Payments, Financial Services & The Role Of MEV

(07:04) Latency On Solana

(10:02) Ledger Ad

(10:49) What Is Conditional Liquidity?

(14:09) Bringing TradFi On Chain

(18:53) Atomic Composability

(23:33) UX Interoperability

(29:05) The Future Of Ethereum Is Coinbase

(36:46) Sandwich Attacks On Solana

(40:10) Fee Reductions In Crypto

(43:32) DePIN & AI

(47:57) The State Of Crypto VC

(50:34) The Solana ETF

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