Solana's Watershed Moment | Zeta Markets, Meteora, Hubble Protocol Lightspeed

Tristan Frizza, Marius Ciubotariu and Ben Chow join us to debate if Solana has hit an inflection point that will usher in new users and use cases. We discuss the implications of Visa's Solana partnership, how Solana has changed since 2021, why people should care about Solana DeFi 2.0, go-to-market strategies, Rune's SVM fork proposal and more! Tristan, Marius and Ben are prolific Solana DeFi founders with unique insights you won't find anywhere else.

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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(00:31) Solana’s Inflection Point 
(04:13) Building in Solana: 2021 vs 2023
(21:57) What is Solana DeFi 2.0?
(31:15) PERMISSIONLESS PLUG
(32:15) G2M: What’s Your Strategy, Who’s Your Customer
(50:01) DeFi’s Unique Value Proposition
(55:37) Rune’s Proposal to Fork the SVM + Appchains
(01:08:08) Rapid Fire
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Resources

Zeta Markets
https://twitter.com/ZetaMarkets
https://docs.zeta.markets/mad-wars/intro-to-the-mad-wars

Meteora
https://twitter.com/MeteoraAG
https://www.meteora.ag/

Hubble Protocol
https://twitter.com/HubbleProtocol
https://app.hubbleprotocol.io/

Jupiter Exchange
https://twitter.com/JupiterExchange
https://jup.ag/

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Disclaimers:

Lightspeed was kickstarted by a grant from the Solana Foundation.

Nothing said on Lightspeed is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mert, Garrett and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.