The Future of Wallets with Phantom's Francesco Agosti

Francesco Agosti is an ODF alum and  co-founder and CTO of Phantom - a wallet for the Solana blockchain.

We’ve had many web3 guests on the show in the past year, but none have focused on the wallet. Wallet applications are one of the primary ways in which users interact with blockchains directly. They come in many different forms - some are custodial, meaning they are managed by third parties like Coinbase. Others are non-custodial, meaning nobody owns the public-private keys other than the wallet’s user. 

Because of how central these applications are to the user experience, we figured it was time to have a leader in this space come on the show. Phantom is the leading wallet on the Solana blockchain. The Solana ecosystem had its breakout moment last summer and builders like Francesco are continuing to develop infrastructure to create a consumer-friendly experience.

In this episode, Francesco highlights how the current status quo requires users to not trust, but to verify. He talks about how to work towards shifting this mindset. Our discussion also touches on phishing hacks, security best practices, staking, and the challenge of onboarding new folks to web3. 

To learn more about Phantom, visit phantom.app

Hosted by Marshall Kosloff and produced by Jackson Steger