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Anatoly Yakovenko explains how Bonk contributed to the success of the Solana phone

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Episode 11 of season 6 of The Scoop was recorded with The block Frank Chaparro and Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko.

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In this episode of The Scoop, Anatoly Yakovenko, the co-founder of Solana, explains how a Bonk airdrop led to the sale of the Solana Saga mobile phone and discusses the importance of community and meme culture in starting up cryptographic networks.

OUTLINE

00:00 Disrupting the App Store duopoly

06:10 Bonk Saga Airdrop

09:19 Memes and community

2:51 p.m. Solana saga

10:29 p.m. Saga Developer Experience

24h19 Entrepreneurs in the Solana ecosystem

28:48 Solana Roadmap

34:31 Real global adoption


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Davis Quinton is the Director of Podcasts at The Block and runs our flagship podcast called The Scoop, hosted by Frank Chaparro. Since joining The Block as an “intern” in early 2022, he has worked closely with leadership across all departments to translate The Block’s written content into engaging multimedia formats. He holds a degree in social research and social research. Public Policy from New York University in Abu Dhabi and is based in Sydney, Australia.

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