Uploaded June 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this episode of UpOnly, Cobie & Ledger chat with the founders of Solana, Anatoly Yakovenko and Raj Gokal, discussing Solana, what makes it different from other L1s, why they think it will last, and more.
This episode is presented by Blockfolio. Make your first trade today: uponly.tv/blockfolio
00:00 - Intro
3:00 - Solana marketing strategy
6:55 - Solana origin story
12:00 - Who is the Solana end user?
14:05 - Solana compared to traditional finance
20:45 - Developer experience compared to other projects
25:02 - Solana developer stack
26:11 - Why they chose Rust as their programming language
34:30 - Balancing time and quality
38:22 - Fundraising structure
40:22 - Choosing the right partners
43:34 - Censorship resistance
50:00 - Governance
56:30 - Community importance, and what they have learned
59:00 - Solana’s sacred flame
1:01:08 - What do they wish was better
1:02:40 - Embrace the cringe marketing?
1:06:40 - Cobie’s marketing alpha
1:07:54 - Miami conversation
1:09:00 - Solana Hackathon
1:13:00 - Product categories that could arise
1:21:10 - Stablecoins
1:23:00 - What do they tell people they do?
1:25:50 - Solana Summer video
1:28:16 - Thoughts on Bitcoin
1:30:10 - Other Layer 1 Projects
1:32:20 - 30 seconds to FUD other projects
1:40:30 - How does Solana set itself apart?
1:48:20 - Free alpha
In this episode of UpOnly, Cobie & Ledger chat with the founders of Solana, Anatoly Yakovenko and Raj Gokal, discussing Solana, what makes it different from other L1s, why they think it will last, and more.
This episode is presented by Blockfolio. Make your first trade today: uponly.tv/blockfolio
00:00 - Intro
3:00 - Solana marketing strategy
6:55 - Solana origin story
12:00 - Who is the Solana end user?
14:05 - Solana compared to traditional finance
20:45 - Developer experience compared to other projects
25:02 - Solana developer stack
26:11 - Why they chose Rust as their programming language
34:30 - Balancing time and quality
38:22 - Fundraising structure
40:22 - Choosing the right partners
43:34 - Censorship resistance
50:00 - Governance
56:30 - Community importance, and what they have learned
59:00 - Solana’s sacred flame
1:01:08 - What do they wish was better
1:02:40 - Embrace the cringe marketing?
1:06:40 - Cobie’s marketing alpha
1:07:54 - Miami conversation
1:09:00 - Solana Hackathon
1:13:00 - Product categories that could arise
1:21:10 - Stablecoins
1:23:00 - What do they tell people they do?
1:25:50 - Solana Summer video
1:28:16 - Thoughts on Bitcoin
1:30:10 - Other Layer 1 Projects
1:32:20 - 30 seconds to FUD other projects
1:40:30 - How does Solana set itself apart?
1:48:20 - Free alpha
