In this episode of the Crypto 101 Podcast, Catherine Gu from the Solana Foundation explains how Solana is building institutional-grade infrastructure to bring trillions of dollars on-chain. She breaks down the Solana Developer Platform, designed to simplify building for banks, asset managers, and payment companies by abstracting blockchain complexity. The conversation highlights why Solana stands out through liquidity, real-world scalability, and high-speed performance that rivals traditional finance systems. They also explore major future themes like tokenization, privacy, and AI integration as the next wave of crypto adoption.

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Chapters

00:00 — Intro: Solana Foundation + why this project is dominating headlines

03:20 — Why Catherine left Visa to join Solana

06:30 — What Solana is really building (hint: global financial infrastructure)

10:00 — Solana Developer Platform: making institutions build on-chain faster

16:00 — Why Solana doesn’t force use cases (market-driven growth)

21:00 — The most underrated sector on Solana: privacy + compliance

28:30 — Trillions coming on-chain: stablecoins → tokenization shift

33:30 — Why Solana wins: liquidity, speed, and real-world usage

37:30 — Price vs fundamentals: why growth isn’t reflected yet

41:30 — What’s next: trading, AI + crypto, and future Solana upgrades

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