Sublime

They are Anatoly Yakovenko and Raj Gokal, who were catapulted to crypto fame last year when their blockchain, Solana, became a stunning success, reaching a market cap of $33 billion and winning over investors like Andresseen Horowitz and Polychain Capital.

Enter Yakovenko. Unlike Buterin, who is more a theorist and researcher than a coder, Yakovenko wants to do whatever it takes to onboard billions to crypto with a blockchain so fast it could rival traditional finance. “He doesn’t care about white papers. He doesn’t care about academia,” said Solana investor Kyle Samani, a managing partner at Multico... See more