Michael Repetný - Marinade
In this episode of the Solana is Global podcast, host Alex Scott interviews Michael Repetný, co-founder and CEO of Marinade Labs. They discuss the evolution of Marinade from a hackathon project to a leading liquid staking platform on the Solana network. Michael explains the concept of staking, the innovation behind MSOL, and Marinade's role in the emerging Solana ETF market. The conversation also touches on the challenges of bridging traditional finance with the crypto world, the rise of Digital Ashes Treasuries, and the current state of the Solana network. Marinade Labs, Solana, staking, MSOL, DeFi, ETFs, institutional finance, digital assets, crypto, blockchain
Michael Repetný - Marinade
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