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Solana's Explosive Growth Just Hit Critical Mass with Nick Ducoff

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Episode  ·  35:18  ·  Dec 12, 2025

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Nick Ducoff, Head of Institutional Growth at the Solana Foundation, joined me to discuss the increasing adoption of Solana for Web3 and tokenization initiatives.Topics: - Retail and institutional building on Solana- Solana Firedancer upgrade- Solana DATS and ETFs- The future of Solana- Tokenization and crypto legislationNote this interview was recorded before the new of JPMorgan bank building on Solana and the Firedancer upgrade going live.Brought to you by Uphold - Signup with Uphold. https://uphold.sjv.io/gbED4X Terms Apply. Cryptoassets are highly volatile. Your capital is at risk.Get the (Re)Thinking Crypto Book on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2525DYX ️ Learn Crypto with Expert Commentary - http://MyCryptoCourse.com Sponsors: Propy (PRO) is a blockchain-based real estate marketplace and decentralized title registry that leverages smart contracts to facilitate property transactions globally https://propy.com/home/ & https://propy.com/home/ownyourtomorrow/  Safely Store your Crypto with Trezor Hardware Wallets - https://affil.trezor.io/SHlz ✅ VeChain is a versatile enterprise-grade L1 smart contract platform https://www.vechain.org/  Learn about iTrustCapital’s powerful Premium Custody Account (PCA) and tax-advantaged Crypto IRA platforms https://www.itrustcapital.com/go/thinkingcrypto ️ Sign up with Santiment to get quality crypto metrics - https://santiment.net/?fpr=thinkingcrypto Get 25% discount with code THINKINGCRYPTO Sign up for the Free Thinking Crypto Weekly Newsletter https://thinkingcrypto.substack.com/ ✅ Become a Channel Member - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjpkwsuHgYx9fBE0ojsJ_-w/join Buy Merch & support the Podcast https://my-store-574b5b.creator-spring.com/ ‍♂️Merlin - http://tinyurl.com/MerlinTCYouTube “I am a Merlin partner and get compensated for purchases made through links in this content"this content" Follow on social media:➡️ X(Twitter) - https://twitter.com/ThinkingCrypto1 ➡️ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thinkingcrypto/➡️ LinkedIn - http://linkedin.com/company/thinking-crypto ➡️ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thinkingcrypto/ ➡️ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thinkingcrypto5 ➡️ Threads - https://www.threads.net/@thinkingcrypto ➡️ Website - https://www.ThinkingCrypto.com/ Listen to content on Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thinking-crypto-news-interviews/id1458945676  Listen to content on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/221AV5A65v7uYEsuMviVKl Business Inquirieshellothinkingcrypto@gmail.com ⏰ Time Stamps ⏰00:00 Intro 02:07 Nick's background04:40 Why Solana07:45 Handling volume of transitions12:40 Institutions building on Solana14:54 Solana future outlook16:16 Pitching Web2 on Web3 17:55 Blockchain use cases 19:18 Solana Privacy and security23:00 Institutions capitulating24:29 ETFs and DATs 27:16 Roadmap 30:01 Crypto adoption 31:26 Crypto market outlook33:44 Wrap up questions================================================= #Solana #Memecoins #Crypto #CryptoNews #Cryptocurrency #Bitcoin #BTC #BitcoinNews #ETF #News #Ripple #XRP #XRPNews #RippleXRP #Ethereum #EthereumNews #ETH #Solana #money #investing #trading #Altcoin #Altcoins #NFTs #Metaverse #Podcast #ThinkingCrypto ================================================= The Thinking Crypto Podcast is your home for the best Crypto News and Interviews - crypto, cryptocurrency, crypto news, bitcoin, bitcoin news, xrp, xrp news, ripple, ripple news, ripple xrp, ethereum, ethereum news, cardano, ada, solana, altcoins, defi, news, interviews, podcast, metaverse, nft, altcoin daily, cryptosrus, coin bureau, altcoin news, bitcoin today, markets, investing ================================================= Disclaimer - The Thinking Crypto podcast and Tony Edward are not financial or investment experts. You should do your own research on each cryptocurrency and make your own conclusions and decisions for investment. Invest at your own risk, only invest what you are willing to lose. This channel and its videos are just for educational purposes and NOT investment or financial advice. Note that links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! Thank you for supporting my channel so I can continue to provide you with free content each week!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thinking-crypto-news-interviews--3464539/support.

35m 18s  ·  Dec 12, 2025

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