Ben Sparango | Head of Strategic BD at Solana Foundation | Fighting the FUD & 2023 | EP #55

Ben Sparango is the Head of Strategic Business Development at Solana Foundation. We speak to fighting the FUD on Solana and thoughts going into 2023. Ben's Twitter: @bennybitcoins Solana's Twitter: @solana Solana's Website: https://solana.com/ Logan Jastremski's Twitter: @LoganJastremski Frictionless's Twitter: @_Frictionless_ Frictionless's Website: https://frictionless.fund/ Timecodes: 0:00 - Ben's background and intro to crypto 9:15 - Review of 2021 & 2022 17:50 - Fighting the FUD 23:00 - Looking forward to 2023 28:30 - DeFi & Metrics 33:00 - Gaming Ecosystem 37:00 - Solana's Business Development Approach 40:00 - Firedancer & Saga/SMS 49:45 - Twitter Questions 56:00 - Closing thoughts _______ This Podcast was sponsored by Squads. https://squads.so/ Squads Protocol: the multisig standard you were looking for on Solana Securely manage your treasury, program upgrades and tokens with your Squad. - Multi-signature - A multisig requires multiple digital signatures in order to approve transactions. This is opposed to individual web3 wallets, which only require one signature. - Security - Multisigs spread the attack vector necessary for your assets to be compromised. By requiring confirmations from multiple private keys, a single point of failure is eliminated. - Collective Ownership - Multisigs allow teams to own and manage their on-chain assets together. You get to choose who is on your multisig. - Self-Custody - Your on-chain assets are always in your team’s control. By securing them in a multisig, you forego the risk of centralized entities losing your funds.