Solana’s Yakovenko puts 5 major apps ahead of validators and developers

Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko has named five major applications as higher priorities for network optimization than validators, developers, market makers, or core engineers, arguing that products holding substantial assets and handling retail trading volume deserve the most attention. Summary Five apps topped Yakovenko’s list of groups that Solana should optimize its network for. He credited the Ethereum Foundation with serving Aave’s need for reliable transaction access. His post responded to criticism of Ethereum designers’ personal experience using the network. The comments contained no specific upgrade, funding allocation, or change to validator participation rules. Anatoly Yakovenko made the comments in an Oct. 23 X post, naming Phantom, Pump.fun, Fomo, Jupiter and Kamino while responding to criticism of how Ethereum’s protocol designers use their own network. Products with a ton of aum and a ton of retail volume are the two most important groups to optimize for. Phantom/pump/fomo/jup/kamino >>> validators or devs or market makers or core engineers. FWIW, eth foundation has done a decent job at optimizing for aave, because the… https://t.co/DCpN0XaM1Z— toly 🇺🇸 (@...