The Stack with Ilan Gitter

In this episode of The Stack, Ilan Gitter speaks with Daniel Allon, Senior Product Manager at Fireblocks, about the real challenges institutions face when trying to participate in Solana DeFi. Daniel explains how Fireblocks builds the infrastructure banks, exchanges, and asset managers need to safely connect to dApps, manage approvals, and maintain compliance.Article: Extending the Solana signing window for institutional transactionsFollow on X: @FireblocksHQ

Solana is about to get dramatically faster, and the knock-on effects could reshape everything from trading to wallets to on-chain apps. Brennan Watt CEO of Anza breaks down the 200 millisecond slot shift, the 10x rent reduction, and the hidden protocol changes that make the upgrade possible.Website: anza.xyzFollow on X: @bw_solana

In this episode, Vitor Py, Director of Engineering at Sol Strategies, shares his extensive journey, diving into cryptography challenges and the future of Solana. His insights reveal how fundamental cryptography tricks, ecosystem support, and pragmatic design choices are shaping the next wave of blockchain development.Website https://solstrategies.io/Follow on X: @vitorpy@solstrategies

In this episode of The Stack, Ilan Gitter talks with Dean from Blueshift about building in the Solana ecosystem, why Solana’s architecture is uniquely suited for parallelism, and how better tooling and education can unlock the next wave of privacy and cryptography applications.Website:blueshift.ggFollow on X:https://x.com/blueshifthttps://x.com/deanmlittle

Explore the evolving landscape of blockchain-based private markets, tokenization, and security tokens through an in-depth conversation with Brian Aznar, CTO of Republic. Discover how blockchain is transforming access to private assets, the role of multi-chain support like Solana, and practical steps for developers interested in entering this exciting space.http://republic.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/baznar/https://x.com/joinrepublic