$1.6 Billion Solana Treasury Bet: Biggest Signal Yet?

In this interview, Multicoin Capital co-founder Kyle Samani discusses his $1.6B Solana treasury bet, the launch of Forward Industries, and why he believes Solana—not Ethereum—is best positioned to bring global finance on-chain. He explains how tokenized equity, DeFi strategies, and SEC’s “Project Crypto” could reshape capital markets, and responds to critics of Solana’s transaction speed. 0:00 Intro 1:02 Why raise $1.65B to launch a Solana-focused treasury strategy? 3:42 Do you see yourself as the Michael Saylor of Solana? 5:38 What differentiate a Solana treasury company from a Bitcoin one? 6:45 How is a Solana treasury company better than a Solana staking ETF? 9:21 Why would someone prefer tokenized equity over traditional equity? 11:18 What are the risks in the case of a prolonged bear market? 13:07 What makes Solana a better platform than Ethereum for tokenizing global equity markets? 18:22 Is Solana's real transaction speed lower than reported? 20:58 Outro Follow COINTELEGRAPH: Website: https://cointelegraph.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/cointelegraph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cointelegraph Twitter: https://twitter.com/cointelegraph Mobile app: https://linktr.ee/cointelegraph_mobile Cointelegraph covers everything Bitcoin, bringing you the latest news, prices, breakthroughs, and analysis, with emphasis on expert opinion and commentary from the digital currency community.