Solana’s Anatoly Yakovenko Says Permissionless Systems Are Critical for Institutions

At CoinDesk's Consensus, Solana co-founder and Solana Labs CEO Anatoly Yakovenko shared his vision for crypto's next era, from institutional adoption and permissionless systems to AI agents, scalability, privacy, and startup conviction. Yakovenko explains why he believes crypto wasn't wrong, just early, and why open, trustless infrastructure matters more than ever as the industry matures. He also breaks down Solana's technical roadmap, the future of blockchain throughput, and the hard truths founders need to hear. - Timecodes: 00:00 - Anatoly Yakovenko at Consensus Miami 2026 01:00 - Why Now Is the Time for Crypto to Break Out 02:15 - Decentralization/Institutional Tension 04:02 - Solana Technical Roadmap Update 07:55 - A World Where the Majority of Transactions Are Driven by Agents 11:10 - Advice for Founders - #cryptocurrency #digitalfinance #finance #bitcoin #crypto Subscribe to CoinDesk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CoinDesk?sub_confirmation=1 CoinDesk is the leading digital media, events and information services company for the crypto asset and blockchain technology community. Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/coindesk LinkedIn: https://www.din.com/company/coindesk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coindesk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoinDesk Newsletters: https://www.coindesk.com/newsletters CoinDesk Podcast Network: https://open.spotify.com/show/2jyIhkvAQhed8AWDZiPpSP Public Keys: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rqYzRV10nfKfoTpFXZhTE Markets Daily Crypto Roundup: https://open.spotify.com/show/7sDXM8BlxsUqzL2IqmLqwE The Policy Protocol: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Fh8ffulAWcCqMu0uVuwoj