Can the New Solana Phone Go Mainstream? And What the Roman Storm Verdict Means - Ep. 883
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Today's episode covers two stories shaping the future of crypto from innovation to regulation. First, I sit down with Emmett Hollier, GM Solana Mobile, to go deeper on the Seeker, Solana's new crypto smartphone. Is this finally the device that brings self custody to the mainstream? Then we unpack the verdict in the Roman Storm trial with former prosecutor Sam Enzer. Storm, the TornadoCash cofounder, was found guilty, but not on the most serious charges. What does it mean for open source developers and the future of crypto privacy? We'll start my conversation with Emmett. Enjoy the show. At Unc
Hey, Laura. Thanks for having me.
So congrats on The Seeker finally shipping this week. How how are you feeling right now?
A little tired, but mostly excited. It's been a busy couple of days, weeks, months, years. So this is like a very, very fun milestone for us getting to see actual customers receiving their actual devices.
Yeah. Before we dive into the details on the Seeker, I'm just so curious. Right before we started, I asked you to put your devices in Do Not Disturb, and you said, I have three. So please tell me your current phone setup. I'm so yeah. I just wanna know.
So I currently have three devices on my desk. One is a production seeker. So the the brand new ones that started shipping out this week. This is what I've been onboarding my whole life to the last few days. But next to it, I have a pre release prototype of Seeker that I had been using as a test device for a couple of weeks. And then I do have an iPhone on my desk, which I'm in the process of moving my whole digital life away from and back into Seeker.
Wow. I also just want to talk about, like, you know, when you started working at Solana Mobile, which I believe was, I think, like three ish years ago?
A little over three years ago, yeah.
What was your overall goal? Like, how were you thinking about how to approach this, you know, kind of task or mission? And what problems were you trying to solve?
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