Why Billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya Invested In The Solana Ecosystem

Why Billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya Invested In The Solana Ecosystem

A top performer in the crypto market, Solana (SOL) continues to attract attention from institutional investors and strengthen its fundamentals for future gains. In that sense, the ecosystem build on top of this network seems poised to become the prime contender to take over a portion of Ethereum’s market share. Related Reading | Solana Breaks $80 Barrier, Why It Could Still Climb 4x From Here Billionaire and early Bitcoin investors Chamath Palihapitiya recently revealed a co-leading position in Syndica, a Solana’s infrastructure developer, seeding round. The investment was made via....


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