Ben Sparango is the Head of Business Development at Solana Labs, a leading Layer-1 blockchain protocol, where he focuses on DeFi payments, gaming, NFTs and DAOs. Prior to Solana, Sparango was an investment analyst at Multicoin Capital, a multi-strategy crypto fund. Sparango tells his journey to crypto and Solana that includes an impactful panel at our 2016 SALT event in Las Vegas. He discusses Solana’s rapid growth and the efforts involved in building such a new technology. He walks through the Solana verticals on which he’s focused: DeFi, payments, gaming, NFTs and DAOs. Finally, he offers his thoughts on the current crypto cycle, institutional participation and global crypto infrastructure. —————————————————————— Watch this video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SALTTube/videos For podcast transcripts and show notes, visit https://www.salt.org/talks/about Moderated by Anthony Scaramucci. Developed, created and produced by SALT Venture Group, LLC. #SALT #SALTCrypto