In this week's episode of The Rundown, Michael and Shiv provide an overview of liquid staking on Solana and a comparison of Marinade Finance and Jito — the largest liquid staking solutions on the network. Learn more about staking on Solana and Marinade Finance here: https://marinade.finance/ The duo also provides a recap of the top stories in crypto in 2023— to help you learn from what transpired as we head into the next adoption cycle. Topics covered: - Marinade Finance vs Jito (liquid staking solutions on Solana) - Shift in Federal Reserve Monetary Policy - Early 2023: distressed crypto assets and "operation choke point 2.0" - Mid 2023: Crypto wins in the Courts - Mid 2023: Ethereum Shapella Upgrade and the ETH Stake Rate - End of 2023 — Going onchain: Friend.tech (social media), Bitcoin Ordinals & BTC Fees, L2s driving gas fees to Ethereum, Solana active users rising We hope you enjoy the episode! ----- Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGQqZBVIFO8agRSJ1gQCMKw?sub_confirmation=1 Subscribe on Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedefireport Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-defi-report/id1717262936 The Ethereum Investment Framework: https://thedefireport.gumroad.com/l/ethereuminvestmentframework Subscribe to The DeFi Report Newsletter: https://thedefireport.io/#newsletter Follow Michael: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-austin-nadeau/ Follow Shiv: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shivmehta/ Learn More about Token Terminal: https://tokenterminal.com/