How Marinade Went from Hackathon OG's to Wall Street w/ Michael Repetny

About this episode

Austin chats with Michael Repetny about Marinade's history and its role in the Solana ecosystem.

In this episode, Austin chats with Michael Repetny, a core contributor to Marinade. They discuss the history and technical details of Marinade, its role in the Solana ecosystem, and its approach to staking.

People in this episode

Host: Austin Federa

Guest: Michael Repetny

Topics covered

• Marinade
• Solana ecosystem
• staking
• hackathon
• technology
• business

Keywords

• Marinade
• Solana
• staking
• hackathon
• technology
• business

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Marinade, Solana

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