
Episode #82
Can Solana Power the Future of Finance? | Nick Almond, Jito Foundation
Could Solana become the foundation of a new financial system — one capable of competing with Nasdaq and bringing global capital markets on-chain? Nick Almond, Head of Governance at the Jito Foundation and co-author of the Solana Constitution, joins Rupert Pickering on AllInCrypto to explore Solana’s future, Jito’s growing role in the ecosystem, and the changing economics of cryptocurrency. Nick explains why Solana is moving beyond memecoins towards becoming serious financial infrastructure, how Jito is building the network’s market layer through JitoSOL, BAM and JTX, and why institutional adoption depends on more than just transaction speed. The conversation also covers SOL staking and inflation, JTO token economics, MEV and sandwich attacks, decentralized governance, and the potential convergence of AI and blockchain. Can Solana become the backbone of 24/7 global finance and what role will Jito play in building it? Join us for a conversation about the future of crypto, capital markets and digital finance.






