How Firedancer Will Unlock Solana's Scaling Roadmap | Lucas Bruder, Liam Heeger

Lucas Bruder and Liam Heeger join us to discuss how Firedancer will transform Solana. Lucas (the co-founder of Jito) and Liam (a core engineer at Jump working on Firedancer) are two of the most talented developers in the Solana ecosystem. In this episode, we cover Solana's scheduler challenge, blockspace market dynamics, how Jito impacts transaction efficiency, Firedancer's goal and impact on client diversity, governance, validator profitability, applications for Jito's Stakenet and more! - - (00:00) Introduction (00:56) Solving Solana’s Core Challenges (11:11) The Downstream Effect of Solana’s Network Jitter (14:12) Jito’s Role in Optimizing Solana’s Performance (17:43) Intro to Firedancer and Validator Clients (23:24) DAS London Plug (24:21) Firedancer and Client Diversity (39:27) Why Optimize the Base Layer? (43:28) How Multiple Clients Impact Shipping Velocity (49:56) JitoSOL and Governance Responsibilities (52:33) Validator Profitability (55:18) Stakenet and Restaking (01:02:53) Predictions and Hot Takes - - Join us at DAS (Digital Asset Summit) in London this March! DAS is the #1 institutional conference in crypto, hosted by Blockworks. Use the link below to learn more, and use LIGHTSPEED10 to get 10% off your ticket! Sign up now because the price goes up every month. See you there! Learn more + get your ticket here: https://blockworks.co/event/digital-asset-summit-2024-london/home - - Follow Lucas: https://twitter.com/buffalu__ Follow Liam: https://twitter.com/CantelopePeel Follow Mert: https://twitter.com/0xMert_ Follow Garrett: https://twitter.com/GarrettHarper_ Follow Lightspeed: https://twitter.com/Lightspeedpodhq Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/43o3Syk Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3OhiXgV Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3OkF7PD Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources WTF is Stakenet by Lucas https://buffalu.substack.com/p/wtf-is-stakenet Umbra Research https://www.umbraresearch.xyz/ Jito https://www.jito.network/ Jump Trading https://www.jumptrading.com/ - -  Disclaimers: Lightspeed was kickstarted by a grant from the Solana Foundation. Nothing said on Lightspeed is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mert, Garrett and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.