Solana’s ecosystem is transitioning from meme coins, NFTs, and short-term speculative games toward financial infrastructure, decentralized finance, trading, and payments. The project is strengthening fast on-chain processing, payments, and settlement as part of an “Internet Capital Markets” vision, drawing growing interest from traditional finance in tokenization and stablecoins.
Backpack CEO Armani Perrante told CoinDesk that Solana has spent the past year focusing more prudently on financial infrastructure. He added that discussions around DeFi, trading, and payments are now more prominent than NFT projects or speculative games. He argued that this shift signals maturity rather than diminished appeal for Solana.
Looking ahead, Perrante said Solana’s long-term role will be a neutral settlement layer, with tokenization applicable to all assets including stocks and derivatives. He cautioned that real-world adoption requires regulatory interfaces and a move away from a free-for-all market, noting that maturity means engaging with the real economy. He also concluded that Solana is choosing to position for the global finance move on-chain, and believes the strategy will bear fruit.
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