We're back with the third episode of Rightcurve! This time we sit down with Brennan Watt, VP of Core Engineering at Anza, and Lucas Bruder, co-founder and CEO of Jito Labs. Brennan shares insights on Anza's mission to build resilient and efficient infrastructure for Solana, the evolution of the validator client Agave, and the architectural changes behind Solana’s rapid performance gains. Lucas offers perspective from Jito’s vantage point on validator optimization, modularity, MEV, and how infrastructure decisions shape the user experience. Anza's 2025 Mission blog article: https://www.anza.xyz/blog/anzas-2025-mission-on-the-road-to-1m-tps Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 00:31 - Backgrounds 02:36 - Culture 03:15 - Evolution of Solana Core Development 07:09 - Improvements & Coordination 10:00 - Client Diversity 12:05 - Jito Labs Role 13:40 - Benefits of Multiple Clients 16:00 - Bottlenecks Over the Years 18:00 - Central Scheduler & Execution Efficiency 20:33 - Stake-Weighted QoS 28:55 - Incident Response 34:00 - Impact of Memecoin Mania 40:05 - Skip Rate & Slot Time Improvements 41:25 - Tangible UX Gains in Solana 42:10 - Roadmap for 2025 45:00 - Optimizing Memory and Turbine 51:45 - Protocol vs Tech Debt Improvements 54:20 - Research, Economics & Consensus Innovation 56:51 - Modular Validator Architecture 59:10 - Solana’s Architectural Tradeoffs 01:01:09 - MEV’s Role in Solana’s Future 01:03:40 - More Transparency 01:06:16 - IBRL 01:07:13 - Outro Stake with Jito: https://bit.ly/4asGYKK Follow on X: https://twitter.com/midcurvemedia Join the Community: https://discord.gg/jitocommunity __ Disclaimers: Nothing said on Midcurve 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. Brian and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
We're back with the third episode of Rightcurve! This time we sit down with Brennan Watt, VP of Core Engineering at Anza, and Lucas Bruder, co-founder and CEO of Jito Labs. Brennan shares insights on Anza's mission to build resilient and efficient infrastructure for Solana, the evolution of the validator client Agave, and the architectural changes behind Solana’s rapid performance gains. Lucas offers perspective from Jito’s vantage point on validator optimization, modularity, MEV, and how infrastructure decisions shape the user experience.
Anza's 2025 Mission blog article: https://www.anza.xyz/blog/anzas-2025-mission-on-the-road-to-1m-tps
Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
00:31 - Backgrounds
02:36 - Culture
03:15 - Evolution of Solana Core Development
07:09 - Improvements & Coordination
10:00 - Client Diversity
12:05 - Jito's Role
13:40 - Benefits of Multiple Clients
16:00 - Bottlenecks Over the Years
18:00 - Central Scheduler & Execution Efficiency
20:33 - Stake-Weighted QoS
28:55 - Incident Response
34:00 - Impact of Memecoin Mania
40:05 - Skip Rate & Slot Time Improvements
41:25 - Tangible UX Gains in Solana
42:10 - Roadmap for 2025
45:00 - Optimizing Memory and Turbine
51:45 - Protocol vs Tech Debt Improvements
54:20 - Research, Economics & Consensus Innovation
56:51 - Modular Validator Architecture
59:10 - Solana’s Architectural Tradeoffs
01:01:09 - MEV’s Role in Solana’s Future
01:03:40 - More Transparency
01:06:16 - IBRL
01:07:13 - Outro
Stake with Jito: https://bit.ly/4asGYKK
Follow on X: https://twitter.com/midcurvemedia
Join the Community: https://discord.gg/jitocommunity
__
Disclaimers: Nothing said on Midcurve 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. Brian and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.