Amir Haleem - CEO, Nova Labs & Founder, Helium Ep #71

Amir Haleem (CEO, Nova Labs & Founder, Helium) talks with Austin about the Helium story and the current proposal to move Helium to the Solana blockchain. 0:00 - Introduction 1:05 - Origins of the Helium network 5:24 - Early challenges for Helium 7:19 - Helium’s unique growth and economic models compared to other blockchains 11:35 - The geo-specificity of Helium’s rewards 14:18 - Why Helium started on its own L1 16:55 - Current disadvantages of Helium running on its own L1 20:46 - Why the time is right for a Helium migration 24:28 - Why Solana is the best scaling solution for Helium 28:56 - Composability as parts of the Helium network move off chain 30:57 - Solana’s role in supporting amazing applications 32:12 - How a migration will help Helium reclaim its internal engineering power 34:36 - How the upcoming vote will impact Helium validators and hotspot operators 36:27 - How Helium’s migration will open up the Solana ecosystem to its community 37:36 - Recent developments in cellular networks 41:59 - How long will Helium’s migration onto Solana take, and what will it entail? DISCLAIMER The content herein is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, options, futures, or other derivatives related to securities in any jurisdiction, nor should not be relied upon as advice to buy, sell or hold any of the foregoing. This content is intended to be general in nature and is not specific to you, the user or anyone else. You should not make any decision, financial, investment, trading or otherwise, based on any of the information presented without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with a professional advisor. Solana Foundation Foundation and its agents, advisors, council members, officers and employees (the “Foundation Parties”) make no representation or warranties, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy of the information herein and expressly disclaims any and all liability that may be based on such information or any errors or omissions therein. The Foundation Parties shall have no liability whatsoever, under contract, tort, trust or otherwise, to any person arising from or related to the content or any use of the information contained herein by you or any of your representatives.