Solana Just Got Insanely Faster!🚀China’s "Cheap & Good" Strategy
Solana’s Alpenglow upgrade went live today, targeting finality in about 150 milliseconds instead of roughly 13 seconds. China isn’t trying to build the best chips or the best AI, it’s winning with products that are cheap and good enough, and Solana runs the same playbook in crypto. We break down Alpenglow, the chip dip, BYD, China’s crypto thaw, and why both look like buys.
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00:00 Intro
00:10 Sponsor: Tangem
00:50 China GDP grows
01:00 Red 10 weeks
01:15 CXMT falls despite record revenue (but growth slowed)
01:35 Charts
02:05 Elon supports Micron
02:20 DDR prices
02:50 EV lanscape
03:10 BYD is proof the U.S. doesn't matter
03:25 Anthony Stephens on China's AI strategy
04:40 China could start crypto supercycle next
05:05 Coinbase warned China might be moving ahead
05:40 How Solana did it: money offshore, technology onshore
06:10 Solana chart
06:30 Alpenglow
07:10 Mastercard vs Solana
07:30 XRP no keeping up
#Crypto #Solana #china
~Solana Just Got Insanely Faster!🚀China’s "Cheap & Good" Strategy ~
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~This episode is sponsored by Tangem~
Tangem ➜ https://bit.ly/TangemPBN
Use Code: "PBN" for Additional Discounts!
00:00 Intro
00:10 Sponsor: Tangem
00:50 China GDP grows
01:00 Red 10 weeks
01:15 CXMT falls despite record revenue (but growth slowed)
01:35 Charts
02:05 Elon supports Micron
02:20 DDR prices
02:50 EV lanscape
03:10 BYD is proof the U.S. doesn't matter
03:25 Anthony Stephens on China's AI strategy
04:40 China could start crypto supercycle next
05:05 Coinbase warned China might be moving ahead
05:40 How Solana did it: money offshore, technology onshore
06:10 Solana chart
06:30 Alpenglow
07:10 Mastercard vs Solana
07:30 XRP no keeping up
#Crypto #Solana #china
~Solana Just Got Insanely Faster!🚀China’s "Cheap & Good" Strategy ~
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Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-paul-barron-crypto-show--4747781/support.
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Get official PBN merch! ➜ https://merch.paulbarronnetwork.com/
~ The Best Self Custody Wallet ➜ https://tangem.com/en/ Use Code PBN for Additional Discounts!
~ The Best Crypto Exchange ➜ Coinbase, get up to $200 in crypto - coinbase-consumer.sjv.io/BARRON
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