#332: Armani Ferrante, CEO of Backpack, on Solana and Web3 Super Apps

Armani Ferrante is the founder and CEO of Backpack. The Backpack ecosystem of companies, creators of the Backpack wallet, the Mad Lads NFT collection, the xNFT standard, and Backpack Exchange. Before founding Backpack in April 2022, he was the creator of Anchor, a groundbreaking developer tool that revolutionized programming on Solana.  Anchor has become an integral part of numerous Solana projects and protocols, and bonding its commitments to simplifying the developer experience. Armani graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in Computer Science and before dedicating all his effort into crypto and web3, he used to work for Apple as a software engineer.In this conversation, we discuss:- Super Apps in crypto- Growth of the Solana ecosystem- Hill climbing business mindset- Backpack- Mad Lads NFT collection- Anchor developer tools- Solana vs Ethereum- Multi-threaded and parallel blockchains - the future of web3- Speed, security, applications - the 3 things people care about- The future of consumer cryptoBackpackWebsite: backpack.appX: @BackpackDiscord: discord.gg/backpackArmani FerranteX: @armaniferrante  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  This episode is brought to you by PrimeXBT.  PrimeXBT offers a robust trading system for both beginners and professional traders that demand highly reliable market data and performance. Traders of all experience levels can easily design and customize layouts and widgets to best fit their trading style. PrimeXBT is always offering innovative products and professional trading conditions to all customers.   PrimeXBT is running an exclusive promotion for listeners of the podcast. After making your first deposit, 50% of that first deposit will be credited to your account as a bonus that can be used as additional collateral to open positions.  Code: CRYPTONEWS50  This promotion is available for a month after activation. Click the link below:  PrimeXBT x CRYPTONEWS50

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