Solana could quietly become the "everything chain" as crypto apps move into the mainstream, according to investor Mike Dudas. Speaking on Decrypt’s Fomo Hour podcast, Dudas — co-founder of 6th Man Ventures and an early backer of Pump.fun and other Solana projects — said the network’s biggest edge is its breadth of use cases. “The reason I think Solana is in a great position is because it is sort of the everything chain of trading and money movement and settlement,” he said, calling the chain “performant, flexible, and multi-use case.” A key part of that thesis: consumer apps are increasingly hiding blockchain complexity. Users can fund accounts with familiar rails such as Apple Pay and never touch a wallet or interact directly with a blockchain. Dudas expects that’s how “most people are going to experience ‘on-chain’ moving forward.” What makes those seamless experiences possible, he added, is Solana’s under-the-hood infrastructure: always-on availability, deep liquidity, low fees and near-instant settlement. “The unsexy stuff enables the stuff that people use,” Dudas said. He contrasted Solana with corporate-backed chains like Coinbase’s Base and Robinhood Chain, arguing those platforms face commercial incentives to steer users toward revenue-generating products — a different set of pressures than an ecosystem that supports many varied use cases. On tokenomics, Dudas voiced support for moves to reduce SOL issuance. Validators are currently weighing SGP-0003, a pair of proposals that would accelerate reductions in new SOL issuance and boost the share of SOL burned by network fees. Dudas called the idea “reasonable,” adding that “the notion that you need massive amounts of inflation for security has been overdone.” If approved, SGP-0003 could tighten supply — a potential positive for investors if demand holds or rises. Dudas also praised Solana’s meme-coin and broader speculative ecosystem for its resilience during market downturns. He argued the network’s willingness to host everything from memecoins to on-chain stock trading is a competitive strength, noting the Solana Foundation’s vocal support for a wide range of applications. Bottom line: with its performance and flexibility, Solana could onboard hundreds of millions of users into crypto — many without ever knowing they’re using a blockchain. Read more AI-generated news on: undefined/news