In this episode of Blocklayer Podcast, Kenzi Takahashi speaks with Lily Liu, President of the Solana Foundation, about a framework that changes how you evaluate crypto networks: blockchains aren’t best understood as companies — they behave more like cities.

Lily is an entrepreneur and investor focused on crypto, with experience as a CFO and operating executive across the U.S., China, and a range of emerging markets. She’s the co-founder of Anagram, was part of the founding team behind Osmosis, and has advised Brave Software. Previously, she co-founded Earn.com, which was acquired by Coinbase in 2018.

In the conversation, Lily explains why trying to “run a blockchain like a company” often caps its potential — and why ecosystems scale ...