Solana is still not great for payments, Abrams argues
Zach Abrams · Stablecoin special: Zach Abrams (Bridge) and Henri Stern (Privy) · Nov 4, 2025 · at 38:30
Zach Abrams, co-founder of Bridge, evaluates whether modern scalable blockchains like Solana have adequately solved payment-specific infrastructure requirements.
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“Solana is a great blockchain for a lot of use cases, but it's still not great for payments.”
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