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Fireside chat with Michael Lau highlights financial emphasis, Asia’s centrality, and growth driven by revenue
Solana Foundation President Lily Liu (CoinDesk)
Key points:
- Blockchain’s finance-centered reality: Liu dismisses broad “web3” ventures, asserting that blockchains are most effective in open, tokenized capital markets to equalize access to and formation of global assets.
- Asia as the true hub of crypto: With its historical leadership in Bitcoin and significant scale, the region is considered the main market; Solana acts as neutral infrastructure for billions of internet users.
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During a fireside chat at Consensus Hong Kong 2026, Solana Foundation President Lily Liu elaborated on her “Internet Capital Markets” vision with moderator Michael Lau, Chairman of Consensus.
Liu contended that the genuine power of blockchains lies in finance and markets, rather than in idealistic, general-purpose technology. She envisioned the tokenization of all global assets on-chain, facilitating effortless access from everyday transactions to high-frequency trading, thus creating a cohesive, global marketplace for capital formation.
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Liu traced the evolution of crypto fundraising from early ICOs to swift modern capital raises, asserting that this adaptable fundamental should support non-crypto projects and enterprises globally. She emphasized the democratization of talent and capital formation, which is infrequent in many markets, as crypto’s essential societal influence.
Underlining Asia’s crucial significance, Liu referred to it as crypto’s “core market,” not a frontier, due to its Bitcoin roots and extensive user/talent pool. Liu advocated for revenue-oriented metrics over governance tokens, asserting that true network and application usage must foster sustainable value growth for holders, ensuring long-term independence and opportunities.
