Why has programmable scalable crypto only existed for about two years?
Replied byMert Mumtaz
Co-Founder & CEO at Helius
Niche: Cryptocurrency
Revenue: Not Publicly Disclosed/month
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Started: 2022
People point out that Bitcoin has been around for over a decade. However, programmable blockchains that can actually handle high transaction volume without breaking have only existed for about two years. Solana only recently resolved its core bottleneck issues to enable stable, high-throughput applications.
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