Anatoly Yakovenko and Emmett Hollyer - Updates from Solana Mobile - TOKEN2049 Singapore 2024

hey folks um I'm anatol yakovenko co-founder of salana and CEO of salana labs so today I come to you as a humble phone salesman um we founded salana mobile because we believed that it's time for crypto to go mobile that means bringing the web 3 we all know of tokens defi adaps to mobile phones and mobile technology stuff like GPS cameras and NFC sensors to web3 for developers we wanted to create a a free and unrestricted App Store one without the 30% Apple and Google tax or the cryptophobia censorship for users we wanted to offer a cohesive web3 mobile experience with the highest level of security available on a mobile device in doing so we thought would open up a new frontier for web 3 and lay a path towards breaking the App Store doop when we released The salana Saga in early 2023 it was a depth of the bare Market we knew it would be challenging honestly there were times when we doubted we'd make it in fact it there were times it seemed like everyone doubted The Saga would make it it did turn out to be an award-winning phone um things change rewards happen mem coins happen Bon happened we sold over 15,000 devices in a single day The Saga sold out wow and 93% of users actively engaged with the DAP store which is home to nearly 100 daps salana ecosystem projects and developers have distributed millions of dollars of rewards to Saga users kickstarting the three mobile flywheel although I'd love to stand up here and take all the credit it was the Ingenuity of salon devs and the maniacal energy of the salana community that made it happen what they showed us is that the phone is only part of the product that the device makes possible is real magic it's more than a phone it's a web 3 magnet so getting 20,000 devices in our users's hands was a major Milestone but for crypto to go mobile we knew we needed to make the phone more accessible more affordable with natively integrated hardware and software this next phase what we call chapter 2 depending on SE depended on selling at least 100,000 units it was a big step into the unknown so the response to chapter 2 was overwhelming it sold more units in its first day than the Saga sold all year with our community Community Support we exceeded our Target in a matter of weeks now with over 140,000 pre-sale devices that have been purchased from 57 countries the fly wheel is in full motion there's been over 150 million in rewards flowing to chapter 2 customers so far it seemed clear to us that we're on to something special here so we're honored that you put your faith in us it's what drives us every day the progress the salana mobile team is making is really impressive and today we can begin to show you just some of the reasons why we're so excited that's why I'm here to announce the next chapter for salana mobile [Music] [Applause] woo I actually have a prototype with me would you guys like to see it good boots it's not an air fryer so for the latest on Seeker I'd like to welcome EMT Holier general manager of salana mobile fight the [Applause] doop cool thanks man thanks toally uh hi everyone I'm EMT the general manager of salana mobile so so what exactly is salana Seeker to us it's the definitive web3 mobile device we've been deep in build mode for months and we still have a lot of work left to do but let me show you around Seager is a beautiful mobile phone it's engineered to harmonize its hardware and its software for web 3 it's lighter it's brighter it's got better cameras longer battery life all at a much more accessible price point than its predecessor like its predecessor seed vault is at the heart of Seeker seed Vault lives in its own environment abstracted from apps and from the Android operating system to keep your seeds safe it's designed to provide the most secure mobile crypto experience on the market but with Seeker we've taken seed Vault one step further introducing seed Vault wallet created exclusively for Seeker with our friends at Soul flare seed Vault wallet is a mobile first wallet that's native integrated to supercharge your seed Vault experience with a seamless ux that means for users a double tap can sign transactions and you can save your fingers from a workout you can also switch between a primary and a burner mode so you have peace of mind you can save time and you never have to worry about complicated account management where seed Vault has been built to offer the best security seed Vault wallet has been built to give the best user experience and the seed Vault wallet will plug directly into the updated Salon mobile dap store we've updated the DAP store we've equipped it with features like rewards tracking so users can monitor all of their earning and rewards opportunities in one place we'll have support for web daps and will'll have improved discoverability and we think that's going to be pretty important because there are tons of teams already building for Seeker with zero fees and crypto-friendly policies the salon adap store will continue to be the home of the best web 3 experiences on and of course uh seeker comes with the Seeker Genesis token it's the key to unlocking rewards access and content throughout the salana ecosystem for users the Genesis token is like a VIP membership to the heart of salana and for Builders it gives the confidence that whether you want to test new features launch new reward programs you'll be connecting with real live Salo mobile ogs this alignment of incentives is what makes Seeker the most powerful rewards magnet in all of web 3 and until Seeker launches pre-orders come with a chapter 2 pre-order token so you can keep the rewards flowing while you wait Seeker a beacon for Salon adaps dii deepin AI payments games nft if it's happening on salana it's happening on Seeker this is the salana ecosystem in your pocket there's a ton of teams already building like I mentioned and many of those will be announced soon but let's give you a glimpse of what to expect if you're planning to use Seeker as an everyday driver or as your secondary device your crypto phone you can put it to work earning for you with dpin apps helium mobile will be providing 4 months of free coverage to Seekers plus there will be exciting opportunities to map the growing helium Network that are only available on Seeker we worked closely with helium and many of the other deepins teams in the ecosystem to make sure that seeker and all of its sensors are optimized so that Builders can build more advanced dpin apps custom for seeker and of course uh getting rewards with Seeker are great but with Seeker you can also create the rewards you wish to see in the world moonshot powered by deck screener will be bringing its token launch platform with Seeker optimizations next year Seekers can launch their own tokens and even Auto allocate a share of their token Supply to other s Seekers with a single click and tokens launched on moonshot with Seeker will have improved boosts for rewards and discoverability on their platform salana was the first blockchain to integrate Ai and Seeker carries that one step further Seekers can use althia AI to generate tokenized AI agents of familiar or new faces that can interact with your favorite onchain programs and even connect you to the rest of the salana community and for gamers there will be a slew of web 3 games and secret exclusives including limited edition assets and rewards in parallel colony which will be launching in the DAP store WindSeeker ships next year in addition to all of the great dap exclusives that are coming to Seeker helus is also launching Airship a z K compression tool that makes air drops 4,000 times cheaper historically it's cost upward of $40,000 to do airdrops to the entire salana mobile Community but with Airship that gets down to as little as a $100 and every token drop initiated through Airship will have the option to Auto allocate to Seekers with a single click and that's just the beginning uh it would take all day to stand up here and go through all of the things that we're excited about from the community and the things that we're building on our own the story of salana mobile has been written by the salana community and chapter two of that story is Seeker we invite every team in the ecosystem to participate and helping us write what comes next our teams here at token 2049 and at breakpoint starting tomorrow uh come find us come talk to us whether you're a builder or somebody who's waiting for your Seeker we want to hear more about what you're excited about what you want to Seer will be shipping in mid 2025 and we cannot wait to get it in your hands to those of you that have already ordered you'll know that the chapter 2 pre-order token is a taste of what's to come and uh to those of you that haven't we've reintroduced the founder window pricing so the phone will be back down at $450 through the end of breakpoint on the 21st token thank you for having us obviously this is a a glimpse of what's to come but like I said we cannot wait to get Seeker in your hands and see the future of what great mobile experiences are yet to come thanks so much