Solana Chair Lily Liu: Fintech doesn’t need 'flashy tricks,' it needs speed, cost, liquidity, and utility. At Binance Blockchain Week in Dubai, Lily Liu @calilyliu emphasized that Solana’s core goal has never been 'technology for the sake of technology,' but rather building infrastructure that truly serves the financial system. She pointed out that the four core needs of finance are: speed, cost, programmability, and liquidity. Solana chose to integrate all these capabilities on a single chain, which is why it insists on not doing L2s, sharding, or sub-chains. 'This is why Solana was seen as a “heretic” in its early days, and it’s also the key to keeping our vision clear.' Lily stated that the most valuable platform is one that enables developers to build applications and enhance the “utility of money.”