Lorien Gabel, CEO of Figment | Powering 8% of Solana and 5% of Ethereum: Inside Institutional Staking & the Future of Crypto Infrastructure | Bitcoin.com News Podcast

Bitcoin.com News Interviews · Sep 7, 2025 · 21m

Lorien Gabel (@loriengabel), Co-Founder and CEO of Figment, joins Frederick Munawa (@FrederickMunawa) on the Bitcoin.com News Podcast to uncover the unseen backbone of blockchain infrastructure — institutional staking.With Figment responsible for 7–8% of Solana blocks and nearly 5% of Ethereum blocks, Gabel reveals what it really takes to secure the world’s leading proof-of-stake networks. He shares insights from four decades in tech, beginning with Canada’s first ISPs to now running one of the largest crypto infrastructure companies in the world.The conversation dives deep into how…