December 11-13, Solana Breakpoint 2025 is taking place in Abu Dhabi.
According to the organizers, the conference has gathered over 7,000 participants from more than 100 countries.
The Incrypted team attended the event and gathered key announcements and snippets from the first day's presentations.
"It is an honor for me to welcome you to Solana Breakpoint 2025. This is a significant moment for us, as the event is taking place in the Middle East for the first time. The vision of the UAE has always revolved around digitization, blockchain, and tokenization. […] I am grateful to the Solana Foundation for choosing the Emirates for a conference that will lay the foundation for forming connections between digital assets and institutional capital," said Rashed Abdulkarim Al Bloushi, head of the registration department of the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).
After the opening speech, representatives of the Solana Foundation took the stage — the head of the organization, Lilly Liu, and the marketing director, Akshay BD. According to them, this conference promises to be the largest of all previous ones with over 7,000 participants from 105 countries.
According to Akshay BD, Solana today is the "Silicon Valley in the blockchain space." Additionally, due to regulatory shifts, 2025 has become the year of institutional adoption of the ecosystem, noted Liu.$SOL
