"The number of people who care enough about crypto to buy a phone from a crypto company is somewhat finite. But the audience who cares about self-custody is massive"
Emmett Hollyer, Head of Solana Mobile, on why they're putting their stack on other Android phones instead of just selling their own
"Android OEMs are under a ton of stress. Unless you're Samsung or Google, you have zero R&D budget, very limited margins. You're selling a commodity"
"Almost all of them already have digital assets on their roadmap but they don't have the R&D budget or expertise to execute. That's a perfect opportunity for us to step in"
"Buying a phone is a very personal decision. They might not come to us for their next phone. So tackling the existing distribution and hardware already out there is the best use of our time"