Solana could play a major role in bringing the next wave of users into crypto, even if many of them never realize they are interacting with a blockchain. Mike Dudas, co-founder of crypto investment firm 6th Man Ventures, believes Solana’s infrastructure is well suited for consumer applications that can make on-chain activity feel invisible.

Speaking on Decrypt’s Fomo Hour podcast, Dudas pointed to Solana’s broad range of use cases as one of its biggest strengths. The network supports everything from meme coins and decentralized finance to newer applications such as stock trading.

Dudas, whose firm was an early investor in Pump.fun and other Solana-based projects, said the network’s underlying infrastructure could support crypto…