Ben Coverston
CEO of Harmonic and co-founder of Temporal with a background in quantitative trading and market-making; speaks about Solana block-building, transaction scheduling, DeFi market structure, and Harmonic's technical design.
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Mar 17, 2026 • 1h 1min
Harmonic Fires Back in Solana’s Block Building Wars | Ben Coverston
Ben Coverston, CEO of Harmonic and co-founder of Temporal, brings a quant trading background to crypto. He dives into Solana block building and Harmonic’s multi-builder, microblock technical design. Conversation covers transaction scheduling, market structure debates, decentralization tradeoffs, MCP/Alpenglow protocol ideas, and how these changes could reshape DeFi ordering and competition.
Nov 18, 2025 • 33min
How Harmonic Solved Solana's Biggest Problem | Ben Coverston
Ben Coverston, Founding Engineer at Temporal and cofounder of Harmonic, dives into the exciting advancements in Solana's blockchain. He discusses how Harmonic's open block-building system fosters a competitive marketplace for builders, making transactions faster and more efficient. Coverston shares insights on improving inclusion latency and the ambition of transforming Solana into an on-chain Nasdaq. He also reflects on lessons learned from Solana's early challenges and the potential for future growth, aiming for up to a million transactions per second while maintaining decentralization.
