🚀 Edward Snowden took the stage at Near’s Redacted conference in Bangkok, humorously dubbing Solana as “born in prison” due to its hefty VC backing. He warned that such funding might handcuff blockchain networks, but hinted Solana could still shine.

Snowden championed decentralization as a shield against AI-driven surveillance, which he humorously described as a system that could spot anyone "weird" in real-time.

He also cheered for open-source tools, calling them "incredibly empowering" and urging everyone to dive into them. "The sky's the limit," he quipped, nudging us all to take the plunge!