Brooklyn teen deploys Solana node for his high school

Key Points

1. Nick Manannikov, a recent graduate of Brooklyn Technical High School, helped launch a Solana validator node for the school's crypto club through his company Shark Labs.

2. The high school node oversees roughly 15,000 staked SOL, offering students practical experience in running blockchain nodes.

3. Manannikov came to the US as a political refugee and entered crypto through NFTs and memecoins before founding Shark Node, an RPC business.

4. Shark Labs expanded into running Solana validators and secured a spot in the Solana Foundation Delegation Program after a chance meeting with a foundation executive.

5. Manannikov's company is now partnering with 20 other entities, demonstrating his belief in the limitless opportunities in crypto.