# Temporal CEO Says Solana Needs a Stronger Derivatives Market By Sonny Jang Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/people/50875 Published: 2026-11-07T14:29:13.000Z Updated: 2026-11-07T14:29:13.000Z Section: People > Michael Marcantonio linked market structure to Solana’s ability to compete for traders. Temporal’s business spans block building, onchain market making and transaction execution. Temporal CEO Michael Marcantonio said Solana needs a stronger derivatives market to compete for traders, putting market structure at the center of his view of the network’s competitive outlook. In a recent social media post, Marcantonio called for more development in derivatives and connected that work with changes to Solana’s market structure. He framed those issues as relevant to the network’s appeal to traders. Solana is known for high transaction speeds and low costs. Temporal’s business spans [block building, onchain market making and transaction execution](). The company appointed Marcantonio CEO during a growth phase across its product lineup. ## Links in this article - [block building, onchain market making and transaction execution](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/people/42238)