{"id":657946,"date":"2025-03-20T04:00:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T01:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/i-am-ashamed-solana-ceo-breaks-silence-over-controversial-ad-backlash\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T04:00:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T01:00:32","slug":"i-am-ashamed-solana-ceo-breaks-silence-over-controversial-ad-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/i-am-ashamed-solana-ceo-breaks-silence-over-controversial-ad-backlash\/","title":{"rendered":"#\u2018I am ashamed\u2019 \u2014 Solana CEO breaks silence over controversial ad backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float:right;margin:0 0 10px 15px;width:240px\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMDMvMDE5NWIwNzItMjc1NS03YWExLTg1YjAtNDYxYjc3OGEyNWQ5.jpg\" class=\"type:primaryImage\">\n                    <\/p>\n<p>The Solana Labs CEO says the controversial advertisement was \u201cgnawing at [his] soul\u201c and promises Solana will stay out of \u201ccultural wars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><p>Solana Labs CEO Anatoly Yakovenko has broken his silence over the \u201cAmerica Is Back \u2014 Time to Accelerate\u201d advertisement, which blended American patriotism and tech innovation with political messaging around gender identity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ad was bad, and it\u2019s still gnawing at my soul,\u201d Yakovenko <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/aeyakovenko\/status\/1902388813202325635\" rel=\"null\" target=\"null\" title=\"null\">said<\/a> in a March 19 X post after receiving immense backlash over the controversial ad.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Yakovenko praised those in the Solana ecosystem who called out the \u201cmess\u201d that was posted on Solana\u2019s X account, which accumulated around 1.2 million views and 1,300 comments before it was deleted roughly nine hours later.<\/p>\n<p>Read more<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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