Brian @brian_smith_0 Twitter profile

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Brian

@brian_smith_0

2 years

idk how anyone does crypto taxes. i'm like 3 out of 10 degen and they are impossible. koinly is dogshit

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@brian_smith_0

2 years

BONK now has a market cap ($32mm) bigger than every Solana DeFi project except Serum🙃

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@brian_smith_0

2 years

Maybe it's a good idea for critical wallet software to be open source

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@brian_smith_0

8 months

1-year growth for Jito: Validators: 50->550 Weekly tippers: 10->50k We were begging users to onboard with all support possible. Now we can't keep up, but the community has organically filled the void It's one of the most rewarding parts of this journey. The Jito community rocks

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@brian_smith_0

9 months

Today was fun and exciting for JTO's future. But JTO was only one piece of this puzzle. Dozens of projects have been collaborating for weeks to make this happen. JTO was immediately plugged into Solana DeFi while the network operated seamlessly despite high traffic

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@brian_smith_0

3 months

MOTHER is much closer to the future of finance than whatever is happening in ETH restaking land currently

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@brian_smith_0

9 months

Sam-coin era is over. Last 3 weeks were just the start

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@brian_smith_0

10 months

Jupiter's contribution to SOL are still underrated. Over 80% market share with best price routing and smart slippage settings. Almost never see users rekt like this on Solana

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@moo9000

10 months

Somebody loses all of his $45k for MEV bots in a single trade.

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@brian_smith_0

6 months

Jito's client has 822 validators using it. Not a single one has criticized this decision, which will reduce their revenue. Most have applauded it. Solana alignment means growing the pie and everyone is onboard.

defi guy 🔥🦅

@0xShitTrader

6 months

Solana's biggest cultural advantage isn't valuing engineering—it's valuing product and having user empathy. Everyone remembers the delight of using Solana for the first time and that needs to be protected at all costs.

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@brian_smith_0

1 year

You should be aggressively airdrop farming pre-token DeFi projects on SOL. The tokens are coming and tokenomics will be much better this time around. Get ready for Solana summer + airdrop season

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@brian_smith_0

2 years

I recently joined @jito_labs . Thrilled to be working alongside a team of extremely talented engineers focused on ensuring Solana MEV is harvested responsibly

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@brian_smith_0

2 months

Someone build blinks for sports betting. Tweet live during big moments in games when already have attention. Reduced friction would significantly increase conversion.

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@brian_smith_0

6 months

SOL defi north star should be new users getting similar execution to OGs. Recently that wasn't the case, so Jito made a tough decision Can blame users, dapps, Jito, whatever. But if new users get rekt, they're gone. Retail adoption is only way for this industry to mean anything

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@mrjasonchoi

6 months

Solana is the top of funnel for retails to try crypto this cycle

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@brian_smith_0

11 months

90% of sports betting is from phones but no crypto betting projects have decent mobile UX. Build mobile-first if you want users

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@brian_smith_0

3 years

How long will @JetProtocol have 2% USDC borrow while @mangomarkets pays 20%+ (50% last 24H) on those deposits? Already going for over a week. Easiest arb in a while.

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@brian_smith_0

9 months

What would you like to use JTO or JitoSOL for that isn’t available today?

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@brian_smith_0

4 months

Mert is the goat Solana defender on twitter but @heliuslabs blog is massively underrated. Historically no good technical docs on Solana. Was a major barrier for new entrants but no longer true with their content

Helius Blog - Solana Development Hub

Your all-in-one hub for learning Solana development, tutorials, deep-dives, feature releases, and more.

www.helius.dev

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@brian_smith_0

2 years

from @dadadadaffy

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@brian_smith_0

10 months

Today is Solana’s inaugural validator conference - Block Zero. A huge step forward for the network’s governance and decentralization. See you all soon!

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@brian_smith_0

1 year

It's been awesome working with the giga-brains at Jito for the last 10 months. Solana DeFi is the most exciting place in crypto right now. Excited to help grow the ecosystem📈

buffalu

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1 year

everyone give @brian_smith_0 a round of applause (+ follow) for being promoted to @jito_labs COO! 👏👏👏

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1 year

Solana DeFi would benefit from a reliable wBTC product in this environment

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@brian_smith_0

2 years

Every time I dabble with other chains I get more bullish on Solana. L2 UX is trash

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@brian_smith_0

2 years

lol Kraken charges 2bps for USDC->USD conversions. I miss ftx

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@brian_smith_0

9 months

Airdrops for discord users may be the worst incentive in crypto. You're paying for spam and infecting every other discord. Please don't do this

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@brian_smith_0

6 months

. @jito_labs is growing fast. We need a superstar to work alongside me keeping everything running smoothly. Join an awesome team helping shape the future of Solana!

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@brian_smith_0

1 year

Good update on the SOL Foundation grant to Mango by @m_schneider . Should help answer some questions from the last few weeks

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@brian_smith_0

4 months

Congrats to entire @KaminoFinance community on a well executed launch in a tough environment. Already #1 in SOL TVL by a long-shot and viable path to becoming a DeFi superapp. This is only the beginning

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@brian_smith_0

6 months

Dream big and think positive sum

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@brian_smith_0

3 years

I'm skeptical on perp vAMMs (at least for most liquid pairs) but @DriftProtocol is really nice experience. Risk metrics much better than Mango (it's biggest weakness imo). Gonna be a funding arb bonanza too for non-whales.

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@brian_smith_0

10 months

"Competition is for losers" - Peter Thiel Solana teams need to focus on new products and markets. Current users are a blip long-term

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@brian_smith_0

1 year

1.5mm SOL now in JitoSOL 📈

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@brian_smith_0

6 months

Every day i become more like the trent of jito discord

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@brian_smith_0

10 months

DCA'ing into SOL via scam orca NFTs

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@brian_smith_0

2 years

"This Week's APY: 49.55%" 🤡

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@brian_smith_0

9 months

Very hard problem but scam NFTs are a real issue as SOL onboards inexperienced users. Dozens of user questions per day. Collectively need some ideas to protect these people so they don't get burned and leave forever.

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@brian_smith_0

2 years

Apps like @ottrfinance are one of the most important things for Solana to actually become mainstream. Ottr’s UX is catching up to Venmo fast.

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@brian_smith_0

2 years

Jump's whitepaper is a good reminder of the insane cost to be competitive in TradFi markets. Current DEXs recreate the issue. Open access doesn't matter if only multi bn $ funds can compete on latency. We need to experiment with novel designs that reduce latency edges.

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@brian_smith_0

9 months

No project in Solana can succeed in isolation. This was an effort across the entire community and shows how bright the future is Thank you to everyone for making today happen. Solana is special. Now is our opportunity to prove that

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@brian_smith_0

5 months

Validators - you need to get paid if you're providing staked connections for RPCs. Don't give away your time and value just because you're told it's "good for the network" Also, the community needs much more transparency around fair rates. Someone build a marketplace for this

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@brian_smith_0

2 years

Plenty of fair criticisms around @DriftProtocol 's settlement mechanism and vAMM designs generally. That said, team and product embodied best of Solana DeFi values: Transparent, open source, innovative.

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@brian_smith_0

2 years

. @abas_finance is the shit. Coolest new DeFi project launched so far this year.

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@brian_smith_0

2 years

It feels like everyone in Solana speaks fluent English. I can't tell whether that's a product of being in the English bubble or not. Are there Asian (or other) communities doing cool shit with zero crossover?

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@brian_smith_0

3 months

People are trying to dunk on the MEV decisions. Yet, not ONE of the ~1,500 validators on Solana has disclosed involvement in private mempools. Why is that? Maybe social coordination actually works. Interesting experiment and worth trying even if ends up in the same place.

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@brian_smith_0

2 years

An anon has 9 lives. After that, they get reincarnated as an Aptos shill.

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@brian_smith_0

21 days

Any TA experts want to help me identify the trend here?

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Brian

@brian_smith_0

7 months

Unicorn raises and high headcount are a curse in this space. Competing for the world’s fastest market in slow motion

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@brian_smith_0

3 years

@itsLeeee @LomahCrypto Assuming this:

Maelstrom

(Any views expressed in the below are the personal views of the author and should not form the basis for making investment decisions, nor be construed as a recommendation or advice to engage in inv…

blog.bitmex.com

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@brian_smith_0

10 months

Low float tokens from prior cycle did serious damage to the SOL ecosystem. Incumbent on those building now to do things right and "grow the pie". Glad Jup is leading the way (as usual)

meow 喵

@weremeow

10 months

Nailed it. That’s the intention. This is also why we titled the talk “Grow The Pie”, where the goal is to grow the Solana ecosystem forward together, starting with those who have used it before at some point in the past, followed by 3 more rounds of growth airdrops.

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@brian_smith_0

25 days

We often get asked what products jito (re)staking will enable that aren't possible today. SPN is the first example and should change the on-change custody landscape. Expect many more to come.

Squads

@SquadsProtocol

26 days

Announcing the Squads Policy Network (SPN): Advancing Smart Accounts through Distributed Policy Enforcement The SPN will bring granular transaction policies to onchain smart accounts in a trustless and decentralized way. Powered by Jito (Re)staking. Let's dive in ↓

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2 years

gm and happy Solana summer to all who celebrate

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@brian_smith_0

10 months

idk why crypto people shit on email so much. I'd be so much more productive if i wasn't context switching between TG/Discord/Slack every 2 minutes

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@brian_smith_0

11 months

One of the fastest ways to dox yourself as a cryptopleb is to ask "what's the reason for the JitoSOL TVL pump." Its path to 20mm+ is preordained. On any given day it needs no reasons.

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@jito_sol

11 months

We just hit 3 MILLION $SOL staked! LFG FAM! If you minted JitoSOL and are earning points, give this a RT.

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4 months

█████░░░░░️[10mm / 20mm+]

Brian

@brian_smith_0

11 months

One of the fastest ways to dox yourself as a cryptopleb is to ask "what's the reason for the JitoSOL TVL pump." Its path to 20mm+ is preordained. On any given day it needs no reasons.

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@brian_smith_0

2 years

@CharlieYouAI @Lifinity_io materials (gitbook, medium articles, event transcriptions) are best I’ve seen in Solana.

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@brian_smith_0

4 months

JTO governance continues to accelerate. Checkout the latest draft JIP from Gauntlet:

Incentive Budget and Framework for Strategic Growth

Category: Treasury Abstract This proposal, written in collaboration with the Jito Foundation, proposes a rest-of-year budget of 7.5m JTO for incentive or liquidity mining purposes to be managed by...

forum.jito.network

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@brian_smith_0

5 months

The prevalence of 0% commission validators on Solana (profitable from only tx fees + MEV) demonstrates the inflation expense argument is misguided

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@brian_smith_0

8 months

Jito Network should be the leader in governance on Solana. If you want a say in: - Stake delegation for the largest LST (7mm SOL) - Future of Solana MEV - Defi, grants and other network public goods Apply today!

Jito

@jito_sol

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1. The Jito Foundation is pleased to announce a public Call for Delegates! Individuals and organizations that wish to guide the future of the Jito Network should follow the application instructions below.

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@brian_smith_0

5 months

🫡 @0xBalloonLover

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@brian_smith_0

11 months

What's bigger than a hockey stick @jito_sol

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@brian_smith_0

9 months

9 hours after launch: - $115mm in on-chain trading volume - $15mm in TVL ( @orca_so , @Kamino_Finance , @RaydiumProtocol ) - $8mm in JTO deposits across margin products ( @marginfi , @Kamino_Finance )

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@brian_smith_0

13 days

Not your standard conference. Sample talks: - @aeyakovenko on MCP - @apfitzge on the new Agave scheduler - @0xShitTrader on MEV aware design at the app level on Solana And many more.

Ben ⌛

@HypoNyms

13 days

Thrilled that Temporal is co-hosting DeFi day (previously MEV day) in Singapore this year alongside @jitoFDN , @ellipsis_labs , @triton_one , @heliuslabs and others. This will be the highest signal event of the entire week. Don't miss it.

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@brian_smith_0

9 months

Infrastructure providers were ready to inform and protect their users including @phantom , @solflare_wallet and @SquadsProtocol @PythNetwork was live within hours for reliable oracle pricing @heliuslabs and @triton_one for keeping the network humming as usual

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@brian_smith_0

3 years

Whole section in Levine's Money Stuff about Solana outage. First ever mention. SOL getting mainstream.

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@brian_smith_0

3 years

Can @DriftProtocol enable synthetic pair trading (like LUNA/SOL or BTC/ETH) for listed assets? Would think so. Seems like unique feature vs. CLOB-competitors that can’t. Lots of demand for that style of trading, especially once limits and stops are enabled

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@brian_smith_0

3 years

Quick review of my SOL DeFi thesis ahead of Breakpoint: - @mangomarkets : Favorite as user and investor. (+) Perps are winner take most. (+) Best UI for DeFi hands down (+) Integrated margin/interest payments push users to store most of assets in app (1/6)

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@brian_smith_0

24 days

At @mtndao most of this week and next. hit me up if want to chat restaking or JitoSOL

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@brian_smith_0

5 months

@0xShitTrader @aeyakovenko The current implementation resembles the worst elements of tradfi. Private deals for privileged access. The average validator doesn’t have time or sophistication to setup these deals. Will benefit sophisticated validators (i.e centralizing). Also, no way to distribute the

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@brian_smith_0

9 months

- On-chain CLOBs saw $15mm in volume led by @PhoenixTrade with $13mm - @mangomarkets and @DriftProtocol had cross-margin spot trading almost immediately (Drift has perps too)

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@brian_smith_0

4 months

The biggest actionable item to decentralize Solana stake (already very decentralized) is pushing SIMD-123 so block rewards are shared with stakers

SIMD-0123: Block Fee Distribution by jstarry · Pull Request #123 · solana-foundation/solana-impro...

Delegated stake directly increases the number of blocks that a validator is allocated in an epoch leader schedule but the core protocol doesn't support diverting any of that extra revenue t...

github.com

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@brian_smith_0

1 year

Tokens work. Props to Cypher for leading the new era of SOL defi tokens

cobra ⛰️

@barrett_io

1 year

deposits going turbo on @cypher_protocol LIP get in while the gettin is gud every deposit is setting new all time highs for cypher tvl this is just the beginning

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@brian_smith_0

10 months

@veH0rny @Crypt0Panda @0xMert_ @deBridgeFinance Bridge aggregator for best results and many chain options from @JupiterExchange :

Jupiter

Jupiter: The best swap aggregator on Solana. Built for smart traders who like money.

jup.ag

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@brian_smith_0

2 years

. @mtnDAO is going to be epic this year

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@brian_smith_0

1 year

Anyone been to this eco-lodge in Belize that runs a Solana validator?

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@brian_smith_0

3 years

@UXDProtocol is a cool stablecoin concept. Their IDO is open for 36 more hours. Basic features: (i) fully-collateralized, (ii) freely redeemable, (iii) interest bearing for holders. UXD creates a delta-neutral market position that generates interest for holders w/o market risk.

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@brian_smith_0

1 year

Pretty cool to watch MEV tips 4x with SOL ripping today. Monitor Solana MEV in real time at

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@brian_smith_0

3 years

@friktion_labs and @PsyOptions producing good solutions. Just around corner for full order-book based DeFi. Once achieved, then liquidity will shift quickly

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@brian_smith_0

1 year

Exhibit A @cypher_protocol

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@brian_smith_0

14 days

Thrilled to have Anders on the Jito team 🫡

Anders🇺🇸

@aajxbt

14 days

I’m pleased to announce I’ve accepted an offer to join the team at Jito Foundation. I’ll be one of their early hires working on a number of institutional initiatives around JitoSOL and new products. I’m incredibly grateful for my time at mrgn. It was a surreal experience growing

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@brian_smith_0

4 months

Every dapp should consider this for their users. MEV protection and better inclusion. Drop in addition to existing RPC calls so integration is painless. Reach out if you’re interested - we’ll help you test it out.

sendTransaction | Jito

jito-labs.gitbook.io

Jupiter 🪐

@JupiterExchange

4 months

Tipping via Jito Bundles is live on As per the quoted tweet, Jupiter strives to be the best in protecting users from MEV. Today we are rolling out one more - Tipping via Jito Bundles. By using Jito Bundles, you will hide your transaction from searchers

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@brian_smith_0

5 months

It’s time for staking dashboards to include MEV rewards. Validators currently have minimal incentive to set a low MEV commission as it doesn’t impact their displayed yield. We’ll help you with the data for any integration.

7Layer | Overclock Validator

@7LayerMagik

5 months

Every ~10% change in Jito MEV commission has roughly the same staking return impact as a 1% change in normal inflation rewards commission right now, but goes unseen on validator dashboards Jito MEV and fee rewards are very high atm but quite variable & less predictable long term

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@brian_smith_0

2 years

My contempt for lawyers grows with each $500 charge for "data communications". Are they communicating via ETH messages?

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@brian_smith_0

4 months

Timeline is gonna lose it in September when people realize zyn and vapes are illegal in Singapore. Forced to chain smoke for a week. What a backwards country.

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@brian_smith_0

4 months

Anyone who thinks ICOs are better for retail than airdrops is retarded

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@brian_smith_0

1 year

JitoSOL📈

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@brian_smith_0

9 months

. @JupiterExchange launch program provided best execution across all routes while alerting users to slippage

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@brian_smith_0

10 months

Denominate your portfolio in JitoSOL and ignore the noise

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@brian_smith_0

4 months

Data request: Historical validator profits for Solana My hypothesis: - total validator profits ATHs - average commission all-time lows - staker yields ATHs Real yield from tx's made commission revenue less relevant (thus "race to zero"). User demand is a good thing 😀

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@brian_smith_0

3 years

@pinktweets @PeterAttiaMD How is this different than being a shut-in every winter because you are afraid of the flu? The viruses are the same now. If anything, flu is more dangerous.

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@brian_smith_0

4 months

@0xNineteen Dashboard monitoring vote. Closes in 4 days but looks likely to pass:

SIMD-0096 - Enabling Full Priority Fees to Validators

Blockchain ecosystem analytics by and for the community. Explore and share data from Ethereum, Bitcoin, Polygon, BNB Chain, Solana, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism, Fantom and Gnosis Chain for free.

dune.com

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@brian_smith_0

2 years

I definitely can see a world where my normie friends interact with Solana regularly. That will **never** happen with ETH. L2s are centralized and somehow still have shit UX. Swing for the fences or do something more worthwhile with your life.

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@brian_smith_0

9 months

And many other projects that I've forgotten here (sorry - had a few beers)

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@brian_smith_0

3 years

MNDE is the cheapest token in SOL and could easily be a 20x from here. tldr: <$15mm circulating market cap on $1.4bn of mSOL TVL. 🧵

Integrated Kyle e/acc

@KyleSamani

3 years

Yea I think people are undervaluing the market opportunity for staking derivatives by 1-2 orders of magnitude

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@brian_smith_0

3 years

@jackshaftoes pod notes w/ @NFTtaylor & @tomjohn1028 from @PsyOptions on @solana . wen token in Q4? (h/t to @cmsintern for style). (1/2)

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@brian_smith_0

2 years

@CharlieYouAI @mangomarkets I'm quite bullish MNGO but NAV-based investing is a flawed metric for an early stage company with substantial cash burn (either via token issuance or USDC spend). It's bullish since MNGO won't need future raises to fund growth but not in way it implies no price downside.

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@brian_smith_0

2 years

We have a bunch of cool stuff in progress. Excited to see everyone at Breakpoint soon and discuss our upcoming releases

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