1/ 10,000 registrants. 813 submissions. Participants from over 70 countries. 🐻 The @SolanaFndn is pleased to announce the winners of Grizzlython, the 7th Solana Hackathon. solana.com/news/solana-grizz…

happy new years! 2024 was the most transformative year of my life without a doubt as I went through both my highest highs and lowest lows, many of which changed my perspectives and worldviews. thanking everyone at @S2_FNF as well as the individuals I've been very fortunate to talk to this year (you know who you are) for helping me immensely during my lows and never hesitating to congratulate me on my way back up. excited to turn these lessons into results this year and start my journey on a long term dream I've been thinking about for a while. never work for someone else's dreams, at least not for too long. play until the music stops. the game resumes.

It’s healthy to look back Only then do you realize how rotted our brains are

Why an L1 rather than an L2?

turned 20 today

the founder of dexscreener. he's probably a trillionaire.

Introducing Grid. Open finance APIs to build a fintech 10x faster on stablecoin rails. The modern money grid is here. It’s time to build ↓

1/ Introducing the largest Solana Protocol change ever: Alpenglow, Solana's new consensus protocol conceived by the Anza Research team. Say goodbye to Tower BFT and Proof of History. Say hello to Votor & Rotor 🧵👇

this dude swiped right 2 million times & got one date. he’s not just some unlucky guy, he is the norm.. like imagine the money he spent over five years, probably a small fortune. this is obvious but what’s actually nonobvious is that his behavior unlocked an entirely new revenue stream for apps. let me explain. most people don’t realize that one of the biggest revenue unlocks in dating apps was when they figured out how to subtly turn women from users into paying customers. by leveraging guys like this who flood the system with likes (these dudes were already heavy paid users, thus monetized). when women get bombarded with likes, flattery, attention, it triggers this shopping mentality, men become products, & women become discerning consumers. women’s standards shoot through the roof. apps capitalize on this by introducing premium filters (like height, etc.) to help women weed out most dudes. features like sending roses or boosting profiles fit perfectly into this dynamic. over time, women start believing that paying will show them the top 2% of men, the most desirable. so they start subscribing too, convinced that a premium membership means premium matches. it’s like shopping at aritizia vs zara, more expensive means more perceived quality. this is how dating apps monetized both sides at scale, men desperately trying to be seen, & women paying not to see them. it’s a zero marginal cost product that doubled revenue just by making chaos profitable. pretty incredible if you think about it. i wrote a quick post on this below.

What the fuck?

60% Of Coachella attendees financed their tickets to attend the festival, according to Billboard 😳

College admissions is so competitive, kids are just crashing out