Raiku Labs has recently changed its approach in how we are thinking about best use of our core technology. For the near foreseeable future, we will only privately give access to only a small number of enterprise customers (1-3) whom is large enough to drive substantial trading volume on Solana within select markets. Why? Because our core technology is so powerful for financial markets. An edge to everyone means an edge for none.
For the wider market, there is currently one way to participate and see the benefits of what Raiku Labs has been working on, for now that is delegating stake to Raiku. However, there’s something coming which is quite different than anything else you have seen which will enable the wider market to participate and use Raiku core tech and reap the benefits of it, stay tuned.
rkuSOL is the only LST on Solana with blockspace auction revenue.
For years, staking yield was basically just inflation. But inflation keeps dropping, 8% at launch, ~4% now, 1.5% eventually.
The yield replacing it comes from network activity: priority fees and MEV.
Capturing those streams is the whole reason LSTs exist, they route your stake to validators set up to actually collect and share them.
rkuSOL captures all of that, plus blockspace: people pay to reserve it before the block exists, and that goes to holders.
~67k SOL staked already. Live on @sanctumso ↓
https://t.co/bDURVQInrl
LSTs just changed forever.
Three sources of revenue powered by Ahead-of-Time (AOT) and Just-in-Time (JIT) Raiku auctions.
All allocated to stakers.
rkuSOL is officially live 👇
CLARITY takes a step forward in the US, in the UK the Bank of England is continuing to review policies. Things are moving forward across the globe. Thanks to @StablecoinNewss for including me in their piece on BoE.
https://t.co/ghcGvPm1Us
She said YES! 💍
We talk a lot about the founder's journey—the pivots, the late nights, the breaking points, and the breakthroughs. But there is an unsung hero in every entrepreneurial story who rarely gets the microphone: the founder's partner.
My one and only has been with me since Day 0. Before there was a product, a team, or a single milestone to celebrate, there was just an idea and her unwavering belief in me.
Being a founder’s partner is an incredibly heavy lift. When you are there from the very beginning, you are exposed to the fast-paced unpredictability of the startup rollercoaster. You share the weight of the hard days, you help navigate the unknown, and you provide a critical support network behind closed doors.
And yet, while founders get the public recognition, the launch announcements, and the applause, the partners who walk the exact same emotional journey—both the good and the bad—rarely get the spotlight or the credit they deserve.
To my incredible partner, and now my fiancée: Thank you.
Thank you for being my sounding board at 2 AM, for the sacrifices you’ve made that no one else sees, and for keeping me grounded when the turbulence hits. I quite literally couldn't have built any of this without your patience and love. You have been my greatest competitive advantage and my safest harbor.
I am so incredibly grateful to have you by my side. Building a company is the second greatest adventure of my life—because building a life with you is the first.
Here’s to our next chapter! 🥂❤️
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