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[Colosseum @colosseum]

1/ Announcing Colosseum's 5th accelerator cohort, sourced from our Frontier Hackathon and rolling Eternal sprint! 🚀

@crowdbrainai
@cesto_co
@Peakstrade
@my_mana_ (Formerly KinnectFi)
@traded_gg
@flovia402
@Senthosxyz
@__Dropset__
@PlayWLS
@rwaodl
@housddotfinance
@JKIndex_
@fraudsworth
@clawpumptech
@Rosentica (One Arena)
@myStableCorp
@SyndicateGameHQ
@DashXHQ
@NomuStores
@LasoFinance
@zonelessdev

[ORE @ORE]

A major evolution of ORE mining is here.

Parimutuel SOL payouts are now removed, making mining easier to model, plan and scale.

Miners can now calculate costs before deploying and estimate returns with greater confidence. SOL no longer moves from losing miners to winning miners. Instead, miners receive their deployed SOL back minus protocol and admin fees. If a tile does not win, 89% of the deployment is returned.

ORE rewards remain variable, but the cost of mining becomes more predictable.

[Vlad (Moving Atoms arc) @CosmicDude3000]

https://t.co/1YVHPfKDA3

[Richard Wu @0xrwu]

Syndicate is growing insanely fast (and profitable!).

If you're into TCG and are technical, consider joining the team.

[Solana Events @SolanaEvents]

San Francisco...the final frontier.

These are the adventures of the founders of Colosseum cohort 5 as they demo what no Solana founders have demoed before.

Join us for a very special founder night hosted by @solana, @colosseum, @Helius, @altitude, @MetaDAOProject, and @phantom.

https://t.co/ZSDet5hhuJ

[Colosseum @colosseum]

2 big in-person events at Colosseum HQ in San Francisco this month:

Our accelerator Demo Day on August 26: https://t.co/f97DvawbTZ

The @Solana Foundation (+@Helius, @altitude, @MetaDAOProject, @phantom) will be hosting a founder mixer the night before: https://t.co/jmGbfwLbsE

Both events are limited in capacity, so please apply above.

[clay @crabbylions]

Real with a capital R

[Blockformer @BlockformerLLC]

"Real businesses could bring the next wave of capital onchain"

Ansem on what makes @crediblefin one of the most interesting businesses bringing ownership onchain through @MetaDAOProject:

“They’re making a good amount of money right now. It’s actually a real business, a real startup, and the token is completely aligned with the equity.”

“If people see those startups doing well, that’s what is going to attract a lot more institutional capital into the space.” - @blknoiz06

MetaDAO is making the onchain market bigger than speculation by opening it to real businesses, real revenue, and aligned ownership.

[Will @theonlywill]

Solana was already the home for tokenized TCGs. Now theres a place to battle with them! 🦾

Tried @Rosentica's One Arena for the first time today, and I had a lot of fun.

The coolest part is that you can use your existing @Collector_Crypt or @JupiterExchange Gacha cards to compete in these games.

We finally have a battle arena for tokenized TCGs on @solana and I'm looking forward to seeing how it evolves. ⤵️

[Colosseum @colosseum]

Crypto's generational businesses are being forged in the arena right now.

[Konstantine Buhler @Konstantine]

Should you chase hype or ignore it? The tech industry has been debating this for decades. So at @Sequoia, we dug into 20 years of hype data.

This summer, I worked with Sequoia intern @ochonaut to measure hype over the past 2 decades. The chart below ranks the most hyped topics on Hacker News for every year since 2007. Under each year sits the most valuable company founded that year.

Here are a few observations:
1/ The top company founded in a given year is rarely related to the hype of that period. Airbnb was founded in 2008, when the top topic was Google. Uber arrived in 2009, while the conversation revolved around low-level programming. Anthropic came in 2021, while the internet was consumed by crypto. Chasing hype rarely leads to enduring outcomes. The top companies of recent years have yet to be decided.

2/ New trends announce themselves five to six years early. LLMs first cracked the top 15 in 2016 and took until 2022 to hit #1. AI coding entered at #12 in 2021 and tops the list in 2026. Crypto entered in 2011 before 2017 and 2021 peaks. “New” trends don’t appear out of nowhere, and internet subcommunities are often the first to know where the puck is headed.

3/ Long-term “hype” is a durable signal. The “Musk-Verse” has been a top 15 topic for every one of the past 14 years. Sustained attention on the internet is rare and tends to mark something real.

Next up, we want to run the same analysis with sources like X and LinkedIn. If that's of interest, give us some encouragement and we'll share the results.

[mikehale.sol @mikehale]

The latest @colosseum codex is out featuring:

🐛 Alpenglow Bug Bounty
🛡️ @anza_xyz Quantumglow
🔀 @0xProject Swap API on Solana
⚡ @jito Maker Priority Plugin Update

And the latest news & tools for Solana builders!

Link 👇

[mlbob @MetalLegBob]

https://t.co/zNnBNojVRX

[rinko @mrinko]

a team in cohort v is about to pass $200k in revenue

they launched a month ago, with little fanfare on ct, and zero incentives

the best part is it's an onchain game with nfts

exactly what all the vc thinkboys have been saying doesn't belong in crypto

welcome to the syndicate

[Torque @torqueprotocol]

Frontier Traders have traded more than $1B+ in spot and perps volume for tokenized equities

We're just getting started

[Peaks @PeaksTrade]

Invest like Elon, Leopold and Nancy.

Now with up to 3x leverage.

[Solomon Labs @solomon_labs]

Built, tested, rebuilt, and now deployed.

The $USDv program is live on @solana mainnet.

The foundation for a dollar that remains liquid, usable, and productive wherever it moves is now in place.

USDv is coming.

[Colosseum @colosseum]

@HardhatChad @unruggable_io

[Omnipair @omnipair]

Omnipair has crossed $5M in trading volume.

Thank you to every one of our LPs, borrowers, traders, community members and ecosystem partners who made this possible.

The mission continues: AMM-native margin for every asset on @solana.

[Pedr◎ @Pedromiranda]

The @colosseum office is alpha

SF is so back

[mikehale.sol @mikehale]

This week's @colosseum Codex is out featuring:

🔥 100M CU Blocks
📊 @Blockworks Staking Economy Report
📡 @solana RPC Data
📱 @beeman_nl Mobile Dev Setup
🏟️ @crediblefin's Turning Point

Plus the latest news & tools for Solana builders!

Link 👇

[Solana @solana]

Every founder says they can pitch their product in five words.

We tested that at @colosseum HQ last week.