Meet the DEV
Most devs launch, rug and disappear. I'm not hiding.
I'm Ben, the one man team behind Trench Academy: a free school where you learn the trenches with fake money first.
Watch the whole thing. Hold me to it.
Proof of identity in the replies.
Class is in session... again 🎓 Going live on pump fun now. (will get multi-streams setup tomorrow)
Come hang with the Academics while I ship a couple of updates to Trench Academy live on stream.
Bring your questions and ideas. The last round of your ideas became the tech check. 🔍
https://t.co/GE4QawqWqB
What we just shipped with the help of some community members:
Tech check in the scanner 🔍
Anyone can launch a coin "by" a famous dev. Now we read the chain:
💸 who the fees really go to
✅ if that dev ever claimed them
🧑💻 if their GitHub points to the coin
881 coins paid devs who never claimed. 0 are worth $100K+ today.
Right now it only works on pump fun coins. The next version, covering other launchpads, ships soon.
A lesson on this will be built as well.
Thank you to all the community members who helped come up with improvements and shared ideas 🙏
And just like that we’re catching eyes!
So, I thought I’d start up another live and ship a few updates for all to see!! Give me a few minutes to get set up on pump fun.
See you all soon!
And todays live stream has concluded!
Just want to say a genuine thank you to everyone who tuned into the live today, supported Trench Academy, or has been following along.
You guys genuinely make it so easy to want to keep doing this. I really appreciate every message, every bit of support, and everyone who takes the time to be part of the community.
I genuinely enjoy building this, teaching what I’ve learned, and doing this alongside you guys. Knowing that people actually believe in what I’m trying to build makes all the time and effort completely worth it.
I appreciate you guys more than you know.
We’re just getting started.
Today was a great, productive day, and it was really nice talking with the community.
Here us what's done and live:
-DEX UPDATED!!!
-Scanner now detects dev locks (StreamFlow, Jupiter Lock) and burns instead of incorrectly calling them a dump.
-Completed the mobile and desktop site audit.
-Added 4-tab navigation: Learn / Scan / Trade / Me.
-Sign in is always visible, and the new Me page is live.
-Added influencer / known-trader checks to the scanner using 541 wallets with on-chain track records.
-Shortened the home page to 3 steps: Learn → Scan → Practice.
-Added a way back on the Trade screen for phones using the section icons.
-Fixed sign-in and search popups so they stay within the screen on mobile. Tested across 5 pages and 4 iPhone sizes.
-Added coin search to the top bar.
To do, in order:
-New lesson content
Lesson 2: Locks, burns and side wallets
Lesson 3: Checking an influencer's wallet
Add 2 new quiz questions to each lesson.
-Video lessons
Pilot one 2–4 minute motion-design video.
Ben approves the style.
Then create one video per lesson (5+ total).
Embed each video at the top of its lesson.
-Game: Rug or Run?
Use real past coins.
Let users guess what happened.
Reveal the outcome afterward.
-More games
Spot the Bundle
Size It Right
-Share card
Create an image users can share on X from their scan results.
-Scan Explained
Add a tutor mode that explains the scan results.
Later
-Add full Lessons 6/7 if the sections outgrow the current lessons.
-Add streaks and XP.
CURRENT PODIUM
1st: 1st1 (180)
2nd: A4gF...3X9t (30)
3rd: Whattheduckie98 (20)
These 3 get paid tonight. Unless you take their spot.
2nd and 3rd are one lesson apart. Passing all 5 lessons is worth 50 points.
In the trenches, the safest trader wins.
https://t.co/c0jWn643MN
📋 Paperwork's in, Academics.
DEX Screener update submitted for $ACADEMICS 🎓
🔒 -Dev's full launch buy (3.07%) locked in an immutable StreamFlow contract until Oct 31. Can't be canceled.
-Our scanner now detects when devs LOCK or BURN, not just when they sell
New:
it flags influencer wallets in any coin + their on-chain track record
Building in public. 🛠️
DAY 2 GIVEAWAY
Top 3 on the Trench Academy paper trading leaderboard in 13 hours get a share of the creator fees.
Normally holders only. Today, anyone can win.
Sign in, pass the lessons (+10 each), trade carefully.
https://t.co/c0jWn643MN
$ACADEMICS
Day 2 of class is in session 🎓🔴
I'm LIVE on https://t.co/OTqNAk9Ql3, building Trench Academy in public.
Today's lesson:
🔒 Our scanner now spots when a dev LOCKS or BURNS their supply, not just when they sell
🧠 Fixing the app so any normie can use it on their phone
Come hang out, ask questions 👇
https://t.co/GE4QawqWqB
Before you ape, scan it. 🔍
Most rugs are visible before they happen. The data is public, it's just hard to read.
Our scanner runs the checks experienced traders do by hand, and explains them in plain English:
👥 Holder concentration
🧩 Bundled supply
🧑💻 Dev holdings
🔒 Supply control
💧 Liquidity and age
📜 Dev history
Paste any coin. Free, no sign-up.
https://t.co/k2q4fZsUKz
@RonPull I love you all❤️
Thank you for the support.
And bear with me, I’m building something that will change the trajectory for the newcomers in this space.
Learn how to protect your capital, before the trenches teach you the hard way.
Tokens locked for 1 month and more to come🔐
Transparency is 🔑
With that key, we just locked the dev supply.
30,724,077 $ACADEMICS tokens are now locked with @Streamflow_Fi.
It’s on-chain. You can verify the amount, lock period, and recipients yourself.
Check it out 👇
https://t.co/ELUwaj8vYZ