Introducing: OpenMEV Council
A group of Solana stakers, validators, searchers, and builders working to:
- set standards for TX filtration + block building
- alignment on OpenMEV capture
- ship tools that makes it measurable
Follow @StakeToby, more details in our Docs. 🦦
Toby's not just building an LST.
We're upgrading the validator ecosystem so the entire network performs better.
> OpenMEV = better blocks.
> Better blocks = faster transactions.
> Faster transactions = more users.
> More users = more value for validators and stakers.
Are you looking for keys yet? 🦦
65% of Solana validators are leaving 30-40% of their potential revenue on the table.
Why? They're running the same hardware, processing the same transactions, but missing the MEV layer entirely.
No transaction filtering.
No priority fee optimization.
No reputation scoring.
Just... base inflation rewards.
OpenMEV changes that by:
> Filtering high-value transactions for better block construction
> Capturing MEV that would otherwise go to arb bots
> Rewarding validators based on performance, not just stake weight
Running a validator is a business.
Why operate at 60% capacity when you can run at 100%?
Toby's bringing the infrastructure to make this standard across Solana. 🦦
Tell us: which Solana validator is your favorite? 👀
There’s ~$15T of institutional capital parked in yield strategies.
They don’t chase narratives.
They allocate to cashflows they can model.
For Solana staking, the question is simple:
can foundational yield become predictable enough to underwrite at size?
Today, staking yield is still too dependent on:
- inflation
- noisy priority fees
- lackluster MEV yield from existing infra
OpenMEV is the end game.
TX filtration + a magnitude better block building + 3x MEV capture/sharing
= higher revenue per slot on the same hardware.
No more one-week APY spike, this changes the game for ALL Solana protocols and how you use Solana.
A structurally stronger foundational yield that you and institutions can actually size into.
Curious? Read our docs in bio 🦦
Regular stakepools spread your capital across hundreds of validators.
Sounds safe, right? Wrong.
You're diluting yield by staking with underperformers.
Toby's OpenMEV uses reputation scoring to concentrate delegation on proven validators.
No wasted stake. No dead weight.
Capital-efficient delegation = better returns for you. 🦦
That's the difference.
Every cycle, the same pattern:
Projects chase quick hype.
Capital flows to what's flashy.
Then reality sets in.
What survives? Strong infrastructure. Real products. Actual performance.
OpenMEV is building validator optimization that makes Solana more efficient, more profitable, more sustainable.
While others pivot and chase trends, we're doubling down on what works.
All roads lead to Solana. 🦦
SONIC SVM is hiring a Senior QA Engineer⚡
Own quality across Web + Mobile, test on-chain trading logic, simulate real market chaos (gas spikes, failed txs, congestion), and use AI to push coverage further.
$5,000 USDT referral bounty
Know someone who’d crush this? Tag them👇
Despite how you feel about the market, Solana keeps on giving results.
When you build real products and focus on improving the Solana infrastructure (see: OpenMEV with validators), your mindset during bull or bear changes.
Keep on improving the Solana ecosystem. That's Toby.
Sent the Ichikawa Zoo a Toby plushie for Punch.
(We think he likes it. Toby is a warm cuddly otter after all.)
Should we give away Toby plushies for our next meetup?
One of the great things about OpenMEV is that whether in bull or bear markets, Toby can still succeed.
As OpenMEV is focused on validator optimization and maximizing staking yield, OpenMEV provides value to Solana despite market volatility.
We're here for it. Q1 2026. OpenMEV.
Stablecoins are trending. Here’s why ↓
In tighter markets, capital flows to what’s durable:
strong infra and capital-efficient systems.
OpenMEV follows the same thesis, optimizing validators and Toby's LST, $tSOL, to deliver YOU sustainable yield.
RT to spread the word. 🦦
Infrastructure doesn't scale without trust.
Spent the week in India with @datopictech Technologies, not in boardrooms, in their world. Sumit Chauhan's family celebrated 50 years while we were there. That's the foundation real partnerships are built on.
Strategic moves ahead for @NaorisProtocol .
India 🇮🇳
Some trips are just business. This wasn't one of them.
Catching up with the Datopic team reminded me why partnerships work when they're built on more than contracts. The warmth, the energy, the shared vision—it's all here.
Sumit Chauhan, thank you for opening your doors and your family to us. Celebrating your parents' 50th anniversary was an honor. May they have a hundred more years together.
@katanationcyber and I didn't come to India just to talk strategy. We came to build something real.
Big announcements coming for @NaorisProtocol x @datopictech. Stay tuned.
Saurabh Jain thank you for your hospitality.