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This airdrop isn’t random — it’s a recognition of those who gave real value to the ecosystem.
From staking to supporting infrastructure or just being an early believer, this is your moment.
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Part 1: SOL → USDC swaps
🏆winner is - @dflow
up to 0.5bps better realized prices vs. the next best
but before you get too excited - the reality is that all three major aggregators performed very similarly - keep reading
(also i really like all 3 teams - they are all working hard to make solana better)
here’s what we did:
collected all $100+ SOL→USDC swaps from the last 16 hours
removed outliers
plotted median realized prices over 30-minute intervals
manually checked swaps that landed in the same slot
ran VWAP analysis
a few insights:
Jupiter dominates in volume - 15x higher # of swaps than anyone else
Titan has a provider fee on some swaps, which immediately ruins the realized price
JupiterZ is inconsistent - sometimes it’s the best, sometimes the worst (TBD why)
limitations:
even the most liquid pair SOL–USDC doesn’t have that many swaps - we’re talking 20–60 swaps per 15 min for non-jupiter aggs
+ time bias (we try to control for this with VWAP)
+ different users and use cases (eg we don't control for slippage settings, priority fees, etc)
VWAP results - median price advantage:
DFLow: +0.005%
Jupiter: ~0%
Titan: -0.005%
JupZ: -0.006%
please do share ideas on how to improve this analysis going forward + i'm planning to make this dataset public - stay tuned
Decoding @RadiantsDAO ☀️ - The Builders' Collective.
→ Radiants, a Solana-based crew of designers, artists, writers, devs, & ecosystem contributors - which has become an incubator for SOL initiatives, fostering public-goods, creativity, & collaboration.
A Soladex special 🧵👇
Dear algorithm,
Please show this newsletter to every lion that SHIPPED a Big Week on SOLANA. As a post-leverage malaise settled in upon CT, the manlets simply kept shipping.
Here's everything that happened this week in the ecosystem.
Headline News
- @Uniswap, crypto’s top DEX, now supports Solana 🦄
- @USDT0_to's Legacy Mesh now connects $180b of USDT to Solana
- @blueshift made it possible to build Solana programs using regular rust tools
- @Zcash is now on Solana, thanks to @RaydiumProtocol and @heliuslabs
- @a16zcrypto invested $50M in @jito_sol
- @avici received $34M committed on @MetaDAOProject
- First spot Solana ETF launched in Hong Kong by ChinaAMC
Launches
- @ogprotocol launched gamecoins
- @wormdotwtf launched permissionless prediction markets
- @spotsdotfun launched gamified real-world speculation
- @PredX_AI launched a battle-royale prediction market
- @realmsdaos launched prediction-market style voting for decisions
- @bareknucklefc teamed up with @FightGameSOL for Solana gaming
- @MonkeFoundry opened its incubator applications for early-stage Solana teams
- @corbits_dev integrated @dflow
- @trendsdotfun ran a Solana's Chinese name contest with 100 SOL prize pool
- @stardotfun hosted live-streamed startup fundraises
- @mallowdotart launched GENESIS Jellybean
- @JupiterExchange launched Ultra V3
- @Gemini supports USDC and USDT transfers on Solana
- @moonpay Commerce went live, enabling pay with Solana
- @solanafndn launched $100k Anchor vulnerability bounty
- @SuperstateInc partnered with @Backpack as its first CEX for tokenized equities trading
- @met_engine, @SP3NDdotshop and @blockstranding went live on dApp store
Tokens
- XAUt0 (@tethergold) is now on Solana
- @universaldotxyz launched $uZEC for 1:1 Zcash exposure
- @DriftProtocol listed $ZEC with 5x leverage
- @nansen_ai and @sanctumso launched nxSOL LST
Milestones
- @Securitize saw 218% TVL growth on Solana in 30 days
- @xStocksFi's $TSLAx hit $25M supply, 14k holders
@playsolana token pre-sale sold out in 3 min, raised ~$2.6M
- @PayPal's PYUSD supply on Solana crossed $1B
- @prestocks crossed $10M volume, 250k transactions, and 7k holders
- @wormhole turned 5, bridged $12B+ into Solana ecosystem
- @Titan_Exchange recorded $744M 7-day volume on its app
- @SavetheChildren partnered with @helpdotfun
- @ashen_one built a school in Indonesia funded by the Solana community
- @daremarket raised $2M for gamified dares
- @CryptoMagellan, the guy that used to write this newsletter, now leads marketing at Solana Mobile
Huge shoutout to all the teams shipping relentlessly. If we missed your update, drop it in replies.
(This week's Uniswap/Solana-themed art hand drawn by @foursixsix)