"I made the switch, I am impressed"
— Another wise blockchain dev
The best day to switch to a more cost-efficient node provider was yesterday. The second best is today!
Just use @ChainstackHQ
My mission is to make blockchains boring.
If blockchains are ever going to support millions of people and businesses, they cannot feel like constant science experiments.
not sure if xPoints from xStocks is a good idea
if people are gonna farm it to get tokens - again in crypto we will have fake growth and numbers that will drastically go down after TGE. hate it
Today we're announcing the launch of 5 new RWAs on @solana
Tokenized ETFs for: Gold, Silver, Platinum, Palladium and Copper
Precious metals — tokenized, programmable, and onchain
Now live for trading on Solana.
This highlights a broader problem: we still don’t have a blockchain where you can build truly invisible, frictionless UX for mass adoption.
Great infra exists. Great UX at scale still doesn’t.
That breaks my original idea: I was happy to pay the SOL rent for users — as long as the deposit stayed mine.
In practice, ensuring that across arbitrary DeFi protocols is far from trivial.
Today I want to talk about my first real pain point when building on Solana: smart contract "rent"
Calling it "rent" is misleading. On Solana it’s closer to a deposit — you can fully reclaim it at any time by closing the account.
Revolut says it has ~2x the crypto market share and an active user base in 2025, and is on its way to becoming a platform where trillions of dollars will be traded, earned, and moved.
@dune's data shows that Revolut processed over $10.5B in stablecoin transfers in 2025, with the most common transfer amount range in $100-$500.
The catalyst for this was:
• Revolut secured MiCA license — unlocked unrestricted scaling across the EEA
• Released Revolut X App — now at 4.8⭐ on both App Store & Google Play
• Disrupted stablecoin UX with 1:1 conversions and zero FX fees & spreads up to $578k per user/ per month
• Rolled out new Crypto Cards, hitting record issuance numbers
• Built one of the strongest staking offerings in the market — 15+ assets, 0% Revolut fees, up to 22% APYs
• Expanded to 300 tradable tokens across the Revolut app and Revolut X
• Scaled crypto remittances with 5+ new chains — faster and more reliable. $10.5B in stablecoin transfers