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The episode discusses Solana's Q1 performance and challenges in building competitive perpetual markets.

Gm! In today’s episode we discuss Solana’s Q1 performance, highlighting growth in tokenized real-world assets and shifting trading activity. We also cover Pumpfun’s buyback changes, Pumpcade’s token-equity model, and broader challenges in building competitive perpetuals markets on Solana, including liquidity, user acquisition, and infrastructure constraints. Enjoy! -- Follow Lightspeed: ⁠https://x.com/Lightspeedpodhq Follow Toma: https://x.com/toma_adv Follow Sam: https://x.com/minnus Follow Carlos: https://x.com/0xcarlosg Follow Danny: https://x.com/defi_kay_ Join the Lightspeed Telegram: ⁠https://t.me/+QHlbNTNS4gc1ZTVh -- Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ -- Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (2:53) RWA Momentum Builds (9:17) Pump Fun Buyback Burn (20:44) Pump Cade’s ACE Experiment (32:10) Solana Perps Debate (37:55) Bulk’s Validator Sidecar Bet (51:31) Phoenix’s Onchain Bet (53:45) Closing Comments -- Disclaimers: Lightspeed was kickstarted by a grant from the Solana Foundation. Nothing said on Lightspeed is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for…

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Hosts: Toma, Sam, Carlos, Danny

Topics covered

• Solana performance
• tokenized real-world assets
• perpetual markets
• liquidity challenges
• user acquisition
• infrastructure constraints

Keywords

• Solana
• perpetual markets
• liquidity
• tokenized assets
• Pumpfun
• Pumpcade
• crypto news

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Organizations: Solana, Pumpfun, Pumpcade

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