Gm! This week Carlos Gonzalez Campo joins the show to discuss the latest SOL DAT announcements. We deep dive into the impacts of DATs, VanEck's JitoSOL ETF filing, the launchpad wars & more. Enjoy!

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(00:00) Introduction

(04:31) More Solana DATs Are Coming

(12:31) Katana Ad

(13:22) Eigenlayer Ad

(14:23) How To Make A DAT Successful On Solana

(23:09) VanEck Files A JitoSOL ETF

(28:45) Alpenglow: Solana’s 100x Improvement

(37:29) Katana Ad

(38:27) Eigenlayer Ad

(39:22) The Launchpad Wars

(51:09) Prop AMMs

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