August 01, 2025

This Is How Solana Wins With Lucas Bruder

1 hour 1 minute

Gm! This week we're joined by Lucas Bruder to discuss BAM. We deep dive into the Jito origin story, what is BAM, toxic order flow, improving speed on Solana, Jito's impact on Solana & more. Enjoy!

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(00:00) Introduction

(01:41) The Jito Origin Story

(07:26) Katana Ad

(08:23) What Is BAM?

(16:31) What Are TEEs?

(20:55) Toxic Flow & Speed On Solana

(27:04) Can Perp DEXs On Solana Compete With Hyperliquid?

(31:56) Katana Ad

(32:55) What’s The Timeline For BAM?

(41:15) The Jito DAO

(45:52) Jito’s Impact On Solana

(51:03) BAM Nodes

(54:42) What’s The End Game For Solana?

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