Mad News #54 πͺ Exchange Now Lists 40+ Tokens
#SolanaSummer is back! βοΈ Backpack Wallet over delivers π₯ Ice Bath Interviews π§ Wormhole & Mad Lads reunite π Mad Lads on Space Missions π GIKO loves Backpack Wallet β€οΈ Solana is thriving
Welcome to the Mad News!
#SolanaSummer is so back βοΈ
Backpack Wallet comes out swinging π₯
Introducing the Ice Bath Interview series w/ Lyon Farrell π§
Wormhole and Mad Lads go way back π
Mad Lads embark on Space Missions π
GIKO embraces Backpack Wallet β€οΈ
Solana is rolling in the dough π³
#SolanaSummer is so back βοΈ
#SolanaSummer was born in April 2021, just a month after Solanaβs one year launch anniversary.
The rallying cry was heard far and loud while being spouted throughout crypto Twitter by Pit Viper wearing early adopters.
#SolanaSummer 2024 is a global event with meetups planned in cities across the globe from Detroit to Bogota, Paris to Tokyo, and dozens more.
Alevtina Yakovenko says βAnyone in the world can apply for a Community Grant to push Solana forward! You can apply to start or grow your own.β
Backpack Wallet comes out swinging π₯
Backpack has two distinct product verticals, Wallet development began in 2022 with Exchange work beginning early 2023.
After Exchange launched it appears that the products are in constant leap frog competition with each other.
One week Wallet reigns supreme with new functions and the next Exchange releases a flood of new features which breaks the internet.
This week belongs to Wallet.
1) Improved network switching
A simple yet important update which clearly shows which network (Solana or Ethereum) your Wallet is set to.
2) Search function in Collectibles tab
Power users with thousands of NFTs can navigate their collection with ease using an embedded search bar.
3) Integration of new Metaplex Core standard
Metaplexβs new lightweight NFT standard called Core is designed to make minting cheaper, safer and more efficient.
Backpack added support for the Metaplex Core standard π
Send your Aurorians with ease π€
4) Mask your crypto balances
Hide your wealth from prying eyes in public with the balance masking toggle.
MOTHER, GME and W remain on top of token swaps π
View last weekβs Top Tokens Swapped here.
Introducing the Ice Bath Interview series ft. The Roster π§
Lyon Farrell, Winter Games Olympian and Roster member, talks shop and reveals behind the scenes experiences during his first Ice Bath Interview.
Full length episodes coming soon!
Wormhole and Mad Lads go way back π
Wormhole and Mad Lads have had a close relationship since before the Exchange concept even existed.
The teams collaborated leading up to Wormholeβs long awaited $W token launch with a special allocation for Mad Lads holders.
Mad Lads holders which completed the requirements received a βWβ Badge in their xNFT inventory.
Eligible Mad Lads will receive 16000 $W.
3200 liquid on $W TGE and the remaining amount will vest daily for a year.
The βWβ Badge is powered by Wormholeβs vesting smart contract and releases the tokens at a set interval over time.
Tristan Yver and the Wormhole team discussed everything that led up to this moment along with dives into the details of how it came together.
Listen to the full Space episode here.
LADS OF THE WEEK: Welcome to the family π₯·
LOTW honors are dedicated to the new holders who joined the Mad Lads community this week.
Make sure to give them a follow and warm, welcoming WAO!
Mapo Tofu
I say mama, you raise a genius
Happy get W-skull! LFGGGGG!!!!!!!!
Sr_Calle
Now I am part of the Mad Lads family.
I remember the first day I started in crypto; I saw these communities as a dream (back then, it was with DeGods)
Today, I am grateful for life allowing me to belong to one of them. The journey wasn't easy, but we keep pushing.
WAO! ππ€
kinglong.pudgy
Added this bad boy to my NFT collection
Canβt wait to get to know the Mad Lads community π¬
intermester.eth
I have only one problem with the Mad Lads project, why didn't I join this serious Solana community sooner
Kingston.moca
I always wanted to be part in a Solana blue chip community too. I have chosen the Mad Lads community. The reason is Armani Ferranteβs passion π€ Backpack.
Another week, another batch of new token listings (and contests) πͺ
Backpack Exchange has listed more than forty unique tokens from both Solana and Ethereum blockchains for Spot Trading.
$UNA and $IO made their debut this week.
Tomorrow we'll be listing Unagiβs native token $UNA!
$UNA is the native cryptocurrency token for Unagi Games and the Ultimate Champions fantasy football and basketball leagues.
The β$UNA and Earnβ trading contest is ongoing with three ways to net a reward:
One Lucky Trader who makes at least one UNA/USDC trade will be entered into a drawing for a 100k prize pool
The top 70% of UNA/USDC traders will share a 450K UNA prize pool
The top 10 traders of UNA/USDC by taker volume will share a second 450K UNA prize pool
You still have a few days to execute trades, visit the Exchange to enter!
$IO is the native cryptocurrency of io.net which acts as the primary incentive token for contributors and users of the IOG Network.
io.net is a Solana-native DePIN and AI platform which offers computing and infrastructure for massive AI training models via a global network of GPU power.
NFT marketplace Tensor introduces new data π
Tensor implemented a common customer request which adds a new layer of data for NFT traders.
View real time Mad Lads data here.
A long requested feature: holder count and top 100 holder stats are now live for all collections π
Mad Lads embark on Space Missions π
Stoned Ape Crew initiated a Mad Lads airdrop under the cover of night, winners of a Mad Lads Discord token-gated event received delivery of a Stoned Ape Spaceship.
The Spaceship is used in Stoned Apeβs Space Missions game where players send their ships out on missions with a chance to recover tokens and NFTs.
Using the spaceship, you can participate in space missions and retrieve rewards artifacts which provide tokens such as $PUFF, $BONK, $SAMO and much more; as well as NFTs and IRL products.
Stoned Apes
Mad Monkey (briefly) joined the Stoned Apes on a Space dedicated to exploring the purpose behind Space Missions and what their goals are for the future.
Stoned Ape Crew (and later Nuked Apes) launched on November 28th, 2021 for a mint price of 0.69SOL.
This places them among a very small number of Solana NFT brands who launched during the first major bull market and are still actively building today.
Embark on your first Space Mission here!
How It Works
Imagine your Ape is like an astronaut. You can launch them into space on a special mission.
There are many types of missions, each one unique and promising a different kind of fun. Just like each Ape is special, some missions might require a specific Ape to complete.
Your Ape might even stumble upon rare treasures beyond belief. Some missions might give your Ape the chance to find ultra-rare NFTs, like Stoned Apes or SMBs.
Alarms on for Armani (and co.) β°
ARC, an Asian-focused web3 community, has invited Backpack for an in-depth review of what the team is building.
If you had to define a Web3 builder, Armani is the epitome.
Besides getting to know this FOCKING legend, we'll also be deep-diving into the plans for Backpack and hearing from our Stellars, Oliver and Qimei, who are part of the Backpack team.
Thanks to them, we'd be announcing something for Stellars during the audio room! π
There is no RSVP link available yet so make sure to set your alarms for 9PM UTC on June 18th.
GIKO embraces Backpack Wallet β€οΈ
Fever dream memecoin GIKO placed Backpack Wallet on top of their recommended vendors for buying and trading their token.
GIKO isnβt the first and wonβt be the last native Solana builders who default to Backpack as their go-to wallet.
My name is Giko Cat n im the 1st cat on the intrnt!! >.<
i ws bornd on 2chan.net a board bulletin board in the yr 1998
Nw im live on solana n looking fwd to build a cmmnty n bcme a top cat token on it!!~~<!!!
Solana builders had a lot to celebrate in May π
The monthly Solana Ecosystem Calls are largely dedicated to documenting the most important achievements that have occurred on and off the blockchain.
Kash Dhanda created a 3-minute long rapid fire review of the top fifteen wins, the perfect video for someone who canβt make the hour+ long livestreamed events.
Solana is rolling in the dough π³
Solana solves problems for the traditional finance industry that a majority of mature L1s do not (and cannot): fast and inexpensive blockchain transactions.
Hundreds, if not thousands, of brands building on the Solana blockchain are able to focus on pure product and have been disrupting the established finance meta as a result.
Helio Pay is a longtime standout who formed a product market fit with traditional finance demands.
Helio provides the tooling needed to power the Solana Pay network.
Solana Pay was integrated onto e-commerce giant Shopify nearly a year ago with just a few crypto payment options (SOL/USDC).
Our mission is to make crypto payments accessible to all and today marks a big step towards that goal with the launch of the newly upgraded Solana Pay plugin for Shopify, powered by Helio.
Helio dropped a bombshell this week announcing an upgrade to the integrations which expanded support to hundreds of tokens.
πΈAccept hundreds of tokens
πΈStablecoin payouts in USDC, USDT, PYUSD, USDY...
πΈSub-1-second transactions
πΈDiscounts for NFT holders
πΈAirdrop cNFTs & Discord memberships
πΈGate stores with NFTs & allowlists
πΈAuto off-ramp earnings to fiat
PODCAST CORNER ποΈ
Lightspeed
This week we invite Garrett Harper & Stepan Simkin from Squads to the show after they raised a $10 million Series A round. We deep dive into the Squads origin story, why wallet security matters & how they aim to help power Solana's on chain economy.
Logan Jastremski
IO.net is building The Internet of GPUs. This is a conversation with the new CEO Tory Green.
Solfate
Arnold shares his background and early experiences with crypto, including his journey to building Sphere on the Solana blockchain.
He discusses the benefits of blockchain and the pragmatic approach to decentralization. Arnold also emphasizes the importance of understanding history in the context of blockchain. Finally, he explains the pain points that Sphere Payments aims to address.
Bankless (Clip)
Solana Co-Founder Anatoly Yakovenko and Ethereum Researcher Justin Drake debate the endgame for their respective blockchains.
Midcurve
We dive deep into a conversation with Nom, the founder of Bonk. We start with an overview of Bonk's marketing strategies and move on to learn more about who Nom is and why he started Bonk.
Nom shares insights on the early efforts that helped build the Bonk community, his readiness to face challenges head-on, and his vision for the continued growth of the Solana community.