Solana’s world of crypto apps and building tools is super active today. 

As usual, we’ll be giving you a rundown of the big waves on Solana in the last 24 hours.

SolCypher Bot: Web App and Trading Screen Getting Cool Upgrades

We’ve amassed 9 Million $CYPHER from buyback revenue! For every trade executed with the bot, a portion of the user’s fee is allocated to buyback a select number of tokens with $CYPHER being one of those and so far, we’re almost at the 10 million mark. 

You have to choose which token you want to enable your buyback feature for, but it works!

The boss, @kasterkeqi, is on a 90-day push to make the web version the best spot for quick trades with daily tweaks coming. 

A fresh scoop yesterday explained that what the team is building right now is being done with top and seasoned traders’ input. New stuff that’s live or coming soon includes:

– Stats on new token launch spots (like a dashboard for fresh coins).

– A full redo of the price charts screen – making it easier to spot trends.

– Wallet tracker to watch your bags or others. 

– A counter for total fees paid across the network.

– An overhauled swap screen for faster, cheaper trades.

– “Nitro mode” for super-speed buys/sells.

– A side menu you can tweak with your favorite tools.

It’s all about making trades feel like a game you win—fast, cheap, and fun. But it’s also about doing what has always been done here: give you tools that help you become not only more efficient, but also feels intuitive to use. 

Are we doing it well? Check out dapp.solcypher.ai immediately. Don’t wait. 

Meteora $MET Giveaway: Easy Grabs, Price Wobbles from Big Sellers

Folks grabbed their free $MET tokens since the 23rd through the Jupiter phone app—no glitches, just smooth sailing. It went to people who added cash to shared pools or held $JUP coins. Even simple holders got a piece, proving Jupiter’s earning setup rocks. Old news, we know. 

But you might like to know that Jupiter just pushed a feature where you can see total available networth, and they have had a feature that allows you to check your wallets for eligibility : the airdrop checker on Jup.ag. 

So you might be walking around some dollars richer and never know! 

After the drop, $MET’s price fell 12.5% to around $0.53, even with Coinbase adding it. Big holders (whales) sold off $350K worth—one cashed $117K. Then some Trump-tied wallets grabbed $4.2M and sent it to OKX; a lawsuit against the founder isn’t helping vibes. 

But, some whales added $9.3K to MET-USDC pools and $13K to MET-SOL ones, while pulling $12.9K and $34K from others.

Chats are split: No lock-up on tokens means easy selling (good for quick cash, bad for price jumps). Some blame the team for the mess, others say buy low at $600M total value (down from $1.5B hype). 

Two whales keep buying like Moo Deng or USELESS coins. 

Fun bonus: There’s a contest for 420 $MET if you hype mobile pool adds. Also, Bitdealer has hinted at their own giveaway, backed by Meteora and Jupiter.

ICM.RUN: Team-Ups and Tips for New Projects

Big news: New icm.run buddy @shiftfun added 15M $SHIFT (about $4.2K) to the group pot— their previous add were sort of like secret gifts before, but they are now official for steady growth. 

Eight hours ago, Meteora’s @0xSoju called ICM a top partner with @addicteddotfun, @pmx_trade, and @believeapp— affirming real help and support for builders who stick around. 

So if you or you’ve got a friend who’s got a killer idea and want to validate it, head to icm.run to pitch your idea—no limits, and friend referrals help. $ICM fans hint at quick perks; 

There’s been talk of a snapshot being taken this week, directly from the horse’s mouth: Founder Mercy.

Toly & Mert: Builder Tips

Toly (@aeyakovenko): These days he’s been big on privacy with the following being distilled from recent tweets—governments want trackable money like gold, but folks crave secret stashes; echoes Snowden’s old warnings. 

Rising tension amid some regulatory affection we were beginning to get early this year? We won’t know, but we always hope for the best. 

He’s also expressed love for @MetaDAOProject for smart markets as AI gets cheaper. 

On “futarchy” (voting with bets), his words are: Works big-scale but noisy crowds can mess it up; long averages slow fast choices. 

Mert (@ØxMert_): Has also continued putting anecdotes about privacy, but right now he’s still salivating about his X stimmy. (No we’re not jealous. Not one bit. GG, Sir Mert.)

On a more serious note, tweets from the Helius founder teach and reaffirm basic core lessons in crypto that we know but somehow forget over the years. First principles, things like that. They make a fine “return to center” sort of anchor in the midst of increasingly frantic development and growth. 

A lot of things to choose from? Don’t know what to focus on? Find his X and you’ll have a better perspective. 

Colosseum Coding Contest: Winners Kick Off, Free Cash Flows

On Colosseum. 

The latest Hackathon deadline is close—

There are a lot of products gaining traction and a lot of sidetrack, but @solanamobile is offering $10k grants for products that build or show how they are or will be building for mobile.

Apps that incorporate real crypto solution? Seekers and their users have started to use them and are slowly building their own ecosystem. 

Trading wins and tips for Everyday Fighters: Bots and Quick Wins

@JupiterExchange’s Ultra V3 blocks bad sandwich attacks 34x, cuts slip (price wiggles) by 0.6 tiny bits, fees 8-10x lower with ShadowLane. 

@groundzero_io fights rugs with fair coin rules. 

$MIKA jumped 24x via Telegram snipers. 

Trenches “dead”? 

Nope—early access is cashing in and it’s time to start doing something better.