SHILL Issue 166

SOLANA NFT/DEFI/X ECOSYSTEM

Editor 

Smithi Weekly 

the Quantum Queen 

Airdrop 

Dev Talk 

Airdrop Farmers 

Runes 

McDegens 

Whale Masterclass 

Tony Babel 

OPOS Outliers 

Mallow NFTs 

Solarplex NFT

Sakie

Issue 166 - #SHILLzine Navigating the Quiet Waves of NFTs 

As we sail into Issue 166 of #SHILLzine, the Solana seas seem unusually calm, reflecting a lull in the 

vibrant waves of NFT activity. With altcoins poised to potentially dip by five to fifteen percent in 

the days ahead, the current landscape resembles a ghost town across the NFT board. What does 

this mean for enthusiasts and collectors alike? 

Firstly, it might be wise to take a step back, switch off the noise, and return refreshed over the 

weekend with a copy of #SHILLzine in hand. Our latest edition remains your go-to source for 

all things Solana, packed with insightful articles and a curated collection of NFT highlights that 

promise to bring you up to speed. 

This week's issue is one of our slimmest in recent memory, spanning just 94 pages compared 

to our usual 120+. The scarcity of fresh content across marketplaces underscores the subdued 

nature of the current NFT scene, evident in the limited 

offerings within these pages. 

Among the standout projects featured is Hawksnest's 

"The Nesters" mint on Artplex.io. Despite some initial 

hiccups during the minting process, I managed to 

secure a Nester, "The Professional," from this 1 of 1 

community PFP series meticulously crafted by Rafaqin. 

Interested collectors can now explore secondary 

markets like Tensor to acquire these unique pieces. 

#SHILLzine also delves into the realm of 

Access Protocol with our recent subscription to 

0xJiuJitsuJerry.xyz's feed. In this issue, we share their 

latest blog post, highlighting their ongoing efforts 

and experimentation within the Solana ecosystem 

and Access Protocol. For those looking to expand 

their knowledge and engagement, subscribing to 

0xJiuJitsuJerry.xyz is a worthy investment, especially if 

you can spare some $ACS tokens to lock in. 

JulesL art, Elogiso, and Chefgunny.sol, are all actively contributing to Access and making 

significant strides within the Solana sphere. For anyone involved in Solana, following JulesL art is 

a must, given their prolific presence and contributions to the ecosystem. 

Diversification beyond Solana is also highlighted in an informative piece on 'Runes.' While not 

directly tied to Solana, understanding cross-blockchain exposure is crucial to avoiding overreliance 

on any single platform or investment strategy. 

Lastly, we showcase the OPOS project, inviting readers to mint their very own FREE OPOS NFT. 

Simply click on the provided Tiplink image to claim your piece—a perfect opportunity to add a 

unique digital asset to your collection without any cost. 

With this week's issue of #SHILLzine, we invite you to dive deep into the nuanced currents of the 

Solana NFT space. Whether you're seeking the latest trends, exploring new projects, or expanding 

your knowledge base, we've curated a selection that promises to inform and inspire. 

It's time to immerse yourself in Issue 166 and discover the hidden gems waiting to be unearthed. 

Enjoy the journey! 

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smithii_io 

@tradewithPhoton rewards top traders 

Photon decided to make some rewards for the top memecoin traders using their service. This “stimmy” 

is not the actual airdrop as they said and people will get one later than now. Competition is growing 

between them , BullX and some other platforms so I think all of them to incentivise more as well. 

@SolanaSensei FUD 

One of the most popular OG Solana creator and influencer announced the mint info of his NFT collection. 

A lot of people got mad because of 3 SOL mint price, but some are defending him by saying that 

the real OG and Solana supporter can raise this money and will probably use it to contribute to Solana 

ecosystem back. Anyways, one of the mints is finally getting a big attention which is great. 

8 SHILL Issue #166

@JupiterExchange is voting again! 

Uplink Working group vote is live. This one says 

about the budget they want to set for all JUP creators 

and working groups. Very mixed feelings and opinions 

again because of the amounts they are trying to 

request, very interesting to see how it will go. 

Summer events started! 

The first Solana IRL event is happing in Malaysia right 

now - it’s Solana Summit. People from the biggest 

companies like Jupiter, Meteora, Flash Trade and others 

are speaking and networking there. We are going 

to have a summer full of such events! 

are very excited to be a part! 

TOP 3 HPYED NFT COLLECTIONS 

We are finally seeing hype around upcoming NFT 

launches. Let’s look at them! 

1) Solana Sensei Pandas 

The most anticipated NFT collection is finally coming 

on June 28th with 3 SOL mint price and 3,333 supply. 

The artist from Degen Ape and Sensei have been 

cooking the collection for so long and considering the 

success of previous Namaste collection , history is 

going to be repeated. 

Celebrities keep launching coins 

Last week people like @lilpump and Waka Flocka 

launched their coins. The second one was already 

exposed as scammer and Lil Pump made “Solana” 

tattoo on his head to promote his memecoin on the 

chain. It’s getting really crazy over here! 

SANCTUM AIRDROP DETAILS 

We just got more details about Sanctum airdrop 

and token launch, let’s dive deeper and learn what 

is coming for Liquid Stakers! 

First of all, we are very close to the launch, prelaunch 

AMAs already being held and plan for the 

whole process is ready. The guess is that we will see 

this at the end of June. 

Launch is going to be very rewarding for users. 18% 

of supply will be unlocked at TGE and 10% from this 

will go to farmers and 1% to JUP voters. 

$CLOUD token will launch with very solid mechanism 

to prevent bots and give majority of the supply to long 

term loyal users and community members. People 

will be able to buy tokens in the Alpha Vault with very 

cheap price but lock them for several months (less 

than team/investors) or just market buy for higher 

prices, that’s how they are giving real believers an 

opportunity to buy it very cheap. 

This is going to be one of the most anticipated 

launches and airdrops we have been waiting and 

were doing a lot of posts abut this. Great tech to be 

used to make the launch smooth and comfortable, we 

No roadmap and no promises, just quality art and 

Namaste vibes. 

2) Mutatoads 

Mutatoads is a collection from the brand “Serum”. It’s 

an established brand of energy drink and they are going 

to have their NFTs on Solana soon. The art is 3d 

and the whole narrative is similar to CLaynosaurz a 

bit , but these guys already have a product that works. 

The hype is big , we had no collection like this for a 

long time already. 

3) Slerf 

Yeah, this one Slerf that accidentally burned the 

funds of presale buyers of their token. 

Those people were refunded and token itself had a 

pretty successful rally. 

And after all they decided to create a strong 

community by adding NFT collection to this 

ecosystem 

The mint price is kinda high - 5 SOL, but big part was 

already sold through presales and seems like the rest 

will also be grabbed with big demand. 

Seems like NFT mints are gradually coming back! 

We hope to see more quality ones soon.

By 0xJiuJitsuJerry.xyz 

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HOW TO AIRDROP TOKENS ON SOLANA IN LESS THAN 1 MIN 

For this we will use @Smithii_io and their tool called: “Multisender”. If you don’t know, Smithii create 

solutions that help founders launch projects efficiently on Solana. Not so long ago they made an 

update, and you can change the theme from white to black. 

2/Multisender: The cost of multisender is 0.001 SOL per wallet, the fee per token transaction on 

Solana is 0.002 SOL. The airdrop will start and will take some minutes to complete. [If you have 

questions or difficulties during use, you can contact the team] 


3/Let’s start: 

Visit @Smithii_io and follow the link 

Connect Solana Wallet 

Choose Multisender 

Select the token you want to airdrop 

Introduce the token quantity each wallet will receive 

4/Continuation: 

Write the list of addresses or use CSV 

Verify all the information is correct 

Click to start airdrop and accept the transaction 

Wait until your airdrop has finished! 

One of the easiest ways to do an Airdrop is through Smithii, which offers tools like “Token Creator,” “Staking 

Builder,” “Launchpad,” and “Snapshot.” Check out their website for more!

TOP 10 tips for Airdrop farmers 

by gumdalf https://x.com/gumdalf_ 

Last cycle I was an accidental airdrop farmer on ETH. 

I have been an active user and contributed to several 

apps and protocols on Solana since 2021. 

I refuse to be just an accidental airdrop farmer on Solana 

- not going to make the same mistake again. Over 

the years, I have learnt a few things about airdrop farming 

- here are the key ones. 

None of this is financial advice BTW - DYOR. 

1. Capital Preservation is everything 

You may be a Degen looking for a 100X on your favourite 

Alt/meme, or a student with a loan, yet indulging in 

cryptos. If you can’t stop yourself from over indulging - 

you risk losing everything. 

Therefore, when farming, do not over indulge. Do not 

risk life time savings with any protocol. They are prone 

to smart contract risks, and you may find your favourite 

DeFi protocol drained and all your $ gone over night. 

Spread your capital across protocols. 

2. Focus on the Forest not the tree 

I see people jumping across chains to farm airdrops. 

That is not my style. ETH was the consensus chain last 

cycle, this time it’s Solana. 

Often whale liquidity focuses on these top chains and 

robust price action relies on it. There are atleast 100 

apps on Solana who could all do airdrops in the next 

two years. 

Focusing on one chain will help you build a community, 

get you key intel, and potentially make you an ambassador 

or a even a KOL - where airdrop is not the only way 

to make $. 

3. Choose your north star(s) 

Airdrops and memes can give you the crazy multiples 

But have 2-3 high conviction plays (SOL, BONK) and accumulate 

them through the cycle as you harvest smaller 

and higher X plays. App tokens, NFTs and Memes could bring you higher multiples, but 

capital preservation can only be achieved with these high conviction plays. 

Find your North star! 

You can still stay in the game, but move slowly higher through these more matured alts. 

4. Look for the outliers 

Momentum is important, but outliers often make you bigger $. $Jup is great, but was clear- 


ly overfarmed. Look for protocols that are under 

farmed. Number of eligible wallets is a good 

indicator @jito_sol, @Parcl, @MeteoraAG are 

great examples, I am sure there will be dozens 

more. 

In a week or two after you start farming, if you 

held a rank with a small $ amount, the protocol 

is under farmed. Go after these gems! 

5. Go early, go small 

A wallet that I staked 1 SOL on Jito during their 

initial months of launch, turned out to be a $15k 

airdrop. 

One app I am keen on now is Flexlend.Fi. They 

have an excellent use case and could be the Jupiter 

of the lending world if they executed well. 

Try apps, but use burners, and keep exposure 

really small 

Be early, be small, be smart. 

6. Many vs Big 

In an overfarmed protocol, contributing big 

volumes with loyalty generally helps. 

In an underfarmed protocol, spreading $ across 

multiple wallets can yield a better harvest 

This is more of an art than a science though, 

but this has been my takeaway from Jito and 

Jupiter. 

7. Keep looking for intel 

Unlike the last cycle, there are reasonable 

and credible signals before airdrops on where 

the price range would be for a token at 

launch. 

Whales market, Aevo and Hyperliquid are 

a few platforms that can help you identify 

the range that a token would typically trade 

at opening. They also allow you to trade the 

token before opening, and have interesting 

price sync strategies for token launch. I am 

sure as this cycle matures, these apps are 

going to see a lot of traction. 

8. Paper or Diamond? 

Look at previous airdrops, analyse how big 

a project is in the ecosystem - that will help 

identify how robust their market making apparatus 

could be. Better investors would also 

point to robust price action. 

For the larger airdrops, invariably don’t paperhand 

it. They can absorb sell pressure and 

want paperhanders to help liquidity. Don’t 

oblige. 

For the smaller airdrops, I would take some 

profits. 

9. Use a tracker app 

Make sure you add your wallets (no need to 

sign) to an app like @assetdash It’s one of my 

favourite apps, helps me stay on top of my 

airdrops. 

It helped me spot my Jito airdrop that I had 

missed - again well worth the effort of adding 

wallets to an app. 

10. Celebrate your W 

It’s a way to thank the community that’s given 

you free lunch, and pump your own bags 

at the same time! If you are on Solana, stay 

humble, grateful and enjoy your time. 

2024 and 2025 would be life changing for those 

who stayed and accumulated when we had 

blood on the streets. Enjoy the much deserved 

W!

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Rough week, huh? 

Let’s just focus on the positives. Sounds good to you? 

Last week’s Solana v1.18.15 upgrade has made noticeable 

improvements to performance with faster confirmation 

times and ~2k true TPS. 

Even more important, the upgrade (>95% of validators 

are now running v1.18) went off without any major 

issues. 

Devs that don’t do anything to their apps will still see 

overall improvements in performance, but there are 

some optimizations you can make to really take advantage 

of this update. 

Setting proper priority fees and using SWQoS nodes 

will give apps a boost, but minimizing and optimizing 

the Compute Units (CUs) used by your app is the most 

direct thing devs can do. 

In Solana, CUs are the measure of resources used by 

a transaction or a program (like gas in Ethereum) and 

ensures that no single transaction can monopolize 

network resources. 

Transaction fees in Solana are determined by the 

number of CUs it consumes. More complex transactions 

will use more CUs and therefore incur higher 

fees. 

When you create a transaction, you specify the maximum 

number of CUs that the transaction is allowed 

to consume. If your transaction goes over this budget, 

it fails. 

Developers are encouraged to write the most efficient 

code to minimize the number of CUs their programs 

use. 

But how do you do that? 

There are some quick wins like using the smallest data 

types possible, avoiding unnecessary logging, and 

saving PDA bumps in an account. 

Depending on your program code, there are plenty of 

other things to consider when trying to optimize the 

CUs your program uses. 

Rather than trying to include them all here, look at 

these resources to learn more about minimizing the 

CUs used by your programs: 

• How to Optimize Compute Usage on Solana 

• Optimizing CU in programs 

• Introduction to Solana Compute Units and 

Transaction Fees 

• Solana Fees in Theory and Practice 

Transaction fees are already so cheap that shaving off 

a few fractions of a cent in fees might not sound important, 

but we can make transactions more efficient, 

decrease demand on network resources, and improve 

the overall UX of Solana! 

Here’s a roundup of more good news for Solana builders... 

Solana Summer Kickoff IRL 

Solana is making it easy for anyone to host their own 

IRL meetup on Thursday, 27 June and meet the builders 

in your community 

There are meetups in 120+ cities around the world you 

can join or host in your city. 

Events only happen if someone from the community 

steps up to host and sets the location, capacity, and 

start time. 

Anyone can also apply for a Community Grant to start 

your own community or host a major event like SolanaSummit 

or Consensus Snapshot. 

If the Chicago event happens, I’ll be there! 

mtnDAO v6 

The mtndao Summit returns the entire month of 

August in Salt Lake City, offering developers a unique 

experience of building and collaboration. 

mtndao offers interactive workshops, coding sessions, 

and collaborative projects with deep dives into Solana, 

hands-on technical support, thought-provoking 

discussions, and networking with like-minded developers. 

Builders at all stages of their journey are welcome, 

from seasoned professionals to budding enthusiasts 

and the summit is designed to accommodate participants 

who need to continue working full time. 

mtnDAO v6 Registration 

Pyth Pull Oracle 

The Pyth Network, known for providing reliable market 

data, has launched its new Pull Oracle model on 

Solana. 

Traditionally, Pyth used a push oracle system, which 

sent updated prices to the blockchain at regular intervals. 

This method faced limitations during the periods 

of network congestion that Solana has dealt with 

recently. 

The transition to a pull oracle model brings some key 

benefits. 

Developers can now request price updates as needed, 

providing real-time data essential for DeFi transactions, 

even during congestion. 


Access to Pyth Benchmarks allows querying of historical 

prices, aiding in accurate settlement and prevention of 

frontrunning. 

Several of the most popular platforms in the Solana ecosystem 

have already transitioned to the Pyth pull oracle, 

including Kamino, Jupiter, Zeta Markets, GooseFX, Lifinity, 

Bonfida, and many more. 

Developers looking to implement the Pyth pull oracle 

can start with this guide on How to Use Real-Time Data in 

Solana Programs 

Circle Credits Program 

Designed to subsidize the costs of building on-chain apps, 

the Circle Credits Program supports developers at various 

stages who are building apps with Circle’s Web3 Services. 

These credits can be used to cover: 

• Monthly fees for Programmable Wallets 

• API calls for Smart Contract Platforms 

• Network and platform fees at the Gas Station 

If you’re a developer working with USDC, you can apply to 

receive up to $1000 in Circle credits. 

Developer News 

MagicBlock Game Engine 

The first footage of the MagicBlock Engine has been 

“leaked”. MagicBlock achieves this performance by using a 

temporarily delegated account that is readable on Solana, 

but locked for the duration of the play session. Other 

transactions are sent directly to Solana and can read the 

locked account state, which is committed by the validator, 

verified, and settled on Mainnet. 

Solana Incubator Demo Day 

The Solana Incubator Demo Day is on June 26 where you’ll 

hear from the first cohort including Armada, Espresso 

Cash, Juicer, Sanctum, Shaga, Zeebit on their progress & 

impact made during the Incubator program. 

Godot Web3 Game Tutorial 

This 10-part video tutorial will show you how to build a 

Web3 game using Godot Engine and the Solana SDK. 

You’ll build a game that teaches you how to connect a 

wallet, NFT holder utilities, and transferring tokens to 

winners. 

Core Oracle Plugin Example is a developer guide that explains 

how to launch a collection using the Metaplex Core 

Oracle plugin, with time-restricted trading as an example. 

There’s also a demo UI for a hands-on learning experience 

cosmwasm-counter is an example of a simple user specific 

counter program for both a CosmWasm smart contract 

and a Solana Program with key differences explained in 

the readme. 

anchor-fundraiser is an example built with Anchor 0.30.0 

that demonstrates how to create a fundraising for SPL 

Tokens where a user will be able to create a fundraiser account, 

specify a mint to collect, and the fundraising target. 

sologger-geyser-plugin is a configurable Solana Geyser 

plugin that uses Sologger to structure Solana validator 

logs and send them to either Logstash or an OpenTelemetry 

collector. 

marketplace-contracts are programs from Soundwork to 

build a marketplace that supports Metaplex Core standard. 

How to use Flare to speed up the testing and dev process 

- @anthiasxyz 

Core Verified Creator and Autograph plugins have rolled 

out to Mainnet - @metaplex 

Very Fast Vanity Program IDs and Token Mints on Solana - 

@cavemanloverboy 

Switchboard Unveils Three Powerful New Task Types - @ 

switchboardxyz 

Solana should host the next generation of self-improvement 

apps - Blockworks 

Solana May 2024 - Wins of the Month - @solana 

Deep Dive: Solana DePIN - May 2024 - Syndica 

Helio upgrades its Solana Pay plugin for Shopify - Blockworks 

Listen to This 

Chewing Glass 

In this episode, Chase chats with Dean, founder of Zeus 

Network, a framework which allows for the deployment 

of DApps on Solana for Bitcoin integration. Dean (Zeus 

Network) 

Bonus Episodes 

Chris Liquin, CEO of Cupcake, discusses the reasons Fortune 

500 companies are increasingly turning to crypto, 

CultureFi, Cupcake’s games, the benefits of this social layer 

for crypto adoption, and the work on the next season. 

Digital Object Tokens x Coca-Cola on Solana (feat. Vito, 

founder All Art) - Solfate 

Vito, co-founder of All Art, discusses the challenges of 

payments in virtual reality and the need for instant and 

low-cost transactions and the implementation of blockchain 

technology within Coca-Cola. He also highlights 

the challenges of user experience and the importance of 

collaboration with brands, regulators, and governments to 

drive adoption and solve key problems in the blockchain 

space. 

CUDIS – The Wearable Smart Ring on Solana - Crypto 

Conversation 

Edison Chen is the co-founder and CEO of CUDIS, a Web 

3.0 startup making the world’s first AI smart ring that 

rewards your wellness journey. The CUDIS ring is a Solana-based 

wearable that discreetly monitors users’ physical 

well-being, offering a wealth of biometric insights. 

Why Solana Will Eventually Flip Ethereum | Kyle Samani - 

Lightspeed 

Kyle Samani joins Lighspeed for a wide ranging discussion 

on his current crypto thesis, the L1 vs L2 debate, Stablecoins 

& DePin as crypto’s killer use cases, and why Solana 

will ultimately flip Ethereum. 

Simpdigit: Solana Validator Voting MEV + Stakeweight 

QOS - Scraping Bits 

Host DeGatchi, alongside Simpdigit, explores the intricate 

dynamics of Solana’s validator ecosystem, focusing on 

the implications of MEV (Maximal Extractable Value) and 

the implementation of Stake-weighted Quality of Service 

(QoS). The discussion covers the ethical and technical 

challenges of MEV practices, such as transaction sandwiching, 

and the benefits of Stake-weighted QoS in ensuring 

high-quality service for staked validators. 

Quick Hits 

Managing Memory in Solana Programs - Blockiosaurus

https://x.com/valerioshi_ 

Runes are here, and they’ve brought the fun of shitcoins to Bitcoin. Let’s look at how to buy, sell, and 

trade runes. I’ll also share a bit about how I trade runes, what I look out for, red flags, and all that good 

stuff. 

Why runes? 

• The Runes protocol was launched by Casey Rodarmor, creator of the ordinals protocol, as a 

response to domo’s brc-20s. Basically, Casey had never intended for the ordinals protocol to be 

used with tokens. Folks wanting to trade brc-20s quickly found out that they’re clunky, and they 

clog up the network. 

• So came runes, with a simple yet ingenious design. The protocol takes the op_return code— 

which anyone can use to insert up to 80 bytes of arbitrary data—and uses that space for runes. 

That way, there’s no chain bloat, and we get a novel and awesome way to have more fun on 

Bitcoin 

Now that you know the why behind runes, let’s look at a few rune tools. 


I like to look at 3 main sites when I’m trading runes. But there are a TON of rune dapps being built rn (e.g., 

rune swaps and Rune Blaster, which I’ll talk about a bit below). But if I’m not using my node, the main sites I 

check rn are… 

1. Magic Eden 

2. Geniidata 

3. Luminex 

• Technically, you only need ME. But Geniidata gives you some extra info. There’s also Luminex, which 

displays the same data differently, so sometimes you can catch something there you might’ve missed. 

• Geniidata does a fantastic job of displaying prices from other sites (e.g., Unisat and OKX). ME is usually 

the clear winner tho. 

• Geniidata also has an amusing seppuku chart for when Casey said this:

my net worth is in this man’s hands 

Here’s what the chart looks like: 

• What Luminex does have: You can use Luminex to etch runes if you’ve got a ticker. We’ll cover etching 

in a separate piece. 

Rune Blaster 

Rune Blaster comprises a suite of rune tools. These are powerful tools, which made me take a look at the 

associated Wizards of Ord collection on Bitcoin.

I like investing in builders, and Lifofifo is a cool builder. The art goes hard as well, so I picked this one up while 

writing this piece: 

The UI for Rune Blaster leaves a lot to be desired, tho, but a closer look does reveal some interesting tools:

• MagicPool shows you rune- and ordinal-specific tx’s that you can snipe. 

• If you have any mint batches stuck in the Mempool, you can use the RBF tool to speed it up ? 

• Cancel Transaction is a pretty cool tool, where, say you purchased an ordinal and the collection tanked 

while the tx is still in the mempool, you can use this tool to cancel it. How cool is that?! 

The Sniper tool is the crown jewel of this suite. 

Yes, this is all of it. But you can use it with MagicPool, where it shows you a list of pending tx’s that you can 

snipe. So, this tool is only meant to be used as a standalone if you have the inscription ID or rune UTXO.

• Let me preface this by saying that I am by no 

means a runes trading expert. In fact, I am 

very good at losing money. So take what I 

know, and explore, but none of this is financial 

advice. Having said that, I do hope you can 

take something of value from here, and learn, 

and win ? 

• Some things to look at when minting/trading 

runes, in addition to price: 

o Ticker name. Does the ticker have 

staying power? Is it funny? Can a 

culture be established around it? Is 

it meme-able? How meme-able? Is 

it cringe? What’s the story behind it? 

Feel it out. 

o Is there a premine?Didtheetcherde 

cidetokeep20Didtheetcherdecidetoke 

ep20 

o Number of holders. I like anything 

around 1000 and up. Too few, and you 

know it’s got a low chance of running 

(e.g., 100 holders ain’t gonna cut it. 

You need a wider holder base for 

pamp potential.) 

o Velocity of mint. Will it mint out 

quickly? But most importantly: Will it 

mint out? 

o Are there socials? What does their 

social game look like? Attention 

marketing is everything in this space. 

Can they command it? 

Another thing to consider is fees; that is, how much 

will it cost in fees to mint out the entire supply? Here’s 

how to calculate it. (Thanks to Jason Borck and his 

video here.) 

Take the total number of lots * the fees at the moment 

=what it would cost to mint out the entire supply rn 

This data is available from any of the platforms I’ve 

mentioned, but I do like Geniidata; they make tracking 

all this data easy. 

• I am currently actively trading runes, and it’s 

another rune a day. Don’t be discouraged if 

you missed a rune token’s initial runup; there’s 

always the next one 

• Make sure your fees are set to high. Snipers 

be out here. Ex: I bought $billy early, went to 

bed, checked a few days later, and realized it 

got sniped. It has since more than 20X’d. (i.e., 

Don’t miss the forest for the trees) 

How to split your runes 

Let’s talk about why you might want to split them 

before you sell them. 

You want to do this for several reasons, but the most 

obvious one is that you don’t want to tank your rune 

token price by dumping a massive bag in one go, say 

a 30k usd bag. This means you’re hoping one whale 

comes along to become your exit liquidity. 

Sure, that wall doesn’t prevent others from buying up 

other lots above and under it, but it’s still an inconvenience. 

In other words, for your convenience, you’re 

fucking over the community, so be a good person and 

split your damn runes. 

Here’s how to do it: 

Ex: 

1. Head to Magic Eden. 

2. Connect your wallet. 

3. Click the dropdown menu for your wallet on 

the top-right-hand corner. 

4. Click on your “Runes portfolio”. 

5. From here, you can select the lot you want to 

split. Click on “Split”. 

6. Figure out how many lots you want to split the 

main lot into. 

You have a lot of 1000 Pussy Blaster rune tokens. 

You want to split them up into 10 lots of 100 each so 

that the listings are easier to manage for buyers. 

7. Once you complete the popup, all you do 

is wait, and you’re good. Your new split lots 

should appear shortly. 

Note: If there are any leftover runes in the split lots, 

they will be included in the last lot. 

Don’t be like Mika and get yourself some runes. It’s 

the biggest opportunity in crypto rn. This is like when 

you missed ordinals, and you won’t stop talking about 

it. Don’t catch yourself talking about runes and saying 

the same thing a year from now. 

It’s only been a few weeks. 

Runes will run. 

And Casey’s promise of Seppuku if runes don’t hit 

1 billion within the first month of launch, well, that’s 

done now.

@whaleprofessor_ 

Voici la MASTERCLASS sur le tracking de whales sur SOLANA pour : - Trouver. - Suivre. - Encaisser. (Qui risque de 

te rapporter gros…) 

Étape 1 : Trouver un token qui a (bien) PUMP 

a) Scrolle le Twitter crypto US ou FR et trouve les tokens où il y a de la hype. 

b) Ça peut être un token lié à une narrative, un memecoin ce que tu veux tant que… 

Les gens en PARLENT ! C’est le plus important 

Étape 2 : Enquêter 

a) Rends-toi sur Dexview. 

b) Trouve la chart du token que tu as sélectionné. 

c) Regarde où est-ce que ça a le plus pumpé et prend les jours d’avant. 

Pour l’exemple, je vais prendre $PONKE. De mon côté, c’est entre le 11 et le 17 Mai. 


Donc les insiders (personnes qui ont des infos), les whales 

sont rentrés à peu près PENDANT cette date. Maintenant 

je paramètre dexview pour qu’il me donne : a) Les gens 

qui ont acheté pendant cet intervalle de temps. b) Et les 

wallets qui en ont beaucoup acheté (+ 10 000$). 

Étape 4 : Analyser le wallet 

Là je suis tombé sur un wallet plutôt bof avec + 30k$. Là à 

vous de checker ce que contient son wallet : 

- Les autres tokens. 

- Est-ce que le wallet est diversifié ? 

Mais Tommy comment savoir ce qu’est UNE BONNE 

WHALE ? 

Étape 3 : Fouiller 

Maintenant que j’ai une bonne liste de tous les wallets qui 

sont arrivés avant le big pump. J’ai plus qu’à les découvrir 

un-par-un. Clique toujours “hide bot” pour éviter les 

adresses inintéressantes. 

—> Clique sur le bouton avec le lien solscan. 

Arrivée sur solscan t’as juste à cliquer sur le bouton pour 

copier l’adresse. Rdv sur coinstats pour coller l’adresse et 

enfin découvrir ce que détient le wallet… 

Voilà selon moi ce qu’est “une bonne whale” sur Solana : 

- Elle a + 100’000$ dans le wallet depuis 3 mois minimum. 

- Elle a de bonnes perfs sur le dernier mois (éviter celles 

qui ont de la chatte). 

- Elle n’utilise pas de bots. - Elle ont un bon risk management 

pour take profit. 

Et Non je ne regarde pas vraiment la composition de leur 

wallet. Car dans 95% des cas elles seront en 100% Memecoin. 

Donc pas vraiment utile d’analyser quel memecoin 

elles hold… 

Voilà, vous savez tout de mon process pour trouver les 

whales. Qui peuvent nous permettre de faire du cash ! 

Maintenant à vous d’en trouver plein. Et je rappelle, ne 

les copiez pas bêtement. Faut toujours avoir un bon risk 

management.

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Behind the Art w/ Tony Babel 

(2) GOKU_NFT (@goku_nft) / X 

View the hectic, modern world through a retro lens with the animated wonders of artist 

Tony Babel and his newest creation titled ‘HELLFLUENCER’. Babel’s signature style acts as 

a cheery homage to the iconic illustration and animations of the early 1900’s but peering 

behind the curtain reveals a commentary on something more current and foreboding. 

Three cheers for the “Verified Assholes” that web3 has had their fair share of, the greedy, the 

power hungry. The ones who prey upon their audiences. The Hellfluencers. 

Explore these social commentaries and more with ‘HELLFLUENCER’ by Tony Babel. 

‘THE ORIGIN’ 

Tony Babel is a self-taught designer and animator with nearly 20 years of experience and 

experimentation under his belt. Growing up in a harsh environment, Babel used art as his 

escape from the trauma of his young life. “I don’t have the ability to create mental images. 

It’s called aphantasia.” Babel explains, “Over the years I came to realize that it’s probably a 

self-defence mechanism induced by my brain to overcome childhood trauma. No matter 

how hard I try to visualize, I see nothing. Just a black void. Art is the only outlet I have for 

whatever’s going on in my mind.” Using his outlets to his advantage, Babel has created a 

world-renowned style of his own, garnering accolades and fandom for his unique but nostalgic 

perspectives. 

“Growing up I was obsessed with animation. Especially the old 30s Rubber hose cartoons.” 

Babel mentions, “I was fascinated by how playful and creepy it all was. Imaginative, outright 

weird and all out of whack. It spoke to my soul.” It was there in front of the television, 

pausing and rewinding the tapes to draw the characters that he fell in love with the art of 

animation. “I never in a million years thought I’d be an animator. I didn’t believe I had what 

it takes.” It wasn’t until nearly a decade of professional motion design, that Babel got the 

courage to play around with this style again. As a self-proclaimed vintage art addict, he admits 

that this path was all but inevitable. 

Babel fondly mentions how fortunate he feels to pursue his craft and work with some of the 

very organizations and companies that helped to inspire him. “I had the privilege to work 

with some big brands in my career. One of the biggest tipping points was working with Disney 

around 4 years ago. A childhood dream came true. An experience that made me dream 

bigger and push my craft further.” Just a few short years later, armed with that rejuvenated 

enthusiasm and a dedicated fanbase built from the love of his signature vintage loops 

on instagram, he would come to find the web3 art community. “I dusted off an old twitter 

account that I never used with less than 200 followers and went all in,” Babel mentions. 

Betting on himself and the burgeoning movement he was a part of, Babel made the early 

decision to put all of his energy into his own art. A decision which he is “forever grateful for”. 

‘HELLFLUENCER’ 

Starting first with pen and paper to get a rough sketch down, Babel builds up the foundation 

for his animations. “Once I have a rough visual to work with, all hell breaks loose, and 

the mess begins.” He elaborates, “I start drawing my designs in illustrator (with a mouse) 

and sometimes mid-way through I’d start animating.” Babel embraces his chaotic workflow 

and only after being his own harshest critic the original idea comes to life looking nothing 

like the original sketch. “It’s a messy process, not very productive. But in the end. That’s me. 

A crazy person drawing with a gaming mouse with a whole lot of love for vintage animation.” 


In the time of celebrity and influencer pump & dumps schemes, amidst the memecoin hysteria, 

Tony Babel’s “call out the bullshit” attitude is a needed reprise. Slide into Babels latest work titled 

HELLFLUENCER, a playful retro loop-based commentary to the darker side of social media influencers, 

especially here in the crypto ecosystem. At first glance, the viewer is brought into the devilish 

and nostalgic world of Rubber hose animations but like much of the artist’s work just beyond 

the surface lives the darker and more contentious elements of society. 

HELLFLUENCER is Babels first work released on Solana. 

View the artwork here!


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