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The BAM Thesis - Mert Mumtaz & Lucas Bruder

Episode Summary

In this episode, we speak with Mert Mumtaz (co-founder & CEO of Helius) and Lucas Bruder (co-founder & CEO of Jito Labs) about Block Assembly Marketplace (BAM) which is arguably the largest change to Solana yet. We explore how BAM enables applications to control their own transaction ordering, eliminate sandwich attacks, and compete with specialized chains. Timestamps 00:00:00 - Introduction & Welcome 00:02:30 - What is BAM? 00:05:15 - Development timeline 00:08:45 - Solana tx landing today 00:10:57 - Validator economics 00:14:20 - Apps revenue through BAM 00:17:30 - Developer experience 00:23:03 - Fair launches discussion 00:25:40 - Pre-transaction privacy 00:29:15 - App-controlled execution 00:32:00 - Building a perp DEX on Solana 00:35:45 - Plugin system 00:46:20 - BAM rollout strategy 00:49:00 - Challenges 00:58:15 - Institutional adoption 01:03:45 - Call for ecosystem involvement 01:05:08 - Closing remarks Learn more about BAM: https://bam.dev Stake with Jito: https://bit.ly/4asGYKK Follow on X: https://twitter.com/jito_sol Join the Community: https://discord.gg/jitocommunity Disclaimers: Nothing said on Jito YouTube is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. The hosts and guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

Episode Notes

In this episode, we speak with Mert Mumtaz (co-founder & CEO of Helius) and Lucas Bruder (co-founder & CEO of Jito Labs) about Block Assembly Marketplace (BAM) which is arguably the largest change to Solana yet. We explore how BAM enables applications to control their own transaction ordering, eliminate sandwich attacks, and compete with specialized chains.

 

Timestamps

00:00:00 - Introduction & Welcome

00:02:30 - What is BAM?

00:05:15 - Development timeline

00:08:45 - Solana tx landing today

00:10:57 - Validator economics

00:14:20 - Apps revenue through BAM

00:17:30 - Developer experience

00:23:03 - Fair launches discussion

00:25:40 - Pre-transaction privacy

00:29:15 - App-controlled execution

00:32:00 - Building a perp DEX on Solana

00:35:45 - Plugin system

00:46:20 - BAM rollout strategy

00:49:00 - Challenges

00:58:15 - Institutional adoption

01:03:45 - Call for ecosystem involvement

01:05:08 - Closing remarks

 

Learn more about BAM: https://bam.dev

 

Stake with Jito: https://bit.ly/4asGYKK

Follow on X: https://twitter.com/jito_sol

Join the Community: https://discord.gg/jitocommunity

 

Disclaimers: Nothing said on Jito YouTube is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. The hosts and guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.