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.
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.