Trade taught me to read the chain. Code taught me to understand it.
Started as a trader β 4 years watching order books, liquidity moves, whale wallets, protocol TVL. At some point I realized: the edge isn't in the chart, it's in the code. So I learned to read it. Then to write it.
Now I build and audit on Solana. I understand how programs behave under the hood β not just what they do, but why they do it, what breaks them, and where the value actually flows.
EVM isn't foreign either. Cross-chain is just part of the game.
β‘ Solana program architecture β Anchor, native programs, PDAs, CPIs
π On-chain project analysis β reading IDLs, tracing tx flows, spotting red flags
π¦ Rust β the language Solana actually runs on
π§ DeFi mechanics on Solana β AMMs, lending, vaults, fee structures
π EVM bridge awareness β Wormhole, LayerZero, cross-chain state
π 4 years of market context β knowing what matters when analyzing a protocol
// bluy.rs
pub struct Blue {
// Solana-native β‘
pub programs: Vec<&'static str>, // ["Anchor programs", "native programs", "PDAs", "CPIs"]
pub infra: Vec<&'static str>, // ["RPC nodes", "Geyser plugins", "validators basics"]
pub deploy_targets: Vec<&'static str>, // ["devnet", "testnet", "mainnet-beta"]
// Analysis toolkit π
pub analysis: Vec<&'static str>, // ["IDL parsing", "tx tracing", "wallet profiling", "TVL breakdown"]
pub market_context: u8, // 4 years β not a number, a perspective
// EVM β knows enough π
pub evm_stack: Vec<&'static str>, // ["Solidity basics", "ethers.js", "cross-chain bridges"]
}
impl Bluy {
pub fn approach(&self) -> &str {
"I don't just look at what a protocol claims. I read what the program does."
}
}| Project | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| π Protocol Scanner | Tool to analyze Solana program IDLs and flag unusual patterns | π¨ Building |
| β‘ Solana deploy toolkit | Personal scripts & templates for fast Anchor deploys | π Ongoing |
| π On-chain dashboard | Track wallet clusters, token flows, protocol health | π§ͺ Early stage |
| π Cross-chain research | Studying Wormhole + LayerZero message passing | π Research |
1. Read the IDL β what functions exist, what accounts they touch
2. Trace recent transactions β who's using it and how
3. Check authority accounts β is it actually decentralized?
4. Understand token mechanics β inflation, vesting, fee capture
5. Look at the team's past code β reputation is on-chain too
6. Apply market context β 4 years of pattern recognition kicks in
Only then I have an opinion.
- π¦ Master advanced Rust β unsafe, lifetimes, custom allocators
- π Deep dive into Solana runtime β SVM internals, compute units, fees
- π‘οΈ Publish first public protocol analysis report
- β‘ Ship a mainnet Solana program used by real people
- π Build something that bridges Solana β EVM state
