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Solana Changelog - November 21 - Disable rent collection, GraphQL resolver, confidential transfers

by Solana Foundation

Some more Solana changes from Jacob & Nick. Subscribe to the newsletter: https://solana.com/newsletter Resources: - Confidential transfers quick start guide: https://spl.solana.com/confidential-token/quickstart - GraphQL client resolver for the Solana RPC: https://github.com/solana-labs/solana-web3.js/tree/master/packages/rpc-graphql SIMD: - SIMD-84 Disable rent fees collection: https://github.com/solana-foundation/solana-improvement-documents/pull/84 Commit highlight: - Add a feature to disable rent collection: https://github.com/solana-labs/solana/pull/33945 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/solana_devs Jacob: https://twitter.com/jacobvcreech Nick: https://twitter.com/nickfrosty If you have a resource you've built or anything that improves the Solana Developer experience, please reach out to us! --- DISCLAIMER The content herein is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, options, futures, or other derivatives related to securities in any jurisdiction, nor should not be relied upon as advice to buy, sell or hold any of the foregoing. This content is intended to be general in nature and is not specific to you, the user or anyone else. You should not make any decision, financial, investment, trading or otherwise, based on any of the information presented without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with a professional advisor. Solana Foundation Foundation and its agents, advisors, council members, officers and employees (the “Foundation Parties”) make no representation or warranties, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy of the information herein and expressly disclaims any and all liability that may be based on such information or any errors or omissions therein. The Foundation Parties shall have no liability whatsoever, under contract, tort, trust or otherwise, to any person arising from or related to the content or any use of the information contained herein by you or any of your representatives. All opinions expressed herein are the speakers’ own personal opinions and do not reflect the opinions of any entities.

Solana Ecosystem Call ft. @GoodTimeFilms, Metamask, and Solflare (Oct 23)

by SuperteamDAO

We brought the best and brightest builders on Solana together for another edition of the Ecosystem Call! In the span of 60 minutes, you'll get up to speed on the latest events, projects, and alpha in the Solana ecosystem. There's no better or faster way to get up to speed with everything Solana. Register for the next Solana Ecosystem Call: https://lu.ma/ecosystem-call Links to resources shared: - FREE Hackathon Pitch Deck Template: https://www.figma.com/file/AzsGHKGfoxCEok82TU5SUO/Superteam-Pitchdeck-Community-File?type=design&mode=design - Superteam Earn, the one place for all Solana-based earning opportunities: https://earn.superteam.fun/ - Sol Jakey's Silent Library video: https://x.com/SolJakey/status/1709929408675680481?s=20 - Sign up for all upcoming events - https://solana.com/events Wins of the Month: 1. Metamask adds support for Solana with Solflare: https://twitter.com/solflare_wallet/status/1701611708127862978 2. Introducing Eclipse: Eth’s fastest L2 powered by the SVM: https://twitter.com/EclipseFND/status/1704178668543824309 3. The Solana Labs Validators v1.16 update rolled out (and it’s fast!): https://twitter.com/oyacaro/status/1707368909374902632 4. Helio to power Crypto Payments for WooCommerce: https://twitter.com/helio_pay/status/1700156821858652541 5. Solana shines with 27 weeks of inflow in 2023: https://twitter.com/SolBulletin/status/1708915630794285429 6. Hivemapper crossed 5m unique km mapped: https://twitter.com/Hivemapper/status/1701948917905285240 7. Over 50m cNFTs have been minted on Metaplex: https://twitter.com/StepDataInsight/status/1707062553275424980 8. Star Atlas clocking incredible numbers with their latest, Sage: https://twitter.com/staratlas/status/1707495596393906258 9. Squads v4 is here!: https://twitter.com/SquadsProtocol/status/1708844754451206232 10. TipLink launched gift cards in 50+ countries: https://twitter.com/TipLinkOfficial/status/1701990561862037759 11. Jupiter shipped Bridge Comparator: https://twitter.com/JupiterExchange/status/1704380715402690679 12. India Hacker Houses were a massive success: https://twitter.com/SuperteamDAO/status/1706307204284928318 13. Solana Allstars continues to crush in Turkey and Nigeria: https://twitter.com/SolanaAllstars/status/1708041994914697507 14. The Solana Retroactive Public Goods Funding (RetroPGF) Round 1 is live: https://twitter.com/openblocklabs/status/1708967605569204650 15. 5,000+ builders competing at Solana Hyperdrive: https://twitter.com/solana/status/1706673443410972704 16. Build Stations are live all around the world: https://hackathon.superteam.fun/build-with-us ------------------ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - GM 02:09 - Wins of the month 13:46 - Free Hackathon Pitch Deck Template 14:53 - State of Solana 16:26 - Special Guest: Ellie Platis (Head of Events, Solana Foundation) 23:27 - The Soylana Guessing Game 28:00 - Alpha Drops 38:23 - Upcoming Events 47:26 - Work to Earn 49:20 - World Premier: @GoodTimeFilms's Silent Library video 53:40 - Thanks for joining ------------------ Video edited by Jaydeep Dholakia ► https://twitter.com/DholakiaJaydeep Channel Producer: Jaydeep Dholakia ►https://twitter.com/DholakiaJaydeep ------------------ DISCLAIMER: The information contained herein is for informational and entertainment purposes only. Nothing herein shall be construed to be financial, legal or tax advice. Trading cryptocurrencies poses considerable risk of loss and viewers are advised to do their own research before making any decisions.

Issue #28: Solana's Off Button and Hyperdrive Projects

by Mike Hale

Solana's Off Button, Ethereum AND Solana, Hyperdrive projects, WBA Q4 Cohort, Calyptus Curriculum, and Toly on Validated Podcast

Solana Community Validator Discussion - August 31 2023

by Solana Foundation

The Solana validator community discusses the 1.16 software rollout on the mainnet cluster, proposed changes to the Solana Foundation Delegation Program, an upcoming validator educational workshop on September 6th 2023, MEV Camp (October 29th) and Block 0 (October 30) events at Breakpoint 2023, and the Solana governance initiatives. ______________________________________________ IMPORTANT LINKS GPF github issue: https://github.com/solana-labs/solana/issues/32940 GPF channel on solana tech discord: #debug-gpf-1_16 Educational workshop playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLilwLeBwGuK6jKrmn7KOkxRxS9tvbRa5p Breakpoint 2023: https://solana.com/breakpoint MEV Camp Signup: https://lu.ma/tsh05i9i Block 0 Signup: https://lu.ma/0k9m99s1 Block 0 Planning: https://hackmd.io/@KFEZk8oMTz6vBlwADz0M4A/HJf8_sEwn Solana forums for governance: https://forum.solana.com/c/gov/11 Solana Staking Alliance Discord: https://discord.gg/chqhQ3jSU9 ______________________________________________ CHAT LOGS: https://solanafoundation.notion.site/Community-Validator-Discussion-August-31-2023-4db6321d32ac4e2ba77ea4da32026a53 Table of Contents 00:00 Intro and Agenda 00:57 Mainnet Updates - Holding at 10% on 1.16 03:23 Testnet Updates 04:09 SFDP Proposed Changes - Ben Hawkins 09:25 SFDP Q+A 25:08 Validator Educational Workshop September 6th 17:00 UTC 26:14 Breakpoint 2023 Oct 30 - Nov 3 26:40 MEV Camp Oct 29 27:20 Block 0 Oct 30 30:15 Solana Governance 37:42 Comments on SFDP Proposal DISCLAIMER The content herein is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, options, futures, or other derivatives related to securities in any jurisdiction, nor should not be relied upon as advice to buy, sell or hold any of the foregoing. This content is intended to be general in nature and is not specific to you, the user or anyone else. You should not make any decision, financial, investment, trading or otherwise, based on any of the information presented without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with a professional advisor. Solana Foundation Foundation and its agents, advisors, council members, officers and employees (the “Foundation Parties”) make no representation or warranties, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy of the information herein and expressly disclaims any and all liability that may be based on such information or any errors or omissions therein. The Foundation Parties shall have no liability whatsoever, under contract, tort, trust or otherwise, to any person arising from or related to the content or any use of the information contained herein by you or any of your representatives. All opinions expressed herein are the speakers’ own personal opinions and do not reflect the opinions of any entities.