Inside BAM: Jito's Execution Engine For Solana | Ep 534

Good now revolutionaries— Hayden Tsutsumi from Jito Foundation joins to break down BAM (Block Assembly Marketplace), Jito's execution engine for Solana. The Call-of-Duty quickscope analogy lands hard: BAM determines how transactions get sequenced on Solana so that the rules of the game are KNOWN, deterministic, transparent, and verifiable. It's what unlocks DeFi for institutional market makers, ETF issuers, and pro traders — and ultimately saves retail users money by enabling tighter quotes from the makers.The first BAM plugin to ship is MPP (Maker Priority Plugin) — it prioritizes market-maker quote updates ahead of everything else, so makers can quote tighter without fear of being picked off in milliseconds of confusion. Already seeing strong adoption, and Hayden's team is iterating on more plugin primitives. Plus the Hyperliquid race: Hayden argues Hyperliquid isn't actually a DEX (more centralized than they let on), but BAM unlocks the same trading-experience parity for true DeFi on Solana.Solana flexes hard on tokenized equities: 96% of ALL on-chain stock trading volume last week happened on Solana ($1.36B for the week). Sunrise, xStocks, Backpack (just shipped tokenized stocks 1:1 backed by real shares, redeemable for the actual stock) all building on Solana. Plus Jurassic Finance is tokenizing museum-grade dinosaur fossils on Solana (ticker: RAWR). The future is bizarre and Solana is the chain.Will's macro: Bitcoin breaking the diagonal $59K support line for the FIRST TIME today (tested 5 times in 6 days, now snapping). Today is also the 3-month candle close — if BTC ends below $59.2K, the technical break is confirmed. Next targets: $51K-$45K, then $37K-$32K. Worst-case wildcard: the unfilled $21K bearish gap from March 2023 if Saylor follows through on his proposed $1.2B Bitcoin sale. Bitwise's Ryan Rasmussen on RUAD tomorrow. Alex's Clarity Act PSA: READ THE BILL. Stop trusting the breathless takes. Rebecca Rettig (Jito Labs CLO) is the source you should be reading instead.RUMS Purple WalletWant the safest way to store your crypto? The Arculus cold storage wallet keeps your assets completely offline, away from exchanges, away from hackers, and fully in your control. Get your exclusive RUMS x Arculus cold storage wallet today!Crypto Payment · Card PaymentPowered by Arculus Wallet — getarculus.com, promo code ARCURUMS10.Powered by Jito — stake your SOL at https://www.jito.network/staking/.Support the show— Want to hang out with us after the show, get live answers to your questions, or join future giveaways? Join our free community where the show lives 24/7: community.rumshq.com—☕ THE RISE UP MORNING SHOW☀️LIVE Monday - Thursday @ 7a centralHelpful web3 news, commentary, & answers to your crypto questions.🍻RISE UP AFTER DARK🌗 LIVE Wednesdays @ 7p centralDYOR and BYOB for casual Q&A, fun with expert guests, and altcoin research.📈RISE UP MARKET WATCH🤑LIVE Mondays @ 7p centralTechnical analysis, real macro insight, and practical takeaways to help you invest smarter in every market.⚖️ TRUST ISSUES 🧐 LIVE Tuesdays @ 6:30p centralBreaking down U.S. crypto policy, regulation, and legislation—what they mean for the industry and what comes next.—WANT MORE?👉Connect w/us on your favorite social: https://rumshq.com👉Become a guest or sponsor: [email protected]👉Join our free community: https://community.rumshq.comFOLLOW OUR HOSTS:☮️ Evan Mann: https://beacons.ai/conversationswithevan🤬 Alex Popovic: https://alexpopovic.info🐬 Will Watson: https://c...