Dev. I integrate DeFi protocols and write about what's inside. Building ApeIntel: where your liquidity earns most on Solana. Built @collectorarena.

Joined November 2021
I've been building with AI for the last few months. What helped, what broke and what I'd do differently. All real cases:
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Closing Collector Arena on Oct 26. The tech worked: VRF, payments, real graded cards through Collector Crypt. What it never had was demand from people I didn't already know. That's the lesson I'm taking into everything I build next.
Collector Arena is closing. You have until Monday, Oct 26 to withdraw your USDC and cards from your embedded wallet. If every balance is withdrawn before then, the site will close earlier. Thanks to everyone who played. Questions in the replies or by DM.
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What I changed I pick the sources and I keep chats short. I find the docs myself and hand them over, and I open a new chat before one drags on. It only searches on its own when I can't find anything. The AI is fast. Choosing what it reads is still my job.
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Even with all of this, AI has changed how fast I can build. What are you using it for, and where has it helped you the most?
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A pool's APR is not your APR. The number on the screen is fees over the whole pool's liquidity. What you earn depends on your range and how long price stays inside it. Two LPs in the same pool can end up with very different fee APRs.
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I shipped Collector Arena in August: battles where real graded cards change hands, VRF, payments, $219K in volume. The biggest lesson wasn't technical. I built all of it before asking who wanted it. This time I'm doing it the other way round: talking to LPs first.
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Time to lock in.
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me in 2023: i'll learn it properly first me in 2026: "claude make the discord bot, the banner and the tweet about the discord bot"
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OpenAI launches Dots. Elon buys dot .com and redirects it at Grok Bot. Best marketing move of the year and it cost him one domain.
Introducing dots, powered by GPT-6 Astra. Remarkably capable, always-on agents built to handle everything.
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Claude is down, grass is up
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First thing we've charged for that isn't a rip. Felt important to get it right: the data stays free, the convenience costs a coffee, and active players get it included.
Machine Tracker update 🎰 - New pass: 6.99 USDC for 7 days, 19.99 for 30. No auto-renew. - $100 a week in battles still gets you in at no extra cost. - Drag any card by its header to set your own order. - Every machine now links straight to its recent pulls.
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If you ripped with us, your solana:CARDSccUMFKoPRZxt5vt3ksUbxEFEcnZ3H2pd3dKxYjp are there. Gas is on us.
Ripped packs in the arena? Your share of the @Collector_Crypt solana:CARDSccUMFKoPRZxt5vt3ksUbxEFEcnZ3H2pd3dKxYjp non-drop is waiting for you. Claim it in the arena. No SOL needed, we cover the network fee. Check your allocation 👇
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Genuinely undecided on this one. Tell me which one you'd actually play.
New Pack Battle format coming. One of these is real 👇 🤝 TEAM BATTLES 🔻 REVERSE, lowest total wins 🌑 BLIND, no pulls until the end Which one?
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Two weeks ago this was a thing I hoped ten people would try.
Two weeks in the arena 🏟️ 1,500+ packs opened. $100,000 in volume. Thanks to everyone who showed up early.
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