Bay3

Just got back home from a surreal @SolanaConf week... and I am still absolutely buzzing. Accelerate 2025 wasn’t just a conference — it was a reminder that the network, the builders, and the culture that lives on @solana is thriving at a rate we have never seen before. What I’ll remember forever: - Sharing a NY Airbnb apartment with my @phase_ family (@mynameisjeff_kb @gabrieldotsol @Pixel_Shancus @Seb_Moriarty @hash_on_hash) Important debate: who has the superior stache — Seb or Shancus - Getting interviewed on that airbnb couch by @KEMOS4BE and the rest of the Rad Video Crew (lob you @hammathyme) - watching @Seb_Moriarty elevate the vibes of literally every room he enteres - Hearing U.S. politicians say “Solana” unironically — All feels surreal, especially after Phase's recent SEC visit - Alpenglow. I mean seriously, wtf - Cry-laughing at the validator side event — S/O @maxresnick + @toly . Best sponsor money ever spent - Meeting the legend @brianlong - Delegation deep-dives w/ @TimGarcia0 and @benhawkins - Finally meeting the absolute Chad @pumpkinspool even if it was for 2 seconds. - @millercwl 's speech on Solana reaching Capitol Hill — it's not an inevitable... its already there. - Breaking bread with @SolanaCompass and @curtislepore (S/O @Bay3Events for the incredible night) - Seeing the absolute strides that @JTLissPhotoArt, and @wetikos are making in the art scene. Both absolutely incredible humans who I am proud to call my friends - Drinking more than advisable w/ @Lewsiphur and @orangeape - Joking with @bangerz about how I guess I’ll just never meet @_dreamfinder_ IRL - Seemingly following @0xBenii and the @SOLYD_STORE gang to every event - Stakepool nerding out w/ @gaius1337 - Hugging @GivnerAriel at literally every opportunity - Plotting getting San Tung wings with the King of Accelerate himself, @jnwng - FINALLY meeting @TurntUpDylan - Watching @solflare appear in every physical corner of Accelerate — these guys support Solana in more ways than most can even comprehend. - Getting coffee made by a lifesized robot... S/O @RaposaCoffeeCo + @agent_kitsune - Visiting @DegentlemanJohn at @solanaspaces, meeting @vibhu, and copping god-tier @BadEnvClub pants - and many more things that if I stayed here to write, I would never get any work done. So to summarize, my main takeaway from all of this is that...Solana is only for memecoins. Jokes aside, Solana is my home. And I couldn't be more appreciative to be building with the people who bring it to life. Accelerate 💛