Kevin R. Ricoy 🇺🇲
@KRicoyLL
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Community Guy @Solana Foundation || prev. Head of Growth @Kin_Ecosystem || Nerd || All expressed views & opinions are my own.
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Mass adoption is one of the most important challenges facing digital currencies from Bitcoin to CBDCs, yet no one can explain how to achieve it.
After spending the last few years tackling this problem, I have created a simple five-phase framework:
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I like Andrew Yang most. Yang says technology is the modern oil and I agree, and companies like Amazon should definitely be paying more than -1% in taxes (lol) unless we are all allowed to stop paying them. A dividend funded by the profits made from my user data makes sense to me
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Agora for
@Kin_Ecosystem
is one of the most underrated pieces of architecture in crypto. Allowing devs to subsidize fees for app users on the back-end so that they don't have to experience them is superior UX.
This is made even better by the low cost and high speeds of
@Solana
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You can buy real beauty products from popular brands in
@Perfect365
using $KIN
Earn real value for your time and engagement, spend on goods and services you care about. Digital platforms focus on great user experiences where the users are the winners.
This is
#Web3
in motion.
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The Solana Foundation is here to listen!
Have ideas, suggestions on what we could be doing better, or just want someone to talk to?
Slide in the DMs of the community team, and we will make sure your voice is heard:
@chrisdotsol
@raffdotsol
@MetaPsilo
@KricoyLL
@Alevtina_Y
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Excited to announce that I've joined the Solana Foundation to work with the Community 🙌
Community is the soul of every meaningful movement – and Solana has one of the best communities in any industry.
Let's build 🔨
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Big day for America — I became a US Citizen 🇺🇲
"The Changing World Order" is hereby canceled. 1000 more years of American dynamism. You're welcome.
God bless America. 🇺🇲🦅
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@LBRYcom
Dear SEC,
Thank you for protecting us by allowing us to invest in scams like WeWork at public listing, while only allowing the wealthy to participate in more profitable opportunities
+ thank you for protecting the pyramid scheme that is accredited investors dumping on retail ❤
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If you know any super developers looking to get involved with one of the most exciting cryptocurrency projects out there, with the best community of them all, make sure they apply!
The Kin Foundation is hiring...with 3 new tech roles!
Are you looking for an exciting career in the cryptocurrency industry?
Learn more and apply by visiting our new Careers page:
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@PeterXinping
You've crossed a line with this take. Police-civilian relations are at an all time low and you have the nerve to degrade one of our only plausible solutions?
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Kin is now available on FTX.
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I think
@drip_haus
is going to be one of the first consumer apps in crypto to cross the threshold into mass adoption.
Thoughtful design around anti-fraud, addictive mechanics for retention, solves distribution for artists of all kinds, and incredibly clever monetization.
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It's been a pleasure working with the Tapatalk team to reintegrate Kin into their product roadmap.
Together, we're building a better digital world - one where users are no longer treated as the product, and instead are rewarded as partners in the growth of the platform.
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Want Solana to be successful? Throw less SOL at presale rugs and donate more to community projects on
@_cubik
Any amount helps because via the power of quadratic funding your donation will be multiplied by pool sponsors.
Let's get trending rtfn mfs 🔫
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Today
@Kik
rolls out the latest generation of the Kin cryptocurrency to their millions of users.
You can use Kin to meet new people, unlock custom chat themes, and more.
You can even deposit your Kin from to use in-app! Give it a try once the update becomes available to you!
Kin is back on
@Kik
!
The popular messaging app has finished integrating the latest generation of the Kin cryptocurrency on
@Solana
, unlocking improved performance and new use cases!
Learn more at the link:
$KIN
#cryptocurrency
#blockchain
#developers
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@TheNCSmaster
It won't be (technically) but doesn't need to be (practically). With modern architecture plus some Nvidia exclusive goodies like DLSS + RT, specs around PS4 handheld and PS4 Pro docked should be enough for visually comparable ports for the naked eye
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What's going on here?
Exciting times are ahead for Solana Mobile.
SOON 👀
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There is no tweet that can properly convey my appreciation for the profound kindness and hospitality we received in India.
This has literally been the best experience of my life.
With humility and gratitude -- Thank you. I can't wait to see you all again. ❤️
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Excellent work being done right now to improve the Kin developer experience by
@beeman_nl
@willgikandi
and the other amazing devs at KF, with input from the community 👏
Everything we do is in support of the developers and users of Kin. I'm excited to see it all come together.
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There are new Kin apps being worked on right now that are going to take the variety of available spend opportunities to a whole new stratosphere very quickly. I can't wait for them to share what they are working on.
This should be a great year for $KIN users.
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Most cryptocurrency projects are solving for problems no one asked to be solved.
Something that drew me to
@Kin_Ecosystem
was that it's a solution to a real problem.
Thanks to Decrypt for conducting sincere & thoughtful research on the issue.
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Kin still has a lot of room for improvement.
Some might gawk at me saying that publicly, but the reality is that acknowledging gaps and working together to improve them is much more powerful than brushing under the rug and pretending everything is perfect.
Let's keep building.
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Had the pleasure of meeting some of the team from Kurobi this week and be warned - if you are sleeping on them they're gonna wake you up real soon
The creator economy continues to gather momentum and two
@solana
giants are here to give it a solid foothold in the world’s greatest blockchain ecosystem.A strategic partnership that will bring a new level of ease to earn for creators around the world
@Kin_Ecosystem
#Create2Earn
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About a month in @ Solana Foundation, here are some of the things I've been working on:
- New & improved community sentiment/feedback tracking
- Regular "Community Voice Reports" via above
- New Global Communities Strategy & Vision, reorg in progress
Will share more & often.
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Where are we in the market cycle?
They made a coin named after my cat and they're meowing in my mentions
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Happy to announce that I'm beginning a new adventure as Community & Marketing Manager for the Kin Foundation!
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Congratulations to
@TeggerProject
for their first Kin product launch
You can now control what data you share when browsing partner sites within their network, and earn $KIN for doing so.
Spend Kin in the Tegger marketplace on services like Uber, Wish, & more.
#Web3
We're very excited to officially welcome a new app to the Kin Ecosystem -
@TeggerProject
🎉
Tegger allows users to take back control of their data, get rewarded with $KIN while browsing, & redeem it for a variety of products in their digital marketplace.
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It's time to build!
If you are a developer or business that has an idea for a meaningful project utilizing the Kin cryptocurrency, we encourage you to apply for a grant and start building today!
Announcing the Kin Catalyst Fund
The Kin Foundation has announced a 25B Kin Catalyst Fund focused on growing the Kin Ecosystem and Community!
Read more at the link:
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This has been exciting to see come to fruition. Kin users can now use the Raydium protocol to provide services with their Kin and earn rewards.
Call it a hunch, but I think DeFi on Solana is going to be a very big deal.
(Note - DeFi only recommended for advanced users)
Kin Goes DeFi: Kin Liquidity Pools and Yield Farming Launch on Raydium
Thanks to popular community demand, Kin has joined the
@Solana
DeFi ecosystem!
Kin users can now provide liquidity and yield farm via
@RaydiumProtocol
!
Read more at the link:
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Real games using blockchain - Only possible on Solana.
@AuroryProject
Seekers of Tokane is playable now.
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Solana is a social movement.
Feeling incredibly grateful to be able to participate.
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I hope you guys see why we only focus on building things that people want to use instead of paying celebrity influencers and buying stadiums to generate hype for the price to go up.
Only real projects are going to last. All that other bullshit is here today and gone tomorrow.
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Kin has been pioneering "Web3" since before it was even a term, and today its branding and website have evolved to match its modern ideals.
Proud to be a part of this ecosystem of developers, community members, apps, brands, and services working together to transform the web.
Say Hello to the New Kin Brand 👋
Today we are launching a new look and web platform for Kin.
Are you ready to transform the web? Join our community:
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No one should have to interact with the Solana Foundation at all to be successful while building on Solana.
If you perceive this to be the case in any facet of your journey, then there is something that needs to be improved or fixed. Let's work together to do that. DMs are open.
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Come say hello 👋
I will be attending the
@MonkeDAO
x
@Opensea
event
#MonkeSea
in Lisbon during
#BreakpointSolana
Looking forward to meeting fellow builders!
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This is something that Kin has needed since 2017.
We are working with an esteemed agency alongside a number of apps and community advocates to revamp Kin branding, messaging, positioning, marketing materials, and website.
It's time to tell our story in a new and exciting way.
The Kin Foundation is pleased to release a roadmap update for 2022.
This update provides a look into future activities & priorities, including strategic direction, key projects, ecosystem growth & more.
Read below ⬇️
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@4kinorg
@Kin_Ecosystem
@wmougayar
@matthannam_
Never a promise but yes. Lots of interest from apps of all sizes that want to use Kin, and we are going to do whatever we can to support them. Some new launches already in the works.
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Fock it.
@MadLadsNFT
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Warning. You have engaged in a prohibited thought.
Please agree to the user terms appearing over your cornea. Until you accept, the popup will persist, even when you close your eyes, and in your sleep.
Failure to agree results in visit by agent.
Thank you for your compliance.
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Wyre is going to enable developers in the Kin Ecosystem to leverage their technology and create exciting new user-friendly experiences.
Wyre is also launching MoneyGram support which means you will be able to send cash around the world by paying with Kin.
Check out this clip from the Solana Breakpoint main stage!
@sendwyre
announces launch on Solana with three tokens (SOL, USDC and KIN)
#SolanaBreakpoint
$kin
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In 2021 alone, in order to meet significant demand, Pokemon printed over 9 billion trading cards.
Would it even be possible to bring collectibles at this scale to the Web3 realm?
Create useful, mass volume, affordable NFTs, on an energy-efficient blockchain.
Only on
@Solana
.
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1/ Calling all developers 📣
The Solana Season Hackathon is on!
Jumpstart your next project on
@Solana
and integrate Kin for your chance to win part of the $KIN prize pool!
More details below 👇
#solanaszn
$KIN $SOL
#cryptocurrency
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GodSlayer is coming to the Kin Ecosystem 🗡🛡
Kool Games is a high-caliber mobile games studio that is choosing Kin to be the exclusive cryptocurrency for their upcoming game, enabling exciting new experiences where users are rewarded with and exchange real value.
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Welcome, Palgo.
Palgo is still in early stages but it has an extremely ambitious use case and prominent backers such as
@AberWhitcomb
.
Soon $KIN users will be able to purchase real estate, go on tours and private events, rent boats, and more. Kin continues to find real utility.
We're excited to welcome a new app to the Kin Ecosystem - Palgo!
Palgo allows anyone to monetize their business, skills, & assets. Featuring a digital storefront & social media platform, users can easily purchase/sell their services with Kin.
Learn more:
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Excited to work with
@AlimKhamisa
and the Kin Community to achieve mass adoption and disrupt the developer monetization landscape.
Welcoming
@AlimKhamisa
to the Kin Foundation.
Announcing a New Executive Director for the Kin Foundation
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Infinity Games is joining the Kin Ecosystem and the global movement to transform the web.
It has been a pleasure supporting such a talented team in their plans to join Web3.
Look forward to more as their team introduces themselves to the community and offer an in-depth reveal!
Infinity Games, the mobile game developer with over 30 games and 190 million downloads, has announced that they have chosen Kin to be the exclusive cryptocurrency for their soon-to-be-revealed “clashing clans-like” mobile game, BUGS.
Learn more:
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This is MASSIVE
Apple has been permanently restrained from prohibiting app developers from including purchasing mechanisms in addition to "In-App Purchasing"
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You can now purchase real world apparel, game accessories, and donate to reputable charities in
@popin_app
using $KIN
Earn real value while you make new friends and play awesome games together. Spend on goods and services you care about.
This is
#Web3
#Solana
#Cryptocurrency
Been saving up your $KIN? Check out the new
#store
live in the app. T-shirts, sweatshirts, goodies, and charity donations live now. More soon!
cc
@Kin_Ecosystem
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Up, down, sideways; rain, sleet, or snow - the building shall continue.
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Welcome back
@SwellyOfficial
🐳
Whether you're A/B testing creatives or just need help picking an outfit for Friday night, you'll be able to count on Swelly for a second (or 100th) opinion.
We're excited to be welcoming back
@SwellyOfficial
to the Kin Ecosystem! 🎉
Swelly is a social network which allows users to share their opinion with a worldwide community, get feedback on their inquiries & earn $KIN!
Learn more about Swelly x Kin ⬇️
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@solana_sailor
@walton_walton45
@KinShipTweets
@Kin_Ecosystem
The community does a great job, KF does and will market Kin much more this year. But it will focus on utility and target devs & users, never speculative hype, unlike almost every other project.
Raising public awareness is a big priority for us this year. More details to come.
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We've been sitting down with developers to identify opportunities to build a stronger ecosystem - together.
Perfect365 is a large consumer app with a diverse audience, monetizing with the Kin cryptocurrency.
They are excited to push the boundaries of what is possible with $KIN
We are highlighting the developers that make Kin the most used cryptocurrency by mainstream consumers, and showcasing how they use Kin to monetize their apps.
This week we are spotlighting Perfect365, the AR Beauty Platform.
Read more at the link:
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Apps are paying users instead of exploiting them. Web 3.0 in action.
Create, watch, and share funny videos while earning and spending cryptocurrency on social experiences and microtransactions.
Madlipz has been working hard on this for a while, awesome to see it come to life.
We're happy to announce that we're now offering 1000% APY on your $KIN in app! And you can deposit your KIN too to earn even more from the interest! Read the post below to find out more and download MadLipz today to get started!
#YieldFarm
#YieldFarming
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Welcome
@shopping_io
Spend your Kin across a variety of large stores like Amazon, Ebay, Walmart, and more.
Shop international and receive shipments around the globe, giving you a reason to spend crypto. Even more fun features on the way. 🫡
Awesome new team in the ecosystem!
We're proud to announce that Kin is the very first crypto on Solana to be supported by
@shopping_io
🎉
Starting today, shoppers using $KIN will enjoy a 2% discount for the next two weeks.
Purchase virtually anything from your favourite retailers today🛒
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Catch me on the latest episode of
@CryptoSlate
, where I talk about the Kin project and the problems it sets out to solve.
Thanks
@akibablade
for having me on, had fun talking crypto with you.
Kin was featured on the latest episode of
#SlateCast
by
@CryptoSlate
!
Learn more about the project's mission to provide a solution for monetization without ruining the user experience from Kin Foundation Head of Growth
@KRicoyLL
. $KIN
#Crypto
#Solana
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To do a good job at the Solana Foundation you need to have the very real and important understanding that the community is more powerful and capable than us. If you have a web2 mindset of central hierarchy and community being a personal army to do your bidding then you will fail.
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@cuculeyte1987
@CarsonDenouden
@kiniumorg
@Kin_Ecosystem
William is working on a big roadmap update, some very exciting things being worked on, some that have been needed for almost 5 years.
Fundamental progress over everything; the ecosystem is building for the next 5-10 years. Up, down, sideways—let's keep building! 🔨
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Just donated to every charity available on
@popin_app
and got some Golden Dice 🎲 to play with, all using Kin.
If you haven't tried this app yet, you're missing out. One of the most fun experiences in the
@Kin_Ecosystem
Play games with friends, make new ones, and win $KIN.
You can now purchase real world apparel, game accessories, and donate to reputable charities in
@popin_app
using $KIN
Earn real value while you make new friends and play awesome games together. Spend on goods and services you care about.
This is
#Web3
#Solana
#Cryptocurrency
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If we didn't meet at Breakpoint but you want to chat, I still want to. Please DM or reply!
Offer open to anyone who wants to chat about Solana and/or has feedback on how the Foundation can better serve the community.
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Solana is decentralized.
AND fast.
AND cheap to use.
AND it has the best community AND talent building on it.
It will enable all out paradigm shifts across multiple industries, changing the way we interact with technology forever.
This is history in the making.
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sometimes it hits me so hard...I am so blessed to be working on something I genuinely believe in and that has the potential to drastically transform society for the better. it is both a great privilege and responsibility. I'm grateful to be a part of the Solana community. 💜
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Welcome to 2024. Here are some of the challenges we hope to takle with Community Relations at the Solana Foundation:
-Community Empowerment-
We are always analyzing and iterating on processes to better support the community's efforts. As a result, we have decided to make some
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Still so many possibilities and lots of excitement just from within the existing ecosystem... looking forward to working more closely with the developer community to help unlock their potential
Last wk we started deep dives with several of our app partners to better understand challenges/opportunities as we look ahead. Growth potential of our
#Kin
apps is immense. Significant new dev contributions within the ecosystem. Bullish would be an understatement.
@Kin_Ecosystem
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There is a lot of work to be done in 2023.
Let's do the damn thing.
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Not interested in dunking on other communities – too busy building. After that, I'll be busy building. After that is done though...I'll be building again.
My job isn't to convince anyone they're wrong, it's to build something undeniable. Will leave the rest to others.
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Wow, thank you Bobby. The community gives their all every day to make the vision of Kin a reality, we can only hope to match that tremendous energy.
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Fun fact: the
#gm
phenomenon started in 2019 with small Telegram group where we literally just say gm to each other all day
If you don't believe me ask
@CryptoDale
@NatebagCEO
@69BigMac69
and for some reason
@NeerajKA
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Apps are "mining" Kin every week via the Kin Rewards Engine, which pays based on how much users are utilizing the Kin token within their app.
Pretty amazing idea, right?
PS - the biggest earner is
@Perfect365
, a beauty app with mostly female users. How cool is that?
Kin Rewards Engine Top 5 Earners
Every week apps in the Kin Rewards Engine earn $KIN ⬢ based on the amount of user activity in their app.
Join the global movement to transform the web today:
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*WE rock! ♥️
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Cool. Let's keep building.
$KIN was the top performing Web3 token of 2020, up 1,857% YoY
+ In 2020 Kin resolved its legal dilemma with the SEC, paying a $5M fine
+ began migration from Stellar to
@solana
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What do you think the Solana Foundation could be doing better?
Send me any ideas, suggestions, and feedback for areas of improvement or desired increased focus.
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This cannot be overstated.
Big shout out to the user community as well, who have been helping each other navigate this new ecosystem with open arms.
Huge lift by all the eng folks involved. Moving private => public blockchain is no small feat.
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Blocto is one of the best crypto wallets I've ever used. Now supports Solana, Serum, and Kin. The holy trinity 🙏
Native Solana dapp support coming soon too! So good.
Blocto has been awarded
@solana
&
@ProjectSerum
grant 🎉
👌Manage SOL & SPL tokens easily (KIN, SOL, SRM now supported)
More to come:
📥Stake SRM/MSRM with
@BloctoApp
😀Enjoy Solana dApps
🔏Solona wallet SDK for developers
More info:
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