Solana is heating up, and today’s gm Solana stream was packed with charts, alpha, and debate:

• Solana rips past $220 — First time in 8 months, up +136% in 156 days after a brutal drawdown earlier this year. Why price ≠ tech, and why all roads lead back to Solana’s revenue, users, and DeFi dominance.
• Protocol revenue flex — Jupiter ($111M), Pump.fun ($91M), Meteora ($91M), Axiom Pro ($50M), Jito ($43M), Raydium ($24M) — massive growth showing Solana is the chain for builders.
• Market rundown — Pump, Takabu, Uranus, ARENA, and 6.07 all trending. How to use Jupiter Pro organic scores, Moby Screener, and Birdeye bubble maps to spot early movers.
• Launchpad wars — Pump.fun continues to dominate with nearly $1B daily volume while Jup and Bonk lag. Are we witnessing a clear winner, or will meow cook a comeback?
• NFT watch — MadLads stable, D-Gods & SMB down. Is it NFT season again, or just USD-value holders taking liquidity as SOL pumps?
• Bitcoin on Solana — Zeus Network report shows $410M+ tokenized BTC capitalized in 2025 and growing 76% YTD. Why stacking Bitcoin on Solana may be the ultimate “accumulate & never sell” play.
• Exclusivity vs inclusivity — Pudgy Penguins & Doodles chase mainstream IP collabs (Froot Loops, Crocs, McDonald’s), while Gary Club leans fully into exclusivity. Which path really builds lasting value?
• StreamerCoin flywheel — Up +519% in 14 hours, donating 100% of fees to Twitch streamers for viral shoutouts. A case study in building attention-driven tokenomics.
• Tomorrow’s new segment — Undervalued or Overvalued returns: SOL, Pump, JUP, PENGU, Fartcoin, Bonk, Raydium, Python, Magic Eden, and Gary Coin on the chopping block.

🎧 Whether you’re here for conviction plays, meme speculation, or just culture, gm Solana is your daily front row seat to the fastest-moving chain in crypto.

Day 2 of streaming and the energy is 🔥. Today’s gm Solana delivered deep dives, alpha, and community debates:

• Kyle Samani’s $1.65B Solana fund — Fresh capital, not just treasury reshuffling. Gary shares a personal story of gifting Kyle $GARY (and watching him instantly dump it).
• Aquabot rug ($4M gone) — Despite a “99.7% audit score,” Aquabot rugged hard. What it teaches us about KOL agencies, implied endorsements, and why DYOR is non-negotiable.
• Ledger hack marketing stunt? — Viral “npm supply chain attack” warning led to $66 stolen but millions of impressions — was this the most genius (or reckless) hardware wallet ad ever?
• Pump Mondays — Pump.fun partners with MEXC to list a new ecosystem coin weekly. First up: Trencher Broadcast Company. Bullish move or more exit liquidity?
• Solana TVL ATH — $12.2B locked across DeFi, reinforcing Solana’s lead in speed, users, and revenue.
• Klanos staking — Finally confirmed, but does staking really move floors, or is it just hype recycling?
• CPI crash setup — Historical data shows Bitcoin pumps into CPI reports then dumps for ~2 weeks. With CPI data dropping Sept 11, will BTC and SOL repeat the cycle?
• Taking action vs LARPing — XVM (called out yesterday) ran +43% in hours, Tuna is still +60% since last week. If you’re not deploying capital, you’re leaving gains on the table.

⚡️ Quick hits:

• 13 public companies now hold $1.8B in Solana treasuries.
• A whale bought $88M SOL in the last 3 days.
• SwissBorg loses $41M in a real hack (while Ledger trended for $66).

🎧 Whether you’re here for daily trades, conviction plays, or just vibes, gm Solana brings the news, the charts, and the heat every morning.

Big pivot today: gm Solana goes live as a stream (YouTube, X, TikTok) instead of just Spaces — with charts, screenshares, and a way more interactive vibe. Here’s what cooked:

• Pump.fun wins the launchpad war — No tokens graduating from Heaven, Boop, Moonshot, or others, while Pump’s new creator-revenue model pays out 6-figure weekends to meme coin launchers.
• Meme case study — “Lack of Memes” token launches within minutes of an Elon tweet and rips to a $4.3M market cap, netting its creator $112K in fees in 60 hours.
• Speculation vs conviction — Debate over short-term meme trading vs. long-term conviction plays like $GARY, $SOL, and NFTs — and how to use fast gains to double down on assets you truly believe in.
• Solana House LA — A pop-up activation with merch, food, and Pudgy Penguins packs shows Solana culture thriving IRL, echoing earlier Solana Spaces activations.
• Token scanners & strategies — How to use Jupiter Pro organic scores, Moby screener filters, and Birdeye bubble maps to track trending plays like Useless, IRENA, Troll, Uranus, and Takabu.
• NFTs heating up — Investor Central Market (ICM) rockets from free mint to 1 SOL+ floor in days, driven by the “Internet Capital Markets” narrative and 400+ SOL volume.
• Bullish or bearish? —
  • Meme coin logos on boxing shorts (Nobody’s Sausage x Crawford fight)
  • Helium hitting 1.66M daily cell users
  • Gary Club’s 690K $GARY strategic reserve

⚡️ Community challenge: Giraffes kick off a “1 → 10 SOL” wallet race, tracked in a public dashboard, with prizes for the first to hit 10.

🎧 Whether you’re here for daily gains, conviction bags, or just culture vibes — today’s stream proves why Solana is the fastest-moving chain in crypto.

It’s Friday, and the first week of gm Solana wraps with a huge cook:

• DeFi Tuna update — Gary’s $1K bag is already up +42% since Tuesday, but staking yields reveal treasury mechanics that keep 60% of rewards in-house.
• Solana wick madness — In just one minute, SOL whipped from $210 → $205, liquidating both sides of leverage traders. We break down support/resistance and why it signals fresh ranges.
• Solana dominance — $3.8B in 24h DEX volume, 27 protocols topping $1M+ revenue in 30 days, and Solana hitting a $100B market cap in just 4.5 years — faster than Google, FB, Apple, or Tesla.
• Scalability flex — Solana processed 2.9B transactions in August alone, nearly equal to Ethereum’s lifetime.
• Portfolio strategy — JJ shares why 90% of his bag sits in long-term conviction plays while he keeps 5–10% liquid for speculation (including prediction markets).
• Polymarket win — JJ makes back his Soulja Boy rug loss by betting on the Eagles, cashing in a +27% gain overnight.
• KastCard airdrop alpha — With 500K users and $20M ARR, KastCard rewards everyday spending with points that convert into tokens — an easy, no-risk way to farm free crypto. Setup your FREE KastCard Account here 

⚠️ Note: Today’s show ended abruptly due to an X glitch. We’re already working on a fix so the community can count on smooth closes going forward.

🎧 Gary & JJ close out week one of gm Solana by showing why this chain moves faster than anything else in crypto — and how you can capture upside whether you’re staking, trading, speculating, or just swiping your card.

Speculation season is heating up, and today’s show dives deep into Solana’s wildest headlines and capital flows:

• X product insights — X head of product Nikita says meme coins won’t make you rich, but building as a thought leader on X might.
• Meme IP on-chain — Troll Coin surges after acquiring rights to the legendary Troll Face meme.
• Two red candles — Gainsy fat-fingers his own coin, Kook blames a hack after a 600 SOL presale collapse.
• Creator fees explode — Pump.fun pays out $2M+ in just 24 hours, with top wallets earning hundreds of SOL.
• Macro Solana momentum — 48,081 new tokens launched yesterday, Circle mints $250M USDC, and Solana dApps outpace all other L1/L2s in revenue.
• Speculative capital markets — Why thesis-driven speculation, launchpad wars (Pump, Jup, Bonk), and narrative plays like Uranus can outperform.
• Guest insights — JChains and CETS break down portfolio allocation, leverage as risk management, and why Pump may push to ATHs.
• Cautionary tales — JJ loses 80% chasing Soulja Boy’s Pump.fun coin (a known serial rugger).

Plus: Launchpad meta vs. utility tokens, desensitization to risk in crypto vs. TradFi, and why community conviction drives winners.

🎧 Join Gary, JJ, and friends every weekday as they track Solana’s energy, unpack the news, and speculate together — live on X and everywhere podcasts stream.

Solana is heating up, and today’s gm Solana dives into the biggest stories driving the ecosystem:

Pokemon goes on-chain — Collector Crypt tokenizes Pokémon cards and collectibles on Solana, sparking major volume on Magic Eden.

Gary Club flex — Stacker NFTs hit #1 floor price on Magic Eden.

Pingu IPO speculation — Luca hints at taking Pingu public, raising questions about how existing token holders fit into the mix.

Pump.fun’s new fee model — “Mitch” coin explodes to $27M MC while its creator racks up $43K in fees in under 24 hours.

Prediction markets as alpha — We break down Polymarket odds on Solana hitting $220, $240, and even $350 this month.

X suspensions & attention economy — Takabu and Uranus face account bans, spotlighting the risks of centralized platforms.

Plus, live audience vibes, airdropped $GARY, and why creator capital markets are rewriting how attention turns into money on Solana.

🎧 Tune in daily as Gary and JJ bring you the headlines that move markets, hot takes on the state of Solana, and the energy you need to start your trading day.

gm Solana — September 2, 2025 ☀️

Today’s episode dives deep into the state of Solana and the shifting dynamics across DeFi, NFTs, and KOL culture. Gary and JJ unpack the headlines, challenge narratives, and bring on a special guest builder pushing the ecosystem forward.

What’s Inside:

🎵 Production hiccups & setting the vibe (no more “funeral intro”)

⚠️ Quick disclaimer: markets move fast, DYOR always

📰 Headlines & Highlights:

Solana hits $77M revenue in August ($34M from Pump.fun)

$1B+ bridged to Solana, with $661M flowing in from ETH

Real-world assets on Solana cross $500M ATH

NFT movers: Okay Bears +12.6%, Degen Ape Academy +13.6%, SMB Gen 2 +5%

Nearly $5B USDC minted in August fueling ecosystem growth

🐋 KOL Controversy: $60K per post? Paid shills, tier rankings, and how to spot promos vs. authentic posts

🔥 Big Debate: What’s more bullish?

Buy & burn (Marinade)

Buy & hold (Jupiter’s “Litter Box”)

Buy & reward (Defi Tuna model)

🎙️ Guest Spotlight: Dhirk from Defi Tuna

Explains Fusion AMM (on-chain orderbook pools)

How DefiTuna pushed $2.2B volume in 30 days with just 3 pools

Why stakers earn real Solana rewards (not inflated token emissions)

Thoughts on sustainability, token supply mechanics, and building trust by “buying your own bags”

📈 Solana trading action: intraday dip to $197.45, quick rip back to $205 (+3.5%)

🎁 Community Wins: Gary Coin drops, allow list spots, and free Giraffe mint giveaways

Takeaways:

KOLs drive attention, but authenticity and disclosure matter.

Protocol revenue models are evolving—burning, holding, or rewarding—each with unique tradeoffs.

Builders like DefiTuna are proving new models work with serious traction.

Solana continues to post monster numbers across DeFi, NFTs, and stablecoin flows.

📲 Catch gm Solana live weekdays on X Spaces at 9 AM NYC time, or subscribe to the podcast on Spotify, Apple, and all major platforms.

If you liked today’s episode, drop a review and share it with your crew—let’s put Solana on the map together. 🦒

gm Solana — Episode 1 - 9/1/25

Why Solana, WLFi launch, Pudgy x NASCAR, ApeCoin to Solana, and Day-1 Community Rewards

Summary:
Day one! Gary and JJ kick off gm Solana—a daily, community-powered morning show focused 100% on the Solana ecosystem. We set the mission, explain why we’re doubling down on Solana (speed, cost, volume, real revenues), react live to the World Liberty Finance (WLFi) launch, and dive into what IRL marketing (Pudgy Penguins on a NASCAR) really means for on-chain adoption. We also touch ApeCoin coming to Solana, celebrate builders showing up every day, and roll out weekly creator bounties, allow lists, and live giveaways for listeners.

What’s inside:

Why Solana (not chain-hopping): Speed, sub-penny fees, user attention, and leading dApp revenues.

Bitcoin vs. Solana roles: Stack BTC for wealth; build and transact on SOL.

Live reaction: WLFi stablecoin launch, on-chain liquidity tests, and what changing U.S. policy could mean.

IRL marketing debate: Do NASCAR wraps and big-box toys onboard new users or just feed a CT narrative?

ApeCoin → Solana: Early takes on cross-chain moves, Otherside activations, and what to watch.

Founder reality checks: Burnout, proof-of-work over promises, and building IP that lasts.

Community flywheel: Daily spaces, open stage (no pay-to-play), short project spotlights, and a ton of ways to participate and earn.

Guests & Speakers:
Gary (Host), JJ (Co-Host), plus community voices: Cets/Dr. Peachy, Frogana, Barr (Wegens), Aesthetica, Shanksy.

Creator & Listener Rewards (weekly):

Best Clip of the Week — 250 $GARY

Best Share (on-stage contribution) — 250 $GARY

Best Recap Thread/Article — 250 $GARY

Best Meme — 250 $GARY

Listener of the Week (max-engaged) — 250 $GARY

Ongoing allow lists (e.g., Barky token), GM Solana Giraffe free-mint allow list, periodic Giraffe NFT giveaways, and surprise $GARY drops for live participants.

How to participate (live):
Join us Monday–Friday at 9:00 AM NYC time on X Spaces. Drop “GM Solana” + your SOL wallet in the comments during the show, max-engage other comments, and raise your hand for quick spotlights.

Segments you’ll hear:

Headlines that move markets

State of Solana

What’s Cooking (tokens, dApps, NFTs)

Timeline Tea

Community Spotlight

Farmer’s Almanac (airdrop hunters)

Wallet Watch & Launchpad Lookout

Credits:
Hosts: Gary & JJ • Production: Squid • Presented by Gary Club

Disclaimer (read on-air):
Everything you hear on gm Solana—from hosts, guests, contributors, or in the comments—is for educational and research purposes only. Not financial advice. Crypto is volatile and involves real risk. Always DYOR and make your own decisions.

Follow & Subscribe:
Catch the show live on X Spaces (Mon–Fri), then subscribe on your favorite podcast app for the replay. If you post clips or recaps, tag @GarydotClub and use #gmSolana so we can find you for bounties.