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Time Travel Testing with LiteSVM In Solana, writing test cases that depend on the passing of time is tricky. We might want to test that something happens in our code after a day passes, but we can't...
Last updated on Oct 15, 2025Implementing Token Metadata with Metaplex We introduced the Metaplex metadata standard in the previous tutorial. In this one, we’ll create an SPL token and attach metadata to it using the Metaplex...
Last updated on Oct 14, 202513 min read
How Metaplex Metadata for Tokens Works We have deployed and interacted with SPL tokens, but none of them had a name, symbol, or any metadata attached. Instead, we identified each token by its mint...
Last updated on Oct 14, 2025Basic Bank Tutorial with SPL Tokens and Anchor In this tutorial, we’ll build a simple bank program on Solana with the basic features you'd expect from a regular bank. Users can create accounts, check...
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Token Sale with Total Supply Tutorial A token sale program is a smart contract that sells a specific token, usually in exchange for a native token like SOL, at a fixed price. The sale runs until a...
Last updated on Oct 14, 2025Solana Hello World (Installation and Troubleshooting) !Solana Hello World This is a Solana hello world tutorial. We will walk you through the steps to install Solana and troubleshoot issues that may...
Last updated on Oct 13, 2025Transferring SPL Tokens with Anchor and Web3.js In the previous tutorial, we learned how SPL tokens work. In this tutorial, we’ll implement a full SPL token lifecycle: create, mint, transfer, and...
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How the SPL Token Works Solana Program Library Token (SPL Token) is Solana's standard for tokens: how to create tokens and how they should behave. It is Solana’s equivalent to Ethereum’s token...
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Q Number Format Q number format is a notation for describing binary fixed-point numbers. A fixed-point number is a popular design pattern in Solidity for storing fractional values, since the language...
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Introducing ticks in Uniswap V3 This article explains what ticks are in Uniswap V3. Ticks enable gas-efficient accounting of concentrated liquidity, so let’s quickly review concentrated liquidity...
Last updated on Oct 8, 20256 min read
Tick limits in Uniswap V3 The smallest tick in Uniswap v3 is -887,272 and the largest tick is 887,272. This chapter explains the rationale behind this range, which is based on finding the tick that...
Last updated on Oct 8, 2025The Architecture of the Compound V3 Smart Contract Introduction and prerequisites Compound is one of the most significant lending protocols in DeFi, having inspired the design of nearly every lending...
Last updated on Oct 8, 2025