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Journal

Short notes and deep dives from the reading desk.

Reading Solana accounts like a ledger

September 2026

Start with the owner, the data length, and the rent exemption threshold. Then look at the discriminator, the program that can mutate it, and the signer relationships.

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Staking economics for non-validators

August 2026

Commissions, warm-up epochs, stake accounts, and quality of service rewards. A guide for treasury analysts who want to compare validators without trusting marketing copy.

How priority fees reshape transaction ordering

July 2026

A close look at compute unit limits, priority fee micro-transactions, and leader scheduling under load.