“Eso si que no me lo esperaba,” Ignacio’s message flashed on my Bloomberg terminal — in some way completely timed between my morning espresso and the market open. November twenty seventh’s income numbers for Pump had simply hit: $3.57M in 24 hours. Not month-to-month. Not quarterly. Each day.
I’ve spent twenty years watching income charts — first in conventional markets, then 5 years navigating crypto’s chaos. However this was completely different. Opening one other display, I pulled up Raydium’s stats: 67% of Solana’s DeFi quantity, $15.14M peak income. The form of numbers that make my previous banking colleagues immediately cease dismissing crypto at dinner events.
Surprise what my monetary advisor would say now. Final quarter’s evaluate was attention-grabbing sufficient. “You’re nonetheless in Solana?” he requested, that acquainted mixture of concern and curiosity in his voice. Ought to’ve seen his face after I confirmed him the precise income numbers as an alternative of the same old speculative nonsense.
The loopy half? Most individuals are lacking what’s really taking place right here. They’re too busy arguing about Bitcoin ETFs or posting rocket emojis. In the meantime, actual infrastructure is being constructed. Bear in mind how everybody stated DeFi was useless…