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ceo @helius — Solana RPCs, APIs, and HFT: helius.dev — physics, capitalism, satire — il faut cultiver notre jardin

2k following409k followers

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Mert is a founder-CEO who builds hardcore Solana infrastructure by day and dispenses sharp, satirical takes on finance, tech, and culture by night. A physicist-at-heart with a capitalism streak and a flair for pithy one-liners, he mixes deep technical authority with internet-level humor. His feed is equal parts developer signal and contrarian commentary.

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Mert gave up caffeine for two weeks and noticed 'zero positive benefits', which is the opposite of what his startups tell investors about product-market fit: impressive bravado, questionable results.

Built Helius into a widely used Solana RPC/API platform and cultivated a 400k+ audience that amplifies technical insights and market commentary, turning low-level infrastructure work into cultural influence.

To build resilient, high-performance infrastructure that accelerates decentralized finance and web3 applications while using satire and blunt analysis to separate hype from substance. He wants to make markets and protocols more efficient, and to push the industry forward through engineering leadership and public discourse.

Meritocratic capitalism: build things that work and let the market decide; skepticism toward narratives and easy explanations; engineering-first problem solving; free expression and dark humor as tools for testing ideas; a pragmatic embrace of risk and experimentation.

Technical credibility + founder status gives instant authority; razor-sharp satire makes content highly shareable; consistent output and high engagement mean strong organic reach; understands both markets and low-level tech.

Sarcasm and blunt takes can alienate more cautious audiences or potential partners; occasional low-filter reactions risk unnecessary drama; prolific tweeting sometimes dilutes signal among the noise.

Double down on bite-sized, data-driven threads that explain technical wins and market lessons (pin the best). Run regular AMAs/Spaces with builders, release short code or performance demos, and pair your satire with occasional explainer posts so new followers can onboard quickly. Use polls and CTAs to convert high engagement into community sign-ups and developer contributions.

CEO @helius (Solana RPCs, APIs, HFT), ~409,827 followers, ~73,044 tweets; one tweet about quitting caffeine earned 163k likes, he gets huge engagement from short, sarcastic observations.

Top tweets of mert

.@elonmusk physically makes no sense as a human this guy started or helped start Paypal, Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, Boring, SolarCity, OpenAI, xAI, turned around Twitter and is now *checks notes* restructuring the federal gov of the USA while being a top 20 diablo player ok

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.@elonmusk physically makes no sense as a human this guy started or helped start Paypal, Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, Boring, SolarCity, OpenAI, xAI, turned around Twitter and is now *checks notes* restructuring the federal gov of the USA while being a top 20 diablo player ok

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