Blog · page 17

Bot engineering, in depth.

Page 17 of 26 — how trading bots actually work on Solana, Hyperliquid and Polymarket.

Strategies
Apr 7, 2026·6 min read

Anchor vs Native Solana Programs: Which Framework Audits Better

Anchor vs native Solana programs: how each framework shrinks or expands the attack surface an audit has to cover, with a clear pick-by-use-case verdict.

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Comparisons
Apr 7, 2026·7 min read

bloXroute vs Jito: Solana MEV Bundle Landing Compared

bloXroute vs Jito Solana: how BDN relay, Trader API, bundles, and ShredStream compare on tip economics, inclusion rate, and searcher revenue share.

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Guides
Apr 7, 2026·4 min read

How Crypto Arbitrage Bots Work: A Plain-English Guide

A plain-English breakdown of how arbitrage bots detect price gaps, race to fill them, and manage risk — covering latency, execution, and the real mechanics behind profitable strategies.

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Guides
Apr 6, 2026·6 min read

Jito vs Flashbots: MEV Auctions on Solana vs Ethereum

Jito vs Flashbots: how bundle auctions, tip markets, and inclusion guarantees differ between Solana and Ethereum, and what porting MEV strategy actually takes.

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Comparisons
Apr 6, 2026·6 min read

Anchor vs Pinocchio: Compute Units for HFT Programs

Anchor vs Pinocchio on Solana: measured compute-unit and instruction-size differences for HFT settlement programs, plus a real migration cost estimate.

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Robinhood Chain
Apr 6, 2026·7 min read

Is Stock-Token Arbitrage Actually Profitable? Early Data & Risks

Drafted the requested TierZero blog article on stock-token arbitrage profitability (950-1300 words, JSON with excerpt/tags/cover/content) — no repo files needed editing since services/blog are DB-backed dynamic routes.

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Strategies
Apr 6, 2026·6 min read

TON Smart Contract Audits: Jetton, NFT & FunC/Tact Pitfalls

A TON smart contract audit checklist: FunC vs Tact pitfalls, jetton/NFT standard gaps, and bounced-message handling on the async TVM.

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Solana
Apr 6, 2026·5 min read

Detecting New Raydium CPMM Pools in Real Time for Sniping

Step-by-step guide to parsing Raydium CPMM program logs on Solana to detect new pool initialization events before on-chain aggregators surface them, enabling sub-slot entry on new token launches.

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Comparisons
Apr 5, 2026·7 min read

Jupiter vs 1inch: Cross-Chain Routing for Arb Bots

Building a jupiter vs 1inch arbitrage bot? Compare Metis and Pathfinder routing on quote latency, slippage, gasless Fusion fills, and API rate limits.

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Comparisons
Apr 5, 2026·5 min read

Polymarket vs Hyperliquid: Which Venue Fits Your Market-Making Bot?

Prediction market liquidity on Polymarket and perpetuals on Hyperliquid both attract algorithmic traders, but fee structures, API rate limits, and settlement mechanics differ sharply. Here is how to choose.

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Solana
Apr 4, 2026·5 min read

Jito Tip Optimization: How Much to Bid for MEV Bundles on Solana

Over-tipping kills P&L; under-tipping means missed slots. We analyze on-chain tip distribution data and present a dynamic tip-sizing model that maximizes net profit across different MEV opportunity sizes.

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Comparisons
Apr 4, 2026·6 min read

GMX vs Hyperliquid: Which Perp DEX for Trading Bots?

GMX vs Hyperliquid trading bot: oracle-priced GM pools vs an on-chain CLOB. Fees, slippage, API surface, and market-making viability, compared by a bot builder.

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Smart Contracts
Apr 4, 2026·5 min read

Upgradeable Solana Programs: BPF Loader Risks and Patterns

Anchor's upgradeable BPF loader lets you ship hotfixes without migrating accounts, but the upgrade authority is a single point of compromise. Learn how to use multisig upgrade authority, time-locks, and governance gates to keep live trading programs safe.

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Guides
Apr 4, 2026·5 min read

Anchor vs Native Rust: Which Is Safer to Audit on Solana

Anchor vs native Rust on Solana: how attack surface, constraint gaps, and audit checklists differ, plus a clear verdict on which to build with.

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Smart Contracts
Apr 3, 2026·5 min read

Hyperliquid On-Chain Settlement: Contract Architecture Deep-Dive

Hyperliquid's L1 moves settlement logic into custom contracts rather than off-chain matchbooks. This article maps the settlement flow, explains how liquidation vaults are funded, and shows what bots must watch for when closing positions programmatically.

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Strategies
Apr 3, 2026·6 min read

How to Choose a Smart Contract Auditor: A Founder's Checklist

A founder's checklist for how to choose a smart contract auditor: tooling, report quality, remediation checks, and red flags across TON, Solana, EVM.

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Comparisons
Apr 3, 2026·7 min read

Flashbots MEV-Share vs Jito: OFA for EVM vs Solana

Flashbots MEV-Share vs Jito compared: how EVM hint-based OFA and Solana bundle auctions change backrunning bot economics, refunds, tips, and latency.

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Guides
Apr 3, 2026·6 min read

Firedancer Explained: What It Means for Bot Developers

Firedancer solana client rebuilds the validator from scratch for throughput. Here's what its tile pipeline and multi-client push mean for bot latency.

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Solana
Apr 3, 2026·5 min read

Maximizing Solana Transaction Landing Rates with Jito Bundles

Low landing rates kill profitable strategies before they start. This guide covers Jito bundle construction, tip sizing relative to MEV opportunity, retry logic, and how to benchmark landing rate against raw RPC submission.

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Polymarket
Apr 3, 2026·5 min read

Polymarket USDC Settlement: Full Flow and Gas Cost Breakdown

Traces the complete lifecycle of a Polymarket trade from USDC deposit on Polygon through market resolution and withdrawal, with real gas cost benchmarks and tips for minimizing transaction fees.

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Polymarket
Apr 2, 2026·6 min read

Negative-Risk Positions on Polymarket: A Practical Explainer

Negative-risk arises when a trader holds enough complementary shares that their net exposure is positive regardless of outcome. Learn how to construct and manage these positions programmatically using Polymarket's conditional token framework.

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Comparisons
Apr 2, 2026·6 min read

Polymarket CLOB vs Kalshi API: Building a Resolution Bot

Polymarket CLOB vs Kalshi API for automated traders: fees, latency, KYC, and UMA resolution risk compared, with code, from a bot builder's view.

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Guides
Apr 2, 2026·6 min read

Manual Audit vs Slither/MythX: Is an Automated Scan Enough?

Slither and MythX catch reentrancy and known bug patterns in minutes. They miss business-logic flaws. Here's what each layer actually covers.

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Robinhood Chain
Apr 2, 2026·7 min read

Is It Worth Building on Robinhood Chain Now, or Waiting?

Should you build on Robinhood Chain now, ten days into a permissionless L2, or wait for the ecosystem to mature? A trading-systems engineer weighs it.

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