May 18
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In this episode of OnlyDevs by Superteam India, we sit down with Dhruv — one of India's earliest Solana builders, validator operator, and founder of his own prop trading firm. Starting from a first-semester college gig and a Superteam grant in 2021, Dhruv has spent four years going deeper into Solana than almost anyone else from running and optimizing validators to building HFT infrastructure that operates in sub-500 microsecond windows. Timestamps: 0:00 – Intro & meet Dhruv: validator operator & prop trader 1:28 – Breaking into Solana: gigs, audits & what actually matters in 2025 5:08 – Validator internals: Alpine Glow, MCP & how to learn Solana's core 6:51 – Prop trading 101: backrunning, sandwiching & how MEV works on Solana 11:36 – Pivoting to CEX-DEX arb, quant strategies & dark fiber cables 14:06 – Building reputation, hiring engineers & the microsecond problem 20:27 – Outro: tweet less, work more Dhruv: https://x.com/dhruvsol Kirat: https://x.com/kirat_tw Superteam India: https://x.com/SuperteamIN 100xDevs: https://x.com/100xDevs Earn your first crypto: https://earn.superteam.fun Subscribe and turn on notifications so you never miss an episode of OnlyDevs!