Top 3 trends I'm seeing in the @Solana startup ecosystem right now (mostly based on evaluating projects in the recent @colosseum breakout hackathon):
1. Derivations on prediction markets that close the gap on UX, liquidity per market, and types of markets you can create.
2. Privacy-focused trading, payments, and data that bring back crypto's original ethos.
3. Internet capital markets, but for real. A handful of founders are building protocols and apps that will actually tie business cash flows back to their tokens.
The delta between the voracious interest in prediction market outcomes and the lack of trading in prediction markets is where the opportunity lies for crypto startups.
When comparing hot trends on CT to recent @colosseum hackathon submissions, I’m always reminded of this Peter Thiel quote:
“The best projects are likely to be overlooked, not trumpeted by a crowd; the best problems to work on are often the ones nobody else even tries to solve.”
This presentation from @TheiaResearch on why current token mechanics are broken is a good watch, and hints at how @MetaDAOProject (futarchy) is a part of the solution.