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Sniper 2026-06-24

I Funded a Solana Memecoin Sniper Bot. It Went 4 and 82.

I funded a Solana memecoin sniper with real SOL and let an XGBoost model pick every trade. 86 trades, 4 wins, 82 losses. The honest autopsy: execution was fine — there's just no edge at entry. Real numbers, including the one trade that actually worked.

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Sniper 2026-06-18

The Solana Bug That Failed 74% of My Sniper's Buys (and Lied About Why)

If your Solana transactions fail with Token-2022 "Invalid Mint" (0x2) or "simulation failed" on brand-new accounts, it's probably your preflightCommitment. The RPC default (finalized) lags the tip ~13-30s, so it can't see a seconds-old mint. The smoking gun, the cause, and the one-line fix.

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