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In this episode, Will, Head of Engineering at Orca, shares his journey from traditional software engineering to the Solana ecosystem. He discusses technical challenges like transaction landing, the evolution of transaction strategies, and exciting future developments in tokenized assets and automation.Website: https://www.orca.so X: https://x.com/orca_so https://x.com/wjthieme
Orca, a Deep Dive with Will, Head of Engineering
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