Do Buybacks Make Sense? | Lucas Bruder
Gm! We're back with Lucas from Jito to break down the new IBRL dashboard on Solana validator behavior. We also dive into token buybacks versus growth, governance design, and more.
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Timestamps:
(0:00) Introduction
(2:21) IBRL Dashboard
(9:58) Submitting Transactions
(17:51) Social Shaming Validators
(20:46) Sablier Ad
(21:14) Limitations of Cutting Swap Times
(28:17) Refining the IBRL Dashboard
(32:05) Sablier Ad
(32:34) Do Buybacks Actually Work?
(41:14) Could Jito Adopt Futarchy Based Governance?
(47:00) The Equity and Token Relationship
(49:18) Price Discovery and Market Structure
(55:23) Centralized Exchanges in 2026
(58:11) 2026 Predictions
(1:01:25) Closing Comments
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