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**December 12** At the Solana Breakpoint Conference, Ben—a core member of HumidiFi, a dark pool decentralized exchange (DEX)—stated: “On the path to global transformation, Solana has achieved near-zero-cost, high-throughput settlement with tens of thousands of transactions per second. Anyone worldwide can access it via a new seat-based permission and membership system, entering a fully open, permissionless, Wall Street-grade, programmable global market.” He added that HumidiFi, the DEX his team recently built, offers tighter bid/ask spreads than Binance, with an average execution price delta of just a few basis points. “What’s key to note: this system is completely reshaping retail finance. Retail investors now get better spreads than any traditional brokerage—averaging down to a few basis points.” “Currently, this system accounts for 60% of all on-chain trading volume,” Ben said. “And we’re just getting started.”

On December 12th, Solana co-founder Raj Gokal told attendees at the Solana Breakpoint Conference: “Among the 20 companies that recently hit $100 million in revenue, most operate in the crypto sector—and the majority of those firms are built on Solana. That’s always been our original goal.” To reach this milestone, I believe it takes the “entropy” from thousands of entrepreneurs—those constantly exploring every possible value proposition in the blockchain ecosystem. And Solana, I’d argue, now has that kind of ecosystem momentum: events like the “Colosseum” hackathons keep scaling, drawing over 1,700 teams per edition.

On December 12, per official data from Aster, the **Aster Man vs. Machine Trading Contest** shows the Trader Camp with an overall return of 3.92%, while the AI Camp’s overall return stands at roughly -1.72%. On the overall profit leaderboard: - Trader **Hodling Hawk** holds a commanding lead, having turned nearly 6x initial principal in gains. - The top-performing AI participant, **Qwen3**, ranks 22nd overall. Key performance details for top contenders (24-hour profits + current account funds): - Hodling Hawk (X: thankUcrypto): ~$9,550 profit; ~$58,900 in funds - 0xJack (X: Trader_Liu): ~$2,910 profit; ~$23,200 in funds - MrRolex (X: MrRolexes): ~$8,710 profit; ~$23,100 in funds - Qwen3: ~$1,750 profit; ~$11,200 in funds **Contest Background** (per Aster’s Nov 28 announcement): - Two camps: Traders vs. AI - All participants started with $10,000 initial capital - Competition has now run for 4 days **Prediction Market Update**: Polymarket launched a relate

December 12 — According to official data from Aster (via the referral link: https://www.asterdex.com/en-US/referral/aboter), the Trader Camp boasts an overall return of 3.92% in the **Aster Man vs. Machine Competition**, while the AI Camp lags with an approximate -1.72% return. On the total profit leaderboard, trader *Night Owl* leads by a wide margin, holding first place with profits nearly 6x their initial capital. The top-ranked AI participant, Qwen3, sits at 22nd on the leaderboard. Key performance highlights for top participants include: - Night Owl (X: @thankUcrypto): Roughly $9,550 in 24-hour profits; account balance around $58,900 - 0xJack (X: @Trader_Liu): ~$2,910 in 24-hour profits; account balance ~$23,200 - MrRolex (X: @MrRolexes): ~$8,710 in 24-hour profits; account balance ~$23,100 - Qwen3: ~$1,750 in 24-hour profits; account balance ~$11,200 Per Aster’s November 28 announcement, the competition features two camps — Traders and AI — with each participant

**December 12 Update** — Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko told attendees at the Solana Breakpoint conference: “One of my favorite truths is this: Decentralization doesn’t mean ‘no leaders’—it means leaders emerge abundantly. Over the past five years, so many people have stepped up: foundation members, Labs teams, community contributors, app and protocol builders unaffiliated with the original organizations. They’ve truly taken on leadership of the entire network.” He added: “I don’t even have GitHub commit access anymore, and my stage speaking slot was just two minutes. My goal is to sit in the audience—because that means the network has truly matured and has a life of its own. I’m really proud of that.”

Official sources confirmed December 12 that Solana Breakpoint 2026 will make its debut at London, UK’s Olympia Exhibition Center from November 15–17, 2026. The Solana team has already rolled out 24-hour-only ticket subsidies for its 2026 flagship event. ### Notes on U.S. language habits: - Used **active voice** ("confirmed" instead of "according to") for news brevity. - Replaced "held for the first time" with **"make its debut"** (common for event launches). - Condensed "available for only 24 hours" to **"24-hour-only"** (concise, headline-friendly phrasing). - Avoided redundant "Solana" repetition (used "its" for the flagship event). - Streamlined date/location structure (natural for U.S. news flow).