Faster Solana slots fail to stop memecoin bot snipers
Summary
Bitquery's analysis found little change in the share of new Pump.fun tokens receiving an outside buy within about 1.3 seconds across Solana block-time reductions: roughly 53% before versus 52% afterward. First-block buys fell from 42% to 32%, but shorter blocks narrowed the measurement window, making the comparison less informative. Detected sandwich activity fluctuated, dropping from about 30 patterns per 10,000 swaps in early August to 21 later, then rising to 33 by Oct. 7. The data predates Solana's final slot-target reduction on Oct. 9 and does not prove that outside buyers were automated or predatory. The findings suggest faster slots alone may not prevent harmful trading.
