If you're deep in Solana meme coins, you know speed kills – or makes you rich. One rogue pump can 10x a token in minutes, and slow execution means eating dust (or massive slippage). That's why this hire at Bullet.xyz has the timeline buzzing.

Tristan, the recovering ML engineer perfecting on-chain perps at Bullet.xyz, dropped a absolute banger:

We have our first computer science PhD on the team! 🧠

It's very rare that we have people ace our engineering interview process, but this is one of them. Expect @bulletxyz_ to be getting a lot faster with a world class performance engineer on board.

He was quoting community legend fikunmi, who called it straight:

You’ve acquired an unparalleled performance engineer.

The kind that there are less than a thousand of in the entire world.

Insanely bullish @bulletxyz_

And the cherry on top? Tristan added:

And no, he doesn't have twitter, like all truly cracked engineers

Classic. No distractions, just pure building.

Why This Hire is Straight Fire for Meme Degens

Bullet.xyz isn't just another DEX – it's Solana's first Network Extension built purely for traders who live on the edge. Sub-millisecond latencies, deep liquidity, perps, spot, lending, all on-chain without the usual Solana congestion drama. They already claim faster execution than Binance in some cases.

Now throw in a PhD-level performance wizard who crushed an interview that barely anyone passes? We're talking:

• Even lower latency for sniping meme launches
• Tighter spreads during insane volatility (looking at you, $GOAT or $WIF perps)
• Less failed transactions when the network is cooking
• Smoother TP/SL during 100x pumps

For meme token traders, this is huge. You don't want to be the guy who gets filled 5% worse because your tx landed half a second late. Bullet is already the go-to for pros chasing alpha on Solana – this hire pushes them into hyperdrive.

$BULLET Token Holders Eating Good

The upcoming $BULLET token (migrating from $ZEX) powers gas, staking, node ops, and ties directly into the exchange. More speed = more volume = more fees = more value accrual. Simple math.

Community is already calling it: "insanely bullish." With Trump-era crypto momentum and Solana firing on all cylinders, projects like Bullet that actually ship elite tech are the ones that moon.

Keep an eye on Bullet.xyz and their X account – the gBullet memes alone are worth the follow. When they drop the next latency benchmark, you'll want to be positioned.

The original thread: Tristan's announcement

DYOR, trade fast, and maybe send a prayer to the new anon PhD cooking in the background.