Worried about AI taking your job? Well, I've got news for you – AI isn't here to replace us, it's here to supercharge us, especially when combined with web3. Let me tell you why you need to jump into algorithmic trading right now, and why Solana is the perfect playground for it.

The Beauty of Web3: No Gatekeepers

First off, let's talk about why crypto and web3 are game-changers. It's all about being permissionless. You don't need anyone's approval to start building on blockchains. Your age, gender, race, or background? Irrelevant. All that matters is your skills and your drive to participate in this new digital economy.

Why Solana?

I'm building on Solana because it's a beast. Anatoly, the founder, wanted to bring Nasdaq-level speed to the blockchain. Now that Solana's maturing with its cheap and lightning-fast transactions, it's the perfect sandbox for automated trading algorithms.

The Rise of On-Chain Trading Bots and Agents

AI is evolving towards agentic workflows. Soon, we'll have armies of AI agents doing tasks for us. So why not have agents trading on the blockchain and generating revenue on our behalf?

Sure, there are tons of trading bots being sold online, but most are BS. No one's going to sell you a golden goose. The real value is in the trading strategies, and that's where you come in. Start writing strategies – they might suck at first, but you'll improve over time.

Bots vs. Agents: What's the Difference?

We'll dive deeper into this later, but for now, think of it this way: you give a bot a trading strategy, but an agent might come up with its own. Mind-blowing, right?

Forget LeetCode, Build Real Stuff

Times are tough for junior devs. But here's the thing – if you've got basic programming skills and some algorithmic chops from LeetCode, you're primed to build DeFi projects as a solo dev.

This has two massive advantages:

You keep your skills sharp by constantly building with cutting-edge tech.
You're setting yourself up for remote jobs in the crypto space, building real applications on-chain.

So why grind LeetCode for some random company when you could be building complex computational finance apps for yourself?

AI: Your New Coding Buddy

With tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Cursor, there's no excuse not to start building. These AI assistants are like super-intelligent coding companions, giving you the confidence to tackle complex systems.

I'm currently working on a massive Solana data pipeline project that I'd never have attempted alone before. But with these AI tools? Game on.

Enter Rust: The Secret Weapon

I'm almost a Rust maximalist these days. Yeah, it looks "ugly" and takes longer to write, but remember – we're building crypto trading systems. Rust gives you the confidence that you're creating secure, reliable, and maintainable systems.

Don't pick a language just because it's pretty. Nobody would use Erlang if that were the case, but it powers WhatsApp.

On the surface, we're building crypto systems, but really, we're building data systems.

I used to build all my ML apps in Python, but now I'm all in on Rust. I can build end-to-end data pipelines using AWS Lambda, S3, Polars DataFrames, the Apache Parquet file format, and Apache Arrow/Data Fusion for in-memory analytics.

The Solana Advantage

One of the biggest perks? Writing Rust end-to-end for entire algorithmic trading systems on Solana. Smart contracts on Solana are also in Rust, meaning less context switching for backend devs.

Join the New Economy

I'm cooking up something big – a super-fast data pipeline from the Solana blockchain that'll power automated trading systems. It's still in the works, but I think I've cracked the code on how to build these systems with a community.

If this tech gets your blood pumping, you'll be stoked to hear about the Algo Traders Club – a community I'm building for learning algorithmic trading on Solana. Stay tuned, because this is going to be epic! 💯

Algo Traders Club

Why You Need to Start Algorithmic Trading Today