We’ve spent the last 1.5 years building inside the Solana ecosystem — quietly.

Today, that work becomes $SHARK.

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We have locked 10% of the total supply.

The remaining 8% acquired will be allocated to university partnerships to support and grow the $Shark ecosystem.

Excited to share what we’ve been building behind the scenes.

We’ve transferred 90,593,000 $SHARK to the Universities' Fund.

These tokens will be used to incentivize student activity over the coming year through grants, rewards, and advisory support from the @SharkPoolSol team.

More updates on the way 🫡

https://t.co/uU58BscWtX

Tomorrow we’re sharing a deeper look into $SHARK.

Current work, upcoming plans, and the thinking behind it all.

steady lads. prepping for the stream.

SharkPool 🤝 @pton_blockchain

3 PM EST on @Pumpfun

Powered by $SHARK

Thanks everyone for tuning in!

It was a pleasure talking to David from @pton_blockchain about the blockchain club ecosystem and how $shark will play into it.

Now back to work, product demos and whitepaper incoming today!

We just published the $SHARK whitepaper.

It outlines two core things we’re building:
• on-chain microgrants & incentives for students
• a long-term path for institutional stake to flow into SharkPool

This is about real infrastructure, real stake and commitment…

"Gamifying it, and having incentives motivates students to learn more about blockchain"

- David from @pton_blockchain on our stream earlier today

Season 2 of the SharkPool Student Dashboard is coming 🦈

• 100 SOL in prizes
• $SHARK rewards for students

New season starts Feb 10.
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We’re launching the SharkLabs Student Incubator 🦈

A new initiative focused on backing student-led teams building real products on Solana.

This is an experiment: small, competitive, and very hands-on.

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We are live with @wesplit_io on pump, link below!

$SHARK supports student-run infrastructure and university education initiatives on Solana. Built over 1.5 years with live validators, real stake, and active university partners.

50+ students joined the SharkLabs Student Dashboard in a single day for a total of 400+ active users.

Quests. Leaderboards. Real incentives.

This is how you activate campuses.

Over the last 6 years @sharkpoolsol has partnered with 30 universities to create a stakepool with 200k ◎ and $50M across validators.