Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
In this 69th episode of Colors of Web3 and Entrepreneurship, we sit down with Joel de Jesus & Naomi Honda to uncover the hidden world of Maximum Extractable Value (MEV) on Solana. MEV is generating hundreds of millions in fees monthly—yet remains elusive and inaccessible to most traders and validators. That’s where Catscope comes in.
Naomi and Joel share their unconventional journey into the crypto world—Naomi from fashion and sociology, and Joel from Bitcoin mining—and how they joined forces to build the first decentralized MEV marketplace. You’ll learn about the technical and business challenges of building in the Solana ecosystem, their unique validator-trader model, and how their tooling aims to democratize high-frequency trading.
⌛ Timestamps:
00:00:00 Episode trailer
00:00:27 Intro: Joel De Jesus & Naomi Honda
00:06:15 Naomi’s entry into tech and Solana ecosystem
00:07:10 How Joel and Naomi met and launched Catscope
00:08:27 Pivoting Catscope after Radar hackathon
00:09:33 Hobbies of Joel & Naomi
00:12:05 What is Catscope?
00:12:33 MEV explained and why it matters
00:15:04 Catscope’s unique approach to MEV
00:17:09 Validator costs and Catscope’s accessibility
00:18:18 Marketplace model: linking traders & validators
00:25:55 Why Solana is the best chain for this solution
00:29:56 Geyser plugin and Catscope’s custom setup
00:33:31 Bandwidth allocation via on-chain auctions
00:37:56 Catscope's business model
00:39:20 Catscope’s challenge on Solana
00:45:03 Go-to-market and community engagement
00:51:35 Advice for new Web3 founders
00:53:15 Where to follow Catscope
00:53:55 Episode outro and next episode preview
Follow Catscope, Naomi Honda and Joel de Jesus :
Catscope's Website: catscope.io
Catscope's Twitter/X: https://x.com/catscope_io
Joel de Jesus's Twitter/X: https://x.com/Molo81419714
My social media:
Twitter/X: twitter.com/LamWeb3
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lamweb3/
Website: https://lamtrinh.xyz
My old article about the 2-3 prevailing narratives of 2024-2025: substack.com/home/post/p-143541984
If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe to stay updated on our upcoming episodes with industry experts and innovators in the Web3 and Entrepreneurship spaces. Thank you for listening!
In this 69th episode of Colors of Web3 and Entrepreneurship, we sit down with Joel de Jesus & Naomi Honda to uncover the hidden world of Maximum Extractable Value (MEV) on Solana. MEV is generating hundreds of millions in fees monthly—yet remains elusive and inaccessible to most traders and validators. That’s where Catscope comes in.
Naomi and Joel share their unconventional journey into the crypto world—Naomi from fashion and sociology, and Joel from Bitcoin mining—and how they joined forces to build the first decentralized MEV marketplace. You’ll learn about the technical and business challenges of building in the Solana ecosystem, their unique validator-trader model, and how their tooling aims to democratize high-frequency trading.
⌛ Timestamps:
00:00:00 Episode trailer
00:00:27 Intro: Joel De Jesus & Naomi Honda
00:06:15 Naomi’s entry into tech and Solana ecosystem
00:07:10 How Joel and Naomi met and launched Catscope
00:08:27 Pivoting Catscope after Radar hackathon
00:09:33 Hobbies of Joel & Naomi
00:12:05 What is Catscope?
00:12:33 MEV explained and why it matters
00:15:04 Catscope’s unique approach to MEV
00:17:09 Validator costs and Catscope’s accessibility
00:18:18 Marketplace model: linking traders & validators
00:25:55 Why Solana is the best chain for this solution
00:29:56 Geyser plugin and Catscope’s custom setup
00:33:31 Bandwidth allocation via on-chain auctions
00:37:56 Catscope's business model
00:39:20 Catscope’s challenge on Solana
00:45:03 Go-to-market and community engagement
00:51:35 Advice for new Web3 founders
00:53:15 Where to follow Catscope
00:53:55 Episode outro and next episode preview
Follow Catscope, Naomi Honda and Joel de Jesus :
Catscope's Website: catscope.io
Catscope's Twitter/X: https://x.com/catscope_io
Joel de Jesus's Twitter/X: https://x.com/Molo81419714
My social media:
Twitter/X: twitter.com/LamWeb3
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lamweb3/
Website: https://lamtrinh.xyz
My old article about the 2-3 prevailing narratives of 2024-2025: substack.com/home/post/p-143541984
If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe to stay updated on our upcoming episodes with industry experts and innovators in the Web3 and Entrepreneurship spaces. Thank you for listening!
