BULK: A Single Exchange. Endless Opportunities. BULK Exchange aims to bridge the performance divide between centralized and decentralized trading platforms. Its mission is to create an execution environment that isn’t just a marginal improvement, but a true leap forward, offering execution that’s genuinely worth quoting into. This vision rests on uncompromising design principles and a philosophy that equally values performance and integrity. A 🧵 @AlphaInsiders

[1] Bulk has raised an $8m seed round to accelerate the end state for Perpetuals DEX trading Led by: @robotventures & @6thManVentures

[2] ⭕️ Bulk Exchange: High-Performance Orderbook on Solana Bulk Exchange integrates a decentralized, high-speed orderbook directly into Solana validators (via a modified Jito-Agave client), achieving centralized exchange–level performance while preserving decentralized custody and transparency. Using Solana’s turbine protocol, orders are matched and propagated in deterministic 25 ms cycles. BulkDB, an optimized storage layer employing redundancy and compression, ensures efficient data availability off-chain. Commitments are secured through the Angmar Vault and its Accounts Lattice Hash (ALH), providing strong cryptographic integrity. ⭕️ Introduction DEXs offer transparency and security but fall short on speed, efficiency, and user experience, while CEXs trade decentralization for performance. Bulk Exchange bridges this gap by embedding its matching engine Bulk Tile, directly within Solana validators. This design delivers CEX-grade speed with decentralized custody. ⭕️ Core Advantages ▪️Latency & Throughput: Validator-level integration enables deterministic 25 ms execution cycles, removing traditional on-chain delays. ▪️Data Efficiency: BulkDB minimizes costs and on-chain load with erasure coding and compression. ▪️Security: Assets remain fully decentralized and verifiable through the Angmar Vault, eliminating custodial risk. ▪️Bulk Exchange redefines decentralized trading by fusing institutional-grade performance with Solana’s security and scalability.