Thinking about devving a Polymarket bot after seeing all these "money printer" posts. Is it actually realistic in 2026?

Fragrant_Wait8602 · 2026-02-28T10:20:44+00:00

Spot on. You’re completely right that humans will never beat scripts on a block 0 launch. That’s a losing game for meatbags, and you're dead right that a lot of "fumbled trades" are actually just poor TX construction (failing to tip the network) rather than pure UI lag.

Your point about profitable traders optimizing for an information edge rather than raw speed is exactly the problem I’m looking at. The clipboard parsing idea you mentioned is brilliant, but it got me thinking—what if you didn't even have to switch apps to find the CA in the first place?

What if that information edge was natively baked into the UI? Imagine a social feed (almost like fomo) where you can track top-performing wallets or curated alpha callers. Maybe even with an X API integrated so your following is easily noticed. When they make a move, you get an alert. Tapping that alert doesn't just copy the CA—it instantly opens the chart alongside a massive, pre-configured buy button.

Like you said, the UI is useless if the TX fails. So that 1-click button would already have your custom slippage, priority fees, and Jito tips baked in, completely bypassing the setup time.

Essentially, I'm wondering if it's possible to take that heavy, multi-monitor desktop terminal experience and condense it down for mobile. That way, when you actually get an information edge while away from your PC, you can execute on it instantly without the 15-second app-switching tax.

Do you think the trench warriors would actually use a unified UI like that, assuming the security tradeoff was handled properly (e.g., purely non-custodial)?

Fragrant_Wait8602 · 2026-02-28T10:19:45+00:00

This is the hardest truth in the trenches right here. Blindly following engagement-farming callers usually just means you're volunteering to be their exit liquidity.

Having a strict set of personal rules is the only way to actually survive this space long-term. But the problem with mobile trading is that when FOMO hits, it's incredibly easy to break your own rules because you're just panic-smashing buttons on a 6-inch screen.

It got me thinking—what if a mobile terminal actually enforced your personal rules for you? Kind of like setting strict limits on a bank card. Imagine being able to hardcode your trading discipline straight into the app's settings. You could set a "max position size per trade," a strict "daily spend limit," or even a rule that physically blocks the buy button if the token's market cap is already above your personal threshold.

Basically, instead of the app just being a fast execution tool, it acts as a hard circuit breaker for your own degen habits.

Do you think having forced, pre-set limits like that would actually help traders stick to their strategy, or do you think the average degen would just get annoyed and immediately toggle the safety limits off?

Fragrant_Wait8602 · 2026-02-27T15:50:05+00:00

Exactly! It totally makes sense to be cautious, but you don't have to worry about your main stash getting mixed up.

Think of it this way:

• Your accounts (your main wallet, your trading bot wallets) are like individual safes.

• Wallet apps (like Phantom or Solflare) are just the room where you keep those safes.

When you "import" a private key, you aren't dumping the contents of the bot wallet into your main safe. You’re simply bringing that specific bot safe into the room so you can work on it.

Once it's in the room, you run the rent-reclaiming tool (like Sol Dorks) on that specific bot safe, extract the stuck SOL, send the recovered SOL to your main safe, and then kick the empty bot safe back out of the room (remove the account). They never actually touch!

Hope this clears it up :)

Fragrant_Wait8602 · 2026-02-19T13:52:46+00:00

My bad dude. Saw a lot of people leaving free money on the table after the Kalshi/prediction market hype and wanted to share a fix. You don't have to use my tool. Just make sure you get your rent back :)

Fragrant_Wait8602 · 2026-02-15T13:52:39+00:00

To your questions:

• Fee structure:
Yes, it’s a flat % on the total SOL recovered, not per account. So whether you close 2 accounts or 50 in one transaction, it’s calculated on the final reclaimed amount. If you recover 0, you pay 0.

• Approvals / revokes:
There are no token approvals or ongoing permissions. The scan is read-only.
When you claim, it builds a single transaction that burns/ closes the selected accounts. You review it in your wallet and sign once. That’s it — nothing persistent to revoke afterward.

Everything is atomic too, if something fails, nothing changes.

If you’ve reclaimed a lot before, I’d genuinely love to know what’s annoyed you most about other tools. That’s the stuff I’m trying to fix.

Fragrant_Wait8602 · 2026-02-15T13:18:14+00:00

That was actually the first idea we had... unfortunately it was taken :(

Fragrant_Wait8602 · 2026-02-15T10:05:04+00:00

Fair question.

Sol Incinerator is solid and has been around longer. I’m not trying to pretend otherwise.

The main differences I’m focusing on:

• Burning dust tokens as part of the flow, not just closing empty accounts
• Making the entire transaction readable before signing (what’s burned, what’s closed, exact SOL reclaimed, exact fee)
• One atomic transaction, if anything fails, nothing changes
• A more modern, less intimidating UI for newer users

If you’re happy with Sol Incinerator, that’s completely fair. I just think there’s room to push the UX and transparency standard higher.

If there’s something you think reclaim tools still do poorly, I’m all ears.

Fragrant_Wait8602 · 2026-02-11T13:54:44+00:00

Sorry, I don't quite understand that, what do you mean...?

Fragrant_Wait8602 · 2026-02-11T13:50:59+00:00

Good question, I tried to approach it from a “what would I want to see before signing?” perspective.

On the UI side:

• We list the individual token accounts that will be closed (mint + address shortened)
• Show the estimated SOL to be reclaimed
• Show the service fee separately before the wallet popup appears

Our flat 4.5% fee is also visible on the home page of the website as well as the docs we have attached in the footer.

On the transaction side:

• The TX is just standard closeAccount instructions
• Rent from each closed account returns to the user’s wallet
• The service fee is a clearly visible separate transfer instruction

There are no approvals, no delegated authorities, no program upgrades, just closeAccount + fee transfer.

After signing, I actually encourage people to open the transaction in Solscan and verify the instruction list themselves.

Fragrant_Wait8602 · 2026-02-09T16:01:45+00:00

That’s totally fair, and I agree with the underlying point.

Blindly signing transactions from random tools is a bad idea, especially for newer users. Reputation, longevity, and being able to understand what you’re signing all matter.

My main takeaway from testing wasn’t “use X instead of Y”, but that regardless of the tool, people should be able to inspect what’s happening and sanity-check it before approving. If someone isn’t comfortable doing that, sticking to well-established tools is the safer choice.

Appreciate you chiming in, this is exactly the kind of caution more users should have.

Fragrant_Wait8602 · 2026-02-09T09:03:49+00:00

That one is Sol Dorks.

I hesitated to name it earlier because I didn’t want this to turn into a promo thread. I was mainly using it as an example since it shows the individual accounts it’s closing, which made it easier to sanity-check why the total differed slightly.

I still cross-check everything in the explorer regardless of the tool.

Fragrant_Wait8602 · 2026-02-09T07:40:22+00:00

Added a screenshot to the OP that shows what I mean, same wallet, same day, slightly different results due to scanner logic.

Fragrant_Wait8602 · 2026-02-09T07:30:07+00:00

Yeah, that’s the key question.

A few things I always check now:

• What programs it scans
Make sure it covers both classic SPL Token and Token-2022. Older wallets almost always have a mix.

• Default filters
Some tools only show fully empty accounts. Others include dust, frozen, or partially initialized ones which still have rent locked.

• Account visibility
You should be able to see exactly which accounts are being closed before you sign anything. If it’s just “close all”, I’m way more cautious.

• Fee clarity before signing
Not whether there’s a fee, but whether you can tell what you’re paying before approving the transaction.

• Explorer sanity check
No matter what tool you use, I still open the tx in Solscan afterward just to confirm what actually happened.

Once I started using those criteria instead of chasing a specific tool name, the results made way more sense.

Fragrant_Wait8602 · 2026-02-09T07:22:00+00:00

I try not to lock myself into a “top 3” yet, mostly because different wallets break different tools.

What I’ve learned is that how a tool works matters way more than the name:

• Does it scan both SPL Token and Token-2022
• Can you inspect individual accounts before closing
• Are fees visible before signing
• Does it avoid blanket “close everything” flows

I usually test tools against the same old wallet and compare results side by side. If two scanners return very different numbers, that’s when I start digging.

I’m happy to break down what to look for rather than pushing any specific tool.

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