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Why DEV Activity
A DEV Activity alert means the creator address moved, bought or sold.
Put simply, deployer moves, relaunches and paid promotion are all public on Solana. Mr Edu’s Plays collects them from DEV Activity and checks them against holders and liquidity.
Mr Edu’s Plays watches the DEV Activity channel because team behaviour often explains a chart better than the chart does.
Quick test: Confirm new social links point to accounts with real history, not accounts created that day. Check who paid for the boost and whether the same wallet holds supply.
Live DEV Activity alerts
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Screen: liquidity at least $5.0K, at least 100 holders, top-10 wallets holding at most 40 %. Charts open on GMGN.
Past alerts, dated
| Token | Chain | First alert cap | Tracked cap | Multiple | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLORK | BSC | $70K | $5100K | 73x | 2026-09-01 |
| PONS | BSC | $20K | $598K | 30x | 2026-09-10 |
| DOS | BSC | $69K | $7500K | 110x | 2026-08-16 |
| SpaceXcoin | BSC | $34K | $635K | 18x | 2026-08-17 |
Historic examples only. Each multiple compares the reported market cap with the first alert. Many other alerts in the same period lost value.
The filter
The rule behind this page. Mr Edu’s Plays keeps an alert only if it passes all of these:
- liquidity at least $5.0K
- at least 100 holders
- top-10 wallets holding at most 40 %
In the 47 most recent lane alerts at build time (about 3 days), 2 passed this screen. Median values for the passing alerts: cap $291.5K, liquidity $56.0K, holders 164. 27 of the 47 lane alerts had liquidity below a tenth of their market cap, which makes exits expensive. Median concentration in the lane: 0 % of supply in the top ten wallets.
None of the recent alerts passed at build time, so the board may show a wider view until new alerts qualify.
Values measured on 2026-09-24 from the Empire feed. The screen is a filter, not a recommendation.
Recent DEV Activity prints
Snapshot of 2026-09-24: alerts Mr Edu’s Plays pulled from the @empiresoldevs lane, with the market data printed at alert time.
- TikTok alerted at 02:21 UTC. Market cap $363.8K, liquidity $27.2K, +2852.0 % over the prior hour, 33 holders.
- 18:08 UTC · GoW entered the lane at $291.5K; pool depth $56.0K, 128 holders.
- X7 alerted at 03:15 UTC. Market cap $12.28M, liquidity $318.2K, 7 holders.
- BEAST (02:05 UTC) — $851.2K cap against $41.5K liquidity.
- At 02:02 UTC the feed caught X7: cap $9.70M, liquidity $240.1K.
- GTA alerted at 09:42 UTC. Market cap $399.7K, liquidity $72.9K, +3081.7 % over the prior hour.
- 15:59 UTC · Spider entered the lane at $460.0K; pool depth $58.3K.
Recorded values, not live prices. Charts open on GMGN with the publisher's referral code.
Follow on Telegram
Telegram is where every DEV Activity alert lands first. These are the verified routes for Mr Edu’s Plays.
@empiresoldevsThe source channel for this desk: all DEV Activity prints on Solana.
@empiresolsocialsA project updated its links or profile on a DEX screener: the DEX Social Updates channel.
Open SOLANA MainThe chain's main group, posting-restricted to Empire bots and admins.
Add Research folderImports the related Empire channels as a folder.
Solana channel folderThe full Solana channel set in a single Telegram folder.
@gmgnx_chatTalk to other members and the team.
A ten-minute check
The same short routine, every time.
- Check holder concentration after excluding pool and burn wallets.
- Decide your exit before you enter, including the price where you are wrong.
- Re-check the token an hour later; many setups change fast.
- Work from the contract address; tickers repeat across chains and copies.
- Open the deployer wallet and read its earlier launches.
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Numbers, not promises
0 %5x in 24 h
21tokens measured
100 %dead in 24 h
0 %2x in 24 h
21 DEV Activity alerts on Solana matured in the last 7 days. 0 % doubled inside 24 hours, 0 % went 5x, and 100 % were dead within the day, usually after about 4.7 h. For comparison, 24 % of all Solana alerts doubled.
Source: Blackhat alert scoreboard, 7-day window of mature alerts (older than 24 h), updated 2026-09-24. Full scoreboard.
FAQ
What is Mr Edu’s Plays?
It is one of the Empire's public desks. It watches DEV Activity alerts on Solana, prints them live and explains how to check each one.
What does 'dead' mean on the scoreboard?
Dead means -80 % from the alert market cap, a cap under $5K, or a drained pool.
How often does a DEV Activity alert reach 2x?
In the last 7 measured days, 0 % of DEV Activity alerts on Solana reached 2x within 24 hours (21 tokens). The same share can be very different next week.
Can I trust a token that appears here?
An alert means the token matched a filter. Trust comes only from your own checks.
