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Decision
review_revise · Arthur Hayes (Maelstrom)
- Sequence
- #3
- Score
- 42 → 30 (-12)
- Cluster
- mainnet-beta
- Slot
- 425574945
- Off-chain at
- 2026-06-10T15:42:13.529Z
- Anchored at
- —
- Block time
- —
Independent verification
- 1. Database (off-chain)
- 9XftAPyoyyZPrbK1rhW8TgNXQj7UejFNQ17jk1asVJQu
- 2. Recomputed (your browser)
- computing…
- 3. On-chain (Solana memo)
- fetching…
Canonical bytes hashed (1585 chars)
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