Axiom, a dark horse trading platform incubated by Y Combinator, was exposed by developers: copying code and mocking contributors

According to Dune data, Axiom has captured 63% of the meme coin trading market on Solana (excluding Telegram Trading BOT). This trading platform, supported by the renowned incubator Y Combinator, seems to be reshaping the competitive landscape of meme coin trading. However, the developer Guangguang revealed that he initially thought Axiom's product was good and wanted to assist in development voluntarily. But Axiom's CEO's attitude shifted from being willing to pay for his contributions to becoming adversaries. (Former TikTok engineer founded Axiom to build a trading robot, earning millions of dollars, second only to Pump.Fun) Developer Complains About Axiom Team's Passivity According to Guangguang's post, he initially found Axiom's product details impressive and, having developed Twitter-related products, contacted the team to offer voluntary assistance. Guangguang developed pumpfunscam.com, a tool that records all Twitter accounts that have mentioned pumpfun tokens. After some communication, Axiom's CEO expressed liking for Guangguang's API and was even willing to collaborate further, offering payment. They discussed details about Truth Social (Trump's social media) and Instagram API. Subsequently, Axiom asked Guangguang if he could provide the code, to which Guangguang suggested Axiom could set up a server where he would redeploy. However, communication frequency decreased. On the 17th, Axiom promised to set up a server, but the CEO only replied on the 19th, dodging the previously mentioned Instagram risk control issue. At this point, Guangguang expressed that the team's slow development had diminished his enthusiasm, as a developer finds satisfaction in completed work. Developer Accuses Axiom of Disrespecting Code Subsequently, Axiom decided not to directly use Guangguang's code but had their developers imitate it using TypeScript. Guangguang was already dissatisfied because they had originally agreed to directly deploy his code. Later, when Axiom's developers' TypeScript code was intercepted by Cloudflare, they turned to Guangguang for help. At this point, Guangguang strongly responded, stating that the team did not adopt his well-written code but instead copied and rewrote it. He no longer wanted to help the team troubleshoot, as copying code is easy, but his time and effort were not respected. The outcome was a heated argument before both parties left the group, with Axiom's CEO even describing Guangguang's tools as unused and of poor code quality. Risk Warning Cryptocurrency investment carries high risk, and prices may fluctuate dramatically. You may lose all your principal. Please carefully assess the risks.