Token-2022 Feels Like Middleware for Money (opens in new tab)

As a Web2 developer, I naturally compare new technologies to tools I've already used. After spending a week exploring Solana's Token-2022 program, I realized the best analogy is middleware. Instead of wrapping requests, you're wrapping assets. With Token-2022 extensions, behaviors that would normally require custom smart contracts can be attached directly to a token mint. Over the past few days, I created three different Token-2022 mints on devnet and experimented with transfer fees, interest...