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 # Solana Program Examples
 
-Working, tested, up-to-date examples of common Solana programs - maintained by [Quicknode](https://quicknode.com). Each example compiles and passes CI on the current Solana and Anchor toolchain.
+![Quicknode Solana Program Examples](assets/banner.png)
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+Working, tested, up-to-date examples of common Solana programs - maintained by [Quicknode](https://quicknode.com). Each example compiles and passes CI on the current Solana and Anchor toolchain, and uses current defaults like the multiple files layout and LiteSVM.
 
 [![Anchor](../../actions/workflows/anchor.yml/badge.svg)](../../actions/workflows/anchor.yml) [![Quasar](../../actions/workflows/quasar.yml/badge.svg)](../../actions/workflows/quasar.yml) [![Pinocchio](../../actions/workflows/pinocchio.yml/badge.svg)](../../actions/workflows/pinocchio.yml) [![Native](../../actions/workflows/native.yml/badge.svg)](../../actions/workflows/native.yml) [![ASM](../../actions/workflows/solana-asm.yml/badge.svg)](../../actions/workflows/solana-asm.yml)
 
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 > [!NOTE]
 > You don't need to write your own program for basic tasks like creating [accounts](https://solana.com/docs/terminology#account), transferring SOL, or minting tokens. These are handled by existing programs like the System Program and Token Program.
 
+Big thanks to Joe Caulfield and Solana Foundation for originally creating this repository!
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 ## Getting started
 
 You need [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install), [Solana CLI](https://docs.anza.xyz/cli/install), [Anchor](https://www.anchor-lang.com/docs/installation), and [pnpm](https://pnpm.io/installation) installed. Clone the repo, `cd` into any example directory, and run `pnpm test`.
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