The primary governance platform on Solana, built on the SPL Governance program. Realms enables DAOs, protocol teams, and communities to create governance structures with token-weighted voting, proposal creation, treasury management, and council-based decision making. Major Solana protocols including Marinade, Mango, and MonkeDAO use Realms for on-chain governance and treasury operations.
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The primary governance platform on Solana, built on the SPL Governance program. Realms enables DAOs, protocol teams, and communities to create governance structures with token-weighted voting, proposal creation, treasury management, and council-based decision making. Major Solana protocols including Marinade, Mango, and MonkeDAO use Realms for on-chain governance and treasury operations.
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Realms (realms) Category: Solana Ecosystem Definition: The primary governance platform on Solana, built on the SPL Governance program. Realms enables DAOs, protocol teams, and communities to create governance structures with token-weighted voting, proposal creation, treasury management, and council-based decision making. Major Solana protocols including Marinade, Mango, and MonkeDAO use Realms for on-chain governance and treasury operations. Related: DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization), Governance Token, Solana Program Library (SPL)
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An organization governed by smart contracts and token-holder voting rather than traditional management structures. Members propose and vote on decisions (treasury spending, protocol upgrades, parameter changes). On Solana, Realms (SPL Governance) and Jupiter DAO are major governance platforms. DAOs enable transparent, permissionless collective decision-making.
A token that grants holders voting power over protocol decisions. Governance tokens enable decentralized control of DeFi protocols, DAOs, and blockchain parameters. Examples on Solana: JUP (Jupiter), MNDE (Marinade), RAY (Raydium). Voting power is typically proportional to token holdings, though some systems use quadratic voting or delegation.
Solana Program Library—a collection of on-chain programs and client libraries maintained by Solana Labs. Key SPL programs include Token, Token-2022, Associated Token Account, Memo, Name Service, Stake Pool, and Account Compression. SPL programs are deployed to well-known addresses and serve as the standard building blocks for Solana applications.
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A decentralized global WiFi roaming network on Solana where users share WiFi access points and earn tokens for providing connectivity. Roam creates a community-owned wireless layer by incentivizing individuals and businesses to open their WiFi networks to roaming users, building a decentralized alternative to traditional roaming agreements between telecom providers.
A Solana token safety analysis tool that scans token contracts for red flags including concentrated holdings, unlocked liquidity, retained mint authority, frozen accounts, and other rug pull indicators. Rugcheck provides a risk score for any SPL token, helping traders evaluate token safety before investing. It became an essential due diligence tool during the 2024 memecoin trading surge on Solana.
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An organization governed by smart contracts and token-holder voting rather than traditional management structures. Members propose and vote on decisions (treasury spending, protocol upgrades, parameter changes). On Solana, Realms (SPL Governance) and Jupiter DAO are major governance platforms. DAOs enable transparent, permissionless collective decision-making.
A token that grants holders voting power over protocol decisions. Governance tokens enable decentralized control of DeFi protocols, DAOs, and blockchain parameters. Examples on Solana: JUP (Jupiter), MNDE (Marinade), RAY (Raydium). Voting power is typically proportional to token holdings, though some systems use quadratic voting or delegation.
Solana Program Library—a collection of on-chain programs and client libraries maintained by Solana Labs. Key SPL programs include Token, Token-2022, Associated Token Account, Memo, Name Service, Stake Pool, and Account Compression. SPL programs are deployed to well-known addresses and serve as the standard building blocks for Solana applications.
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The most popular Solana wallet, available as a browser extension and mobile app with multi-chain support (Solana, Ethereum, Polygon, Bitcoin). Phantom provides token swaps, NFT management, staking, and a built-in dApp browser. Known for its clean UX and rapid feature adoption, it has become the default entry point for most Solana users and consistently ranks among the top crypto wallets by active users.
A Solana-native wallet offering browser extension, mobile, and web interfaces with deep staking integration, hardware wallet support (Ledger), and a built-in dApp browser. Solflare was one of the first Solana wallets and provides advanced features like stake account management, token metadata display, and priority fee controls. It supports the Solana Wallet Standard for seamless dApp connectivity.
A multi-chain wallet developed by Coral (the team behind xNFT protocol) that combines MPC and self-custody models. Backpack pioneered executable NFTs (xNFTs) that embed full applications inside NFTs, enabling a decentralized app store experience within the wallet. It supports Solana, Ethereum, and other chains with a focus on developer extensibility and programmable wallet experiences.
A regulated cryptocurrency exchange built by the same team behind Backpack Wallet (Coral). Licensed in multiple jurisdictions, it offers spot and perpetual futures trading with a focus on the Solana ecosystem. Backpack Exchange integrates tightly with the Backpack Wallet for seamless fund transfers and aims to bridge the gap between centralized exchange liquidity and self-custodial wallet experiences.