A restaking protocol on Solana enabling users to restake their SOL or liquid staking tokens to secure additional services and earn extra yield. Solayer extends Solana's economic security model by allowing staked assets to simultaneously secure multiple protocols and infrastructure services, similar to EigenLayer on Ethereum but natively built for the Solana ecosystem.
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A restaking protocol on Solana enabling users to restake their SOL or liquid staking tokens to secure additional services and earn extra yield. Solayer extends Solana's economic security model by allowing staked assets to simultaneously secure multiple protocols and infrastructure services, similar to EigenLayer on Ethereum but natively built for the Solana ecosystem.
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Solayer (solayer) Category: Solana Ecosystem Definition: A restaking protocol on Solana enabling users to restake their SOL or liquid staking tokens to secure additional services and earn extra yield. Solayer extends Solana's economic security model by allowing staked assets to simultaneously secure multiple protocols and infrastructure services, similar to EigenLayer on Ethereum but natively built for the Solana ecosystem. Related: Restaking, Liquid Staking, SOL
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A mechanism where staked SOL or LSTs are used as economic security for additional protocols beyond Solana consensus. Restaking protocols (e.g., Solayer, Jito Restaking) allow stakers to opt-in to securing bridges, oracles, or rollups while earning additional yield. Slashing risk extends to these secondary protocols.
A mechanism where staked SOL is represented by a transferable token (LST) that accrues staking rewards while remaining usable in DeFi. Instead of locking SOL with a validator, users deposit into a liquid staking pool and receive tokens like mSOL (Marinade), jitoSOL (Jito), or bSOL (BlazeStake). LSTs typically appreciate against SOL at the staking APY.
The native token of the Solana blockchain, used for paying transaction fees, staking, and rent. 1 SOL equals 1 billion lamports. SOL has an inflationary supply schedule starting at 8% annually, decreasing by 15% per year, with a long-term floor of 1.5%. Transaction base fees (5,000 lamports) are partially burned.
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The first major stableswap AMM on Solana, using a Curve-style invariant for efficient swaps between same-peg assets such as stablecoins and wrapped token variants. Saber reached peak TVL of over $4B in 2021, becoming the largest protocol on Solana by TVL at that time. The protocol pioneered the stableswap model on Solana but declined significantly by 2023 as liquidity migrated to newer platforms.
Solana's self-styled ambassador dog memecoin, launched in April 2021 as one of the earliest memecoins on the network. The SAMO community positions the project as an ecosystem education and adoption vehicle, hosting events, producing content, and onboarding new users to Solana. SAMO maintains one of the longest-running memecoin communities on Solana with a focus on positive ecosystem contribution.
A Solana-native messaging and payments token enabling wallet-to-wallet transfers through a simplified mobile interface focused on consumer accessibility. Send aims to make crypto payments as intuitive as messaging apps by combining a social graph with payment functionality, targeting mainstream users who want to send and receive tokens without navigating complex DeFi interfaces.
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A mechanism where staked SOL or LSTs are used as economic security for additional protocols beyond Solana consensus. Restaking protocols (e.g., Solayer, Jito Restaking) allow stakers to opt-in to securing bridges, oracles, or rollups while earning additional yield. Slashing risk extends to these secondary protocols.
A mechanism where staked SOL is represented by a transferable token (LST) that accrues staking rewards while remaining usable in DeFi. Instead of locking SOL with a validator, users deposit into a liquid staking pool and receive tokens like mSOL (Marinade), jitoSOL (Jito), or bSOL (BlazeStake). LSTs typically appreciate against SOL at the staking APY.
The native token of the Solana blockchain, used for paying transaction fees, staking, and rent. 1 SOL equals 1 billion lamports. SOL has an inflationary supply schedule starting at 8% annually, decreasing by 15% per year, with a long-term floor of 1.5%. Transaction base fees (5,000 lamports) are partially burned.
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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.