8 days ago
After the euphoric highs of Q2, fear and doubt have crept back into crypto markets in recent months.
Amidst the uncertainty Solana’s DeFi ecosystem has shed layers of TVL (Total Value Locked), with the majority of protocol’s losing between 13-18% in USD value on a monthly time frame.
However, despite the market-wide pullback, outperformers have emerged. Which protocols created a liquidity vacuum and expanded their TVL despite ailing markets?
NX FINANCE, LULO LEAD MONTHLY TVL GROWTH
Solana’s DeFi scene has enjoyed newfound momentum and attention throughout 2024. However, the last 30 days indicate a charge in sentiment, with the bulk of Solana protocols suffering significant drops in their TVL.
Despite challenging conditions, several outliers have outperformed the wider market and witnessed continued growth in the face of adversity.
Lending aggregator NX Finance led the charge, enjoying consistent growth in the face of difficult markets. Courtesy of its incentivized rewards program, NX Finance TVL rose 65% in the last 30 days, leading Solana’s top 50 DeFi applications by TVL.
Meanwhile, fellow lending aggregator Lulo Finance continued to rise through the ranks, securing over $30M in Directed Liquidity (DL). With over 92% of its DL, a similar metric similar to TVL, held in stablecoins, Lulo-managed value has increased by 32.27% in the last 30 days.
At first glance, DeFiLlama data suggests that Jupiter’s TVL has risen by 47.22% in the last 30 days. However, this increase is due to the popular analytics platform integrating $jupSOL into Jupiter’s total TVL on August 16, adding approximately $300M worth of funds to the platform.
According to Step Finance data, $jupSOL supply has risen 0.36% in the last 30 days. Coupled with the 2.22% decline in Jupiter perpetual TVL in the same time period, it can be concluded that Jupiter’s total TVL has remained relatively stable in the face of challenging market conditions.
Kamino TVL Climbs Despite Falling Prices
Kamino Finance has been one of Solana DeFi’s most solid performers throughout Q3’s volatility. While lending aggregators like NX Finance and Lulo predominantly hold stablecoins, making them more resilient to market downturn, Kamino accepts deposits from a wider range of more volatile assets.
Despite falling asset prices across the industry, Kamino has emerged as one of Solana’s standout DeFi protocols.
While $SOL price has dropped over 36% since its March 18 high of $202 , Kamino TVL has increased by 12% in USD terms. Denominated in SOL, Kamino TVL has risen by 76% in the same time frame.
JUPITER DOMINATES PERPETUAL TVL ACROSS THE INDUSTRY
Jupiter’s perpetual DEX platform shows no sign of relinquishing its iron grip on derivatives dominance. One of Solana’s largest DeFi protocols, Jupiter’s perpetual DEX is currently the largest onchain derivatives market in the crypto industry.
Boasting over $657M in TVL, Jupiter dominates perpetual market share. According to DeFiLlama data, the Solana-based platform currently accounts for 18.82% of onchain derivatives TVL across the industry.
While Jupiter boasts the highest TVL across all perpetual DEXes, its closest rival still witnesses higher trading volumes. During August, Hyperliquid handled $34 .6B in trading volume compared to Jupiter’s $15 .1B. It’s worth noting that Hyperliquid’s high volume could attributed to its points program, which is expected to influence token allocations ahead of the protocol’s upcoming airdrop
Amidst the uncertainty Solana’s DeFi ecosystem has shed layers of TVL (Total Value Locked), with the majority of protocol’s losing between 13-18% in USD value on a monthly time frame.
However, despite the market-wide pullback, outperformers have emerged. Which protocols created a liquidity vacuum and expanded their TVL despite ailing markets?
NX FINANCE, LULO LEAD MONTHLY TVL GROWTH
Solana’s DeFi scene has enjoyed newfound momentum and attention throughout 2024. However, the last 30 days indicate a charge in sentiment, with the bulk of Solana protocols suffering significant drops in their TVL.
Despite challenging conditions, several outliers have outperformed the wider market and witnessed continued growth in the face of adversity.
Lending aggregator NX Finance led the charge, enjoying consistent growth in the face of difficult markets. Courtesy of its incentivized rewards program, NX Finance TVL rose 65% in the last 30 days, leading Solana’s top 50 DeFi applications by TVL.
Meanwhile, fellow lending aggregator Lulo Finance continued to rise through the ranks, securing over $30M in Directed Liquidity (DL). With over 92% of its DL, a similar metric similar to TVL, held in stablecoins, Lulo-managed value has increased by 32.27% in the last 30 days.
At first glance, DeFiLlama data suggests that Jupiter’s TVL has risen by 47.22% in the last 30 days. However, this increase is due to the popular analytics platform integrating $jupSOL into Jupiter’s total TVL on August 16, adding approximately $300M worth of funds to the platform.
According to Step Finance data, $jupSOL supply has risen 0.36% in the last 30 days. Coupled with the 2.22% decline in Jupiter perpetual TVL in the same time period, it can be concluded that Jupiter’s total TVL has remained relatively stable in the face of challenging market conditions.
Kamino TVL Climbs Despite Falling Prices
Kamino Finance has been one of Solana DeFi’s most solid performers throughout Q3’s volatility. While lending aggregators like NX Finance and Lulo predominantly hold stablecoins, making them more resilient to market downturn, Kamino accepts deposits from a wider range of more volatile assets.
Despite falling asset prices across the industry, Kamino has emerged as one of Solana’s standout DeFi protocols.
While $SOL price has dropped over 36% since its March 18 high of $202 , Kamino TVL has increased by 12% in USD terms. Denominated in SOL, Kamino TVL has risen by 76% in the same time frame.
JUPITER DOMINATES PERPETUAL TVL ACROSS THE INDUSTRY
Jupiter’s perpetual DEX platform shows no sign of relinquishing its iron grip on derivatives dominance. One of Solana’s largest DeFi protocols, Jupiter’s perpetual DEX is currently the largest onchain derivatives market in the crypto industry.
Boasting over $657M in TVL, Jupiter dominates perpetual market share. According to DeFiLlama data, the Solana-based platform currently accounts for 18.82% of onchain derivatives TVL across the industry.
While Jupiter boasts the highest TVL across all perpetual DEXes, its closest rival still witnesses higher trading volumes. During August, Hyperliquid handled $34 .6B in trading volume compared to Jupiter’s $15 .1B. It’s worth noting that Hyperliquid’s high volume could attributed to its points program, which is expected to influence token allocations ahead of the protocol’s upcoming airdrop
8 days ago
Phantom, Solana’s most widely used wallet provider, has drawn criticism from some users for charging fees on in-app token swaps.
While some disgruntled community members attacked Phantom, voices across the Solana ecosystem came to the wallet’s defence. Reigniting debate around business models in the Web3 world, Phantom’s supporters argue that the platform has a right to generate revenue.
In an industry where meme coin presales can raise over $40M , is it fair to attack businesses providing essential services for charging easily avoidable fees?
SOLANA COMMUNITY MEMBERS COMPLAIN ABOUT 0.85% SWAP FEE
Frustrated Solana users have taken to 𝕏 to air their grievances about Phantom’s in-app swap fees. The public outrage came following circulation of data suggesting that the wallet provider generated over $30M in revenue through token swaps.
Comparisons between quotes between wallets and DEX aggregator Jupiter only added further fuel to the fire. Perhaps spurred on by stagnant market conditions, commentators on social media remarked that discrepancies between swaps provided by Phantom and Jupiter were “actually ridiculous.”
Eagle-eyed users remarked that the data wasn’t wholly accurate. Galactic Geckos founder Genuine Articles highlighted that the $30M figure was lower than expected, before Fabiano.sol, the influencer who originally shared the data, acknowledged that Phantom would’ve generated over $10M through in-app token swaps in 2021 alone.
While it’s obvious that traders can access better rates by using platforms like Jupiter directly, can Wallet providers be blamed for charging fees on value-added services?
Is the Slander Against Phantom Justified?
Content creator and former Phantom team member Seb Montgomery countered the attacks levied against Phantom. Arguing that every business has operational costs that need paid, Montgomery asserted that “Dapps, apps, wallets, etc. need revenue or they close up shop, and head home.”
Hammering his points home, Montgomery reminded Solana users of their double standards. The content creator highlighted how network participants were willing to provide over $40M to the $WATER memecoin presale, but criticized an 0.8% fee on services offered by one of Solana’s longest-standing products.
“You have probably lost $1000s on the pure rubbish. So don't be a clown and not support the wallets that make it all possible.” - Seb Montgomery
Montgomery also acknowledged that Solana owes much of its success to Phantom. Paying homage to Phantom’s position as Solana’s most widely used wallet, Montgomery asserted “Without Phantom, Solana's success would not have been anywhere near where it got to.”
WHICH WALLET GIVES THE BEST VALUE ON SWAPS?
While traders and users looking for the best rates should always go directly to decentralized exchanges or aggregators, it’s also worth knowing the various in-app swap rates of different wallets.
Fuse Wallet - 0%
Solflare - 0.8%
Phantom - 0.85%
Backpack - 0.85%
It should also be noted that all Solana wallets route their trades through Jupiter. Solana’s leading DEX aggregator typically offers the best rates on trades and allows third-party apps to add fees onto swaps.
Despite some traders expressing frustration, Phantom and other wallet providers have always been transparent and forthcoming about in-app swap fees. Using wallet-based swaps is completely optional and easily bypassed. Trader’s complaints are hardly unresolved.
While some disgruntled community members attacked Phantom, voices across the Solana ecosystem came to the wallet’s defence. Reigniting debate around business models in the Web3 world, Phantom’s supporters argue that the platform has a right to generate revenue.
In an industry where meme coin presales can raise over $40M , is it fair to attack businesses providing essential services for charging easily avoidable fees?
SOLANA COMMUNITY MEMBERS COMPLAIN ABOUT 0.85% SWAP FEE
Frustrated Solana users have taken to 𝕏 to air their grievances about Phantom’s in-app swap fees. The public outrage came following circulation of data suggesting that the wallet provider generated over $30M in revenue through token swaps.
Comparisons between quotes between wallets and DEX aggregator Jupiter only added further fuel to the fire. Perhaps spurred on by stagnant market conditions, commentators on social media remarked that discrepancies between swaps provided by Phantom and Jupiter were “actually ridiculous.”
Eagle-eyed users remarked that the data wasn’t wholly accurate. Galactic Geckos founder Genuine Articles highlighted that the $30M figure was lower than expected, before Fabiano.sol, the influencer who originally shared the data, acknowledged that Phantom would’ve generated over $10M through in-app token swaps in 2021 alone.
While it’s obvious that traders can access better rates by using platforms like Jupiter directly, can Wallet providers be blamed for charging fees on value-added services?
Is the Slander Against Phantom Justified?
Content creator and former Phantom team member Seb Montgomery countered the attacks levied against Phantom. Arguing that every business has operational costs that need paid, Montgomery asserted that “Dapps, apps, wallets, etc. need revenue or they close up shop, and head home.”
Hammering his points home, Montgomery reminded Solana users of their double standards. The content creator highlighted how network participants were willing to provide over $40M to the $WATER memecoin presale, but criticized an 0.8% fee on services offered by one of Solana’s longest-standing products.
“You have probably lost $1000s on the pure rubbish. So don't be a clown and not support the wallets that make it all possible.” - Seb Montgomery
Montgomery also acknowledged that Solana owes much of its success to Phantom. Paying homage to Phantom’s position as Solana’s most widely used wallet, Montgomery asserted “Without Phantom, Solana's success would not have been anywhere near where it got to.”
WHICH WALLET GIVES THE BEST VALUE ON SWAPS?
While traders and users looking for the best rates should always go directly to decentralized exchanges or aggregators, it’s also worth knowing the various in-app swap rates of different wallets.
Fuse Wallet - 0%
Solflare - 0.8%
Phantom - 0.85%
Backpack - 0.85%
It should also be noted that all Solana wallets route their trades through Jupiter. Solana’s leading DEX aggregator typically offers the best rates on trades and allows third-party apps to add fees onto swaps.
Despite some traders expressing frustration, Phantom and other wallet providers have always been transparent and forthcoming about in-app swap fees. Using wallet-based swaps is completely optional and easily bypassed. Trader’s complaints are hardly unresolved.
15 days ago
Marinade Finance, one of Solana’s original staking providers, has found itself in hot water with validator operators.
Validators argue that Marinade’s new Stake Auction Marketplace (SAM) harms the staking landscape, allowing malicious actors to thrive at the expense of honest validators.
Beyond losing stake in the network, chagrined validators suggest that, left unchecked, the SAM model is a threat to decentralization and Solana’s scalability moving forward.
Marinade has dismissed these accusations. Countering claims of apathetic negligence, Marinade argues those who criticize the new system do so out of spite.
Is this a case of willful blindness, or are validators looking for a scapegoat to blame for their own shortcomings?
WHY ARE VALIDATORS UPSET?
Once heralded as a powerful new model that would push staking APY to new heights, the SAM has drawn scorn and skepticism from certain validators. Marinade’s SAM enables validators to bid on network stake, with winners securing stake and passing on elevated rewards to delegators.
To win auctions, validators competitively bid on network stake. However, surging demand for stake has driven validators to bid at potentially unsustainable levels. In previous epochs, winning validators needed to yield over 10% APY to win auctions, a rate considered impossible to achieve through native staking alone.
This has led certain operators to speculate on how these validators can afford such high bids. Suggesting that such yield can only be achieved through malicious activities, like sandwich attacks, private mempools, and off-chain deals, some validators argue that Marinade is turning a blind eye to dishonest validators.
Distressed validators have created analytics dashboards to express their frustrations and support their claims. Hanabi’s ‘Marinade Stake Selling’ dashboard highlights that a number of validators flagged for malicious activity have won stake through the SAM.
Responding to accusations levied by third-party dashboard creators, Marinade CEO Michael Repetny argues “Hanabi lacks any methodology, they only copy labels from other Stakewiz dashboard to call it a day.”
Adding further context to the claims of disgruntled operators, Repetny affirms “Hanabi lost 1M SOL from Marinade so it’s understandable he fights the new system.”
Concerned validators have taken to Marinade’s Discord server to air their grievances. Operators have claimed that, through the SAM, over 2.7M SOL has been staked to questionable validators, including sybils and sandwiches. Disgruntled operators even suggested “Marinade wants you to have side deals, ethical or not.”
Additionally, validators have argued that if “most of the mSOL pool is delegated to unethical validators it’s a really bad look for the Solana ecosystem.”
In an exclusive statement with SolanaFloor, Max Kaplan, Head of Engineering at Edgevana, credits Marinade for trying something inventive that “had never been done before”.
However, Kaplan admits that Marinade “went full capitalist… basically, the highest bidder wins. Marinade doesn’t really care if a validator bids for stake and is just gonna lose money on that stake, that’s not their problem… They’re happy to take the money and give that to mSOL holders.”
Experts argue that in current conditions, staking yield over 10% simply isn’t sustainable. Kaplan contends “10% APY is higher than the native staking yield that is paid out on chain. The money has to come from somewhere.”
Without making any accusations, Kaplan theorizes that additional yield could potentially come from a validator’s own “marketing/growth budget” or other sources like “SWQoS / private mempool deals”.
Responding to any accusations, Repetny reinforces Marinade's stance that “SAM provides the best yield on the market for delegators. It is not an active policy maker or opinionated strategy to tweak the network.”
Validators argue that Marinade’s new Stake Auction Marketplace (SAM) harms the staking landscape, allowing malicious actors to thrive at the expense of honest validators.
Beyond losing stake in the network, chagrined validators suggest that, left unchecked, the SAM model is a threat to decentralization and Solana’s scalability moving forward.
Marinade has dismissed these accusations. Countering claims of apathetic negligence, Marinade argues those who criticize the new system do so out of spite.
Is this a case of willful blindness, or are validators looking for a scapegoat to blame for their own shortcomings?
WHY ARE VALIDATORS UPSET?
Once heralded as a powerful new model that would push staking APY to new heights, the SAM has drawn scorn and skepticism from certain validators. Marinade’s SAM enables validators to bid on network stake, with winners securing stake and passing on elevated rewards to delegators.
To win auctions, validators competitively bid on network stake. However, surging demand for stake has driven validators to bid at potentially unsustainable levels. In previous epochs, winning validators needed to yield over 10% APY to win auctions, a rate considered impossible to achieve through native staking alone.
This has led certain operators to speculate on how these validators can afford such high bids. Suggesting that such yield can only be achieved through malicious activities, like sandwich attacks, private mempools, and off-chain deals, some validators argue that Marinade is turning a blind eye to dishonest validators.
Distressed validators have created analytics dashboards to express their frustrations and support their claims. Hanabi’s ‘Marinade Stake Selling’ dashboard highlights that a number of validators flagged for malicious activity have won stake through the SAM.
Responding to accusations levied by third-party dashboard creators, Marinade CEO Michael Repetny argues “Hanabi lacks any methodology, they only copy labels from other Stakewiz dashboard to call it a day.”
Adding further context to the claims of disgruntled operators, Repetny affirms “Hanabi lost 1M SOL from Marinade so it’s understandable he fights the new system.”
Concerned validators have taken to Marinade’s Discord server to air their grievances. Operators have claimed that, through the SAM, over 2.7M SOL has been staked to questionable validators, including sybils and sandwiches. Disgruntled operators even suggested “Marinade wants you to have side deals, ethical or not.”
Additionally, validators have argued that if “most of the mSOL pool is delegated to unethical validators it’s a really bad look for the Solana ecosystem.”
In an exclusive statement with SolanaFloor, Max Kaplan, Head of Engineering at Edgevana, credits Marinade for trying something inventive that “had never been done before”.
However, Kaplan admits that Marinade “went full capitalist… basically, the highest bidder wins. Marinade doesn’t really care if a validator bids for stake and is just gonna lose money on that stake, that’s not their problem… They’re happy to take the money and give that to mSOL holders.”
Experts argue that in current conditions, staking yield over 10% simply isn’t sustainable. Kaplan contends “10% APY is higher than the native staking yield that is paid out on chain. The money has to come from somewhere.”
Without making any accusations, Kaplan theorizes that additional yield could potentially come from a validator’s own “marketing/growth budget” or other sources like “SWQoS / private mempool deals”.
Responding to any accusations, Repetny reinforces Marinade's stance that “SAM provides the best yield on the market for delegators. It is not an active policy maker or opinionated strategy to tweak the network.”
29 days ago
❌ Malicious chrome extension "bull checker" targets Solana users.
Aggregator Jupiter says it has identified a new malicious browser extension that has already drained the wallets of several Solana users on Reddit by posing as an extension to display all holders of specific memes
https://x.com/jupiterexcha...
Aggregator Jupiter says it has identified a new malicious browser extension that has already drained the wallets of several Solana users on Reddit by posing as an extension to display all holders of specific memes
https://x.com/jupiterexcha...
1 month ago
⚖️ A company specializing in the recovery of funds following scams #crypto , scams its customers.
On August 5, the Department of Homeland Security reported that an investigation by its New York task force had resulted in charges against Michael Lauchlan, who ran Coin Dispute Network (CDN), a fraudulent crypto asset recovery business.
Lauchlan allegedly kept the fees and, in some cases, extracted additional ETH from nearly 175 customers, using false promises and fake blockchain tracing reports.
This is the first time a cryptocurrency recovery site has been shut down by the Manhattan District Attorney's office.
"Michael Lauchlan allegedly exploited his clients' lack of experience in the cryptocurrency industry and in return defrauded them of thousands of dollars in fraudulent services and stolen assets," the investigator said
https://cointelegraph.com/...
On August 5, the Department of Homeland Security reported that an investigation by its New York task force had resulted in charges against Michael Lauchlan, who ran Coin Dispute Network (CDN), a fraudulent crypto asset recovery business.
Lauchlan allegedly kept the fees and, in some cases, extracted additional ETH from nearly 175 customers, using false promises and fake blockchain tracing reports.
This is the first time a cryptocurrency recovery site has been shut down by the Manhattan District Attorney's office.
"Michael Lauchlan allegedly exploited his clients' lack of experience in the cryptocurrency industry and in return defrauded them of thousands of dollars in fraudulent services and stolen assets," the investigator said
https://cointelegraph.com/...
1 month ago
After years of development behind the scenes, the Paladin team is finally showing its hand. Proposing a more egalitarian approach to MEV rewards, Paladin aims to discourage MEV frontrunners and provide an alternative that is more profitable for everyone.
With MEV bots reportedly extracting millions from Solana DEX markets every month, Paladin might just be the knight in shining armor that Solana DeFi needs.
Fully decentralized, open-source, and permissionless, Paladin’s mission is to eliminate predatory MEV on Solana. But how does it work?
THE PALADIN BOT
Designed to run within the Jito client, the Paladin bot is a fast open-source arbitrage bot. It runs locally in a validator and only operates when that particular validator is the leader.
The Paladin bot relies on three distinct features to improve a validator’s APY (Annual Percentage Yield):
- Atomic Arb Bot - Not to be confused with a frontrunning sandwich bot, Paladin is a high-performance arbitrage bot that is faster than external searchers.
- CeFi/DeFi Arb - Leveraging a permissionless DeFi bulletin board that communicates directly with slot leaders, Paladin is able to capture MEV through CeFi/DeFi price discrepancies.
- PALAggregator - Running exclusively within the leader, Paladin bot knows with certainty the exact price of every asset in real time. The bot can use this advantage to find a better path on trades and share the surplus rewards with the wallet that executed the transaction.
Essentially, the Paladin bot is a powerful tool that is altruistically employed to benefit and incentivize honest validator behavior.
To reap the benefits of Paladin, validators need to operate the Paladin bot, which in turn rewards holders and stakers of the protocol's native token, PAL.
PALADIN REWARD DYNAMICS - THE PAL TOKEN
Breaking the trend of providing speculative governance tokens, Paladin has opted for a more tangible token economy driven genuine value accrual.
PAL, the protocol’s native token, serves as the means by which MEV rewards are distributed to stakers and validators running the Paladin Bot, or ‘Palidators’.
MEV rewards captured by Palidators are distributed as follows:
- 90% is returned to the leader
- 5% is directed to Palidators and their stakers, proportionate to the amount of SOL staked
- 5% is passed to PAL token holders. However, given that 50% is airdropped to validators and PAL stakers, unstaked PAL holders receive 2.5%
While PAL is not a governance token, it does play a crucial role in the ecosystem outside of reward distribution. If Palidators are believed to be operating dishonestly, PAL stakers can vote to slash that Palidator’s stake, burning its PAL.
The protocol aims to distribute MEV rewards among honest ecosystem contributors in a way that everyone wins, as opposed to a competitive scramble for larger pieces of the MEV pie.
Despite a relatively muted social presence, the Paladin launch is generating excitement behind closed doors. In an exclusive statement with SolanaFloor, Paladin representative Uri Klarman revealed that “8% of Solana stake have committed to being a launch partner and run Paladin ahead of the launch.”
Additionally, the protocol has plenty of resources to encourage continued development and expansion from ecosystem developers.
According to Klarman, a budget of $5M per year has been committed to continued development, meaning that ecosystem developers may be sufficiently inspired to expand Paladin beyond the Jito client to Firedancer and any subsequent clients in the future.
Paladin’s unique approach to MEV and reward distribution acknowledges that it’s impossible to prevent validators from frontrunning transactions. However, should the Paladin protocol prove successful, its reward structure would be a more economical alternative, hopefully making Solana an efficient DeFi ecosystem for all users.
With MEV bots reportedly extracting millions from Solana DEX markets every month, Paladin might just be the knight in shining armor that Solana DeFi needs.
Fully decentralized, open-source, and permissionless, Paladin’s mission is to eliminate predatory MEV on Solana. But how does it work?
THE PALADIN BOT
Designed to run within the Jito client, the Paladin bot is a fast open-source arbitrage bot. It runs locally in a validator and only operates when that particular validator is the leader.
The Paladin bot relies on three distinct features to improve a validator’s APY (Annual Percentage Yield):
- Atomic Arb Bot - Not to be confused with a frontrunning sandwich bot, Paladin is a high-performance arbitrage bot that is faster than external searchers.
- CeFi/DeFi Arb - Leveraging a permissionless DeFi bulletin board that communicates directly with slot leaders, Paladin is able to capture MEV through CeFi/DeFi price discrepancies.
- PALAggregator - Running exclusively within the leader, Paladin bot knows with certainty the exact price of every asset in real time. The bot can use this advantage to find a better path on trades and share the surplus rewards with the wallet that executed the transaction.
Essentially, the Paladin bot is a powerful tool that is altruistically employed to benefit and incentivize honest validator behavior.
To reap the benefits of Paladin, validators need to operate the Paladin bot, which in turn rewards holders and stakers of the protocol's native token, PAL.
PALADIN REWARD DYNAMICS - THE PAL TOKEN
Breaking the trend of providing speculative governance tokens, Paladin has opted for a more tangible token economy driven genuine value accrual.
PAL, the protocol’s native token, serves as the means by which MEV rewards are distributed to stakers and validators running the Paladin Bot, or ‘Palidators’.
MEV rewards captured by Palidators are distributed as follows:
- 90% is returned to the leader
- 5% is directed to Palidators and their stakers, proportionate to the amount of SOL staked
- 5% is passed to PAL token holders. However, given that 50% is airdropped to validators and PAL stakers, unstaked PAL holders receive 2.5%
While PAL is not a governance token, it does play a crucial role in the ecosystem outside of reward distribution. If Palidators are believed to be operating dishonestly, PAL stakers can vote to slash that Palidator’s stake, burning its PAL.
The protocol aims to distribute MEV rewards among honest ecosystem contributors in a way that everyone wins, as opposed to a competitive scramble for larger pieces of the MEV pie.
Despite a relatively muted social presence, the Paladin launch is generating excitement behind closed doors. In an exclusive statement with SolanaFloor, Paladin representative Uri Klarman revealed that “8% of Solana stake have committed to being a launch partner and run Paladin ahead of the launch.”
Additionally, the protocol has plenty of resources to encourage continued development and expansion from ecosystem developers.
According to Klarman, a budget of $5M per year has been committed to continued development, meaning that ecosystem developers may be sufficiently inspired to expand Paladin beyond the Jito client to Firedancer and any subsequent clients in the future.
Paladin’s unique approach to MEV and reward distribution acknowledges that it’s impossible to prevent validators from frontrunning transactions. However, should the Paladin protocol prove successful, its reward structure would be a more economical alternative, hopefully making Solana an efficient DeFi ecosystem for all users.
2 months ago
Jupiter airdrop concludes, 639,109 addresses claim tokens, $800 million worth of $JUP distributed, 33.1% unclaimed.
The $JUP airdrop by Jupiter, a leading Decentralized Exchange (DEX) aggregator on Solana, has successfully concluded. Launched on January 31st, 2024, it was the largest airdrop in Solana's history.
The airdrop aimed to distribute 1 billion $JUP tokens to 955,000 wallets that had previously interacted with Jupiter. The claim deadline was set for July 31st, 2024. while a substantial number of users participated, over 300,000 eligible addresses failed to claim their tokens.
The $JUP airdrop by Jupiter, a leading Decentralized Exchange (DEX) aggregator on Solana, has successfully concluded. Launched on January 31st, 2024, it was the largest airdrop in Solana's history.
The airdrop aimed to distribute 1 billion $JUP tokens to 955,000 wallets that had previously interacted with Jupiter. The claim deadline was set for July 31st, 2024. while a substantial number of users participated, over 300,000 eligible addresses failed to claim their tokens.
2 months ago
Daily Memecoin Recap - July 24
Despite stocks being down heavy on the day, $sol was pretty stable
Have a look at what happened 👇
Runners Of The Day
$eggy -> hit $5 .3m, literally an egg
$alpha -> hit $5m , KOLs onboard
$mystic -> hit $3 .3m, CTO, heavily pushed on twitter
$noah -> hit $1 .9m, CTO, pushed by lots of groups as " the next $billy "
Shape Meta
$circle -> hit $470k , literally just a circle
- Kickstarted the shape meta
- Plenty of shapes were launching on pump fun
- Square, triangle, star were some betas
Midget Olympics
$mog -> hit $3 .2m, their twitter says it all midget_olympics
Mystery Launch
$fried -> hit $4m
- These hyped launches always have an initial run-up due to hype & snipes
- They tend to die down after that unless the team has capital & a solid plan (this one is holding decently)
Smoking Chicken Fish Pushes
$scf -> $2 .6m to $24 .5m (9.42x), pushed by KOLs
Teams w/ Large Capital
$bill -> $24 .7m to $46 .6m (1.88x), Bill The Bear
$clown -> hit $87m
$parry -> hit $36m , very good team, good bird meme
Cat Memes
$ily -> $4 .21m to $13 .87m (3.29x), great CTO team
$fc -> $750k to $1 .78m (2.37x), "Floki Cat"
$bullish -> hit $1 .1m, Cat + Bull = Bullish, CTO
$skullcat -> hit $500k
$chiti -> hit $374k , CTO
$magic -> hit $324k , "Magic Cat"
$charm -> hit $315k , CTO
$gracie -> hit $237k , viral tiktok cat
Zoomer Memes
$hmu -> $20k to $1 .15m (57x), "hit me up"
$brat -> hit $6m , "Brat Summer"
$based -> hit $1 .95m, slang used all over social media
$omg -> hit $485k , "On My Grind"
$gac -> hit $360k , "Goofy Ahh Coin"
More Cooks
$selfie -> $590k to $32 .7m (55x from the low), back from the dead
$guzuta -> $444k to $2 .17m (4.88x)
$taddy -> $50k to $615k (12.3x), "Daddy Trump", $daddy (Andrew Tate's coin) + Trump
$knight -> hit $1 .22m, "Fallen Knight", medieval meme
$csfm -> hit $450k , "Church of the flying spaghetti monster"
$gator -> hit $350k , instantly filled on pump fun, CTO
$crashout -> hit $240k , good meme
Traders are getting more experienced, scalpers are emerging since people don't hold trades for long
Most coins go to zero within 1 hour, remember to never become a community member
Despite stocks being down heavy on the day, $sol was pretty stable
Have a look at what happened 👇
Runners Of The Day
$eggy -> hit $5 .3m, literally an egg
$alpha -> hit $5m , KOLs onboard
$mystic -> hit $3 .3m, CTO, heavily pushed on twitter
$noah -> hit $1 .9m, CTO, pushed by lots of groups as " the next $billy "
Shape Meta
$circle -> hit $470k , literally just a circle
- Kickstarted the shape meta
- Plenty of shapes were launching on pump fun
- Square, triangle, star were some betas
Midget Olympics
$mog -> hit $3 .2m, their twitter says it all midget_olympics
Mystery Launch
$fried -> hit $4m
- These hyped launches always have an initial run-up due to hype & snipes
- They tend to die down after that unless the team has capital & a solid plan (this one is holding decently)
Smoking Chicken Fish Pushes
$scf -> $2 .6m to $24 .5m (9.42x), pushed by KOLs
Teams w/ Large Capital
$bill -> $24 .7m to $46 .6m (1.88x), Bill The Bear
$clown -> hit $87m
$parry -> hit $36m , very good team, good bird meme
Cat Memes
$ily -> $4 .21m to $13 .87m (3.29x), great CTO team
$fc -> $750k to $1 .78m (2.37x), "Floki Cat"
$bullish -> hit $1 .1m, Cat + Bull = Bullish, CTO
$skullcat -> hit $500k
$chiti -> hit $374k , CTO
$magic -> hit $324k , "Magic Cat"
$charm -> hit $315k , CTO
$gracie -> hit $237k , viral tiktok cat
Zoomer Memes
$hmu -> $20k to $1 .15m (57x), "hit me up"
$brat -> hit $6m , "Brat Summer"
$based -> hit $1 .95m, slang used all over social media
$omg -> hit $485k , "On My Grind"
$gac -> hit $360k , "Goofy Ahh Coin"
More Cooks
$selfie -> $590k to $32 .7m (55x from the low), back from the dead
$guzuta -> $444k to $2 .17m (4.88x)
$taddy -> $50k to $615k (12.3x), "Daddy Trump", $daddy (Andrew Tate's coin) + Trump
$knight -> hit $1 .22m, "Fallen Knight", medieval meme
$csfm -> hit $450k , "Church of the flying spaghetti monster"
$gator -> hit $350k , instantly filled on pump fun, CTO
$crashout -> hit $240k , good meme
Traders are getting more experienced, scalpers are emerging since people don't hold trades for long
Most coins go to zero within 1 hour, remember to never become a community member
3 months ago
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Jupiter, the leading DEX aggregator on the Solana, has announced a packed roadmap for July and August that features the highly anticipated
➢ Active Staking Rewards (ASR) claim
➢ Two token launches
➢ Crucial governance votes that will shape the platform's future.
Check ot out here↓↓
➢ Active Staking Rewards (ASR) claim
➢ Two token launches
➢ Crucial governance votes that will shape the platform's future.
Check ot out here↓↓
3 months ago
JupiterExchange integrates in Onramper, an onramp aggregator featuring Stripe a builder of economic infrastructure on the Internet. This integration is to make for quick and easy access to crypto with the best prices.
This widget is live now with reduced fees for six months and no added fees from Jupiter.
This widget is live now with reduced fees for six months and no added fees from Jupiter.
3 months ago
EVERYTHING SOLANA
1. NETWORK PERFORMANCE AND UPGRADES
Solana is enhancing network stability and scalability, maintaining high throughput and low transaction costs.
2. MOST USED DAPPS
- DeFi Platforms: Serum, Raydium, Orca.
- NFT Marketplaces: Magic Eden, Solanart.
- Gaming: Star Atlas, Aurory.
- Web3 Apps: Jupiter Aggregator.
3. BIGGEST MEMECOIN
- Bonk (BONK): It is the biggest memecoin by market cap and has gained significant attention and a strong community presence.
4. NEW NARRATIVES
- Mobile Integration: Solana's mobile stack and the upcoming Saga phone.
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1. NETWORK PERFORMANCE AND UPGRADES
Solana is enhancing network stability and scalability, maintaining high throughput and low transaction costs.
2. MOST USED DAPPS
- DeFi Platforms: Serum, Raydium, Orca.
- NFT Marketplaces: Magic Eden, Solanart.
- Gaming: Star Atlas, Aurory.
- Web3 Apps: Jupiter Aggregator.
3. BIGGEST MEMECOIN
- Bonk (BONK): It is the biggest memecoin by market cap and has gained significant attention and a strong community presence.
4. NEW NARRATIVES
- Mobile Integration: Solana's mobile stack and the upcoming Saga phone.
...
3 months ago
#JupiterExchange a solana-based aggregator maintains its lead as the top aggregator across all chains.
Market Share is 66%.
#Solana
Market Share is 66%.
#Solana
