Platforms
Expert reviews of DeFi platforms, exchanges, and earning products.
Kamino Finance
Largest Solana lending protocol ($2.19B TVL). Auto-managed CLMM vaults, leveraged staking via Multiply, and LST collateral support.
DoubleZero
Largest Solana LST by TVL ($1.95B). Stake SOL, receive 2ZSOL, earn ~6% APY.
Maple Finance
Institutional-grade DeFi lending protocol with curated borrower pools, credit underwriting, and RWA integration. Earn 4-8% APY on USDC/USDT with institutional counterparties.
Jito
Solana's leading MEV-boosted liquid staking protocol. Stake SOL, receive JitoSOL, earn 6.5%+ APY including MEV tip revenue.
Raydium
Leading Solana AMM and CLMM DEX. LP farming, RAY emissions, and the LetsBONK.fun launchpad.
Jupiter Lend
Jupiter's integrated lending market ($1.02B TVL). 70% LTV, USDC/SOL/LST support, accessible directly inside the Jupiter app.
Jupiter
The largest DEX aggregator on Solana. Routes swaps across all major liquidity sources, plus perps, limit orders, DCA, and Jupiter Lend.
Meteora
Solana DEX specializing in DLMM pools and dynamic fee bands. Best for stable and correlated pair yields.
Drift
Solana perps DEX with integrated margin lending. Trade perpetuals and borrow/lend from the same margin account.
Orca
Solana DEX built around Whirlpools CLMM. Best UX for concentrated liquidity positions.
Marinade Finance
OG Solana liquid staking protocol. $700M TVL, 800+ validator spread, ~6% APY on mSOL. Also offers native staking (no LST).
Sanctum
Solana LST infrastructure layer. Supports 200+ LSTs with instant swaps via the Infinity pool — no unstaking required.
BlazeStake
Community-governed Solana liquid staking with custom validator delegation. Stake SOL, receive bSOL, and choose which validators get your stake.
Save (Solend)
Formerly Solend — rebranded to Save in 2024. $124M TVL. Algorithmic money market with main pool and isolated pools.
MarginFi
Cross-margin lending on Solana. $102M TVL, 75% LTV, MRGN token rewards for depositors.
PumpSwap
Pump.fun's native DEX for trading memecoins on Solana. Handles $6.6B+ weekly volume with low fees and seamless token graduation from pump.fun's bonding curve.