Knowledge
Your entry point to the Solana ecosystem
Alpenglow: Solana's New Consensus Mechanism Explained
Anza replaces TowerBFT and Proof-of-History with Alpenglow. What Votor and Rotor are, how block finality drops from 12.8 seconds to 150 milliseconds, and what Constellation contributes as a complementary proposal.
Firedancer and Frankendancer: Solana's Second Validator Client Explained
Jump Trading Group is building Firedancer as a fully independent Solana validator client in C. Frankendancer is the hybrid stepping stone. What differentiates the two, what's already on mainnet, and what's coming in 2026.
SIMD-228: Solana's Proposed Market-Based Inflation Explained
SIMD-0228 would replace Solana's fixed, time-based token emission with a market mechanism that ties issuance to staking participation. What the proposal suggests, what arguments the authors put forward, and what effects on stakers, DeFi, and inflation are being discussed.
Token-2022: Solana's Stablecoin Standard and Token Extensions Explained
What Token-2022 is, how PayPal, Paxos, and Circle build their stablecoins on it, which extensions enable compliance — and where Permanent Delegate and Transfer Hooks became new attack vectors in 2026.
P-Token: Anza's Pinocchio-based SPL Token Rewrite Explained
How P-Token replaces the classic SPL Token program: same program ID via feature gate, 95 percent compute savings, three new instructions, Pinocchio instead of the solana-program crate. What devs, wallets, DEXes, and forensic tools need to know.
Basics
1 ArticlesDeFi
13 ArticlesDeFi on Solana 2026: Jupiter, Raydium, Kamino, and Marinade Explained
The DeFi landscape on Solana — DEX aggregator Jupiter, AMMs Raydium and Orca, lending with Kamino and MarginFi, liquid staking with Marinade and Jito. How the protocols fit together.
Solana DEX Comparison: Jupiter, Raydium, Orca, Meteora at a Glance
How the major Solana DEXes differ. Jupiter as aggregator, Raydium CLMM, Orca Whirlpools, and Meteora DLMM explained with concrete use cases.
Bridges to Solana: Wormhole, deBridge, and Mayan Compared
How to move tokens from Ethereum, Base, or other chains to Solana. Bridges explained — Wormhole, deBridge, Mayan, Allbridge, and what to watch when bridging.
Solana On-Chain Perps Explained: Drift, Phoenix Perpetuals, and the Open-Interest Gap
Where Solana stands on on-chain perpetuals. Drift as the established perp DEX, Phoenix Perpetuals by Ellipsis Labs in beta, Jupiter Perps — and what open interest actually measures.
Jupiter explained: the swap aggregator and DeFi hub on Solana
What Jupiter is on Solana: an aggregator that routes swaps across many DEXes for the best price — plus limit orders, DCA, lending, perps, and the VRFD verification layer. Explained for beginners.
Kamino explained: lending, automated liquidity, and leverage on Solana
What Kamino is on Solana: a DeFi protocol for lending and borrowing, automated concentrated-liquidity management (vaults), and leveraged strategies (Multiply). Explained for beginners.
Raydium explained: AMM, concentrated liquidity, and token launches on Solana
What Raydium is on Solana: one of the oldest and largest automated market makers, with classic pools, concentrated liquidity (CLMM), and LaunchLab for token launches. Explained for beginners.
Orca explained: the concentrated-liquidity DEX (Whirlpools) on Solana
What Orca is on Solana: a decentralized exchange focused on concentrated liquidity (Whirlpools) and ease of use. Plus permissioned pools for regulated assets. Explained for beginners.
Marginfi explained: lending and borrowing on Solana
What Marginfi is on Solana: a lending protocol where users lend assets, earn interest, and borrow against collateral. How interest, collateral, and liquidations work — explained for beginners.
Meteora explained: dynamic liquidity (DLMM) on Solana
What Meteora is on Solana: a liquidity protocol with a Dynamic Liquidity Market Maker (DLMM), dynamic fees, and vaults. How it differs from classic pools — explained for beginners.
Tokenized Stocks (xStocks) on Solana Explained: Backing, Trading, Risks
What tokenized stocks like xStocks on Solana are: tokens backed 1:1 by real shares, tradable around the clock. How the backing, trading, and risks work — explained for beginners.
Stablecoins on Solana: USDC, USDT, PYUSD, USDG, and EURC Compared (DACH View)
Which stablecoin on Solana fits DACH users? USDC, USDT, PYUSD, USDG, and EURC compared directly — market share, MiCA status, German tax treatment, risks from a forensic angle.
MEV on Solana: Sandwich Attacks, Jito Bundles, and How Traders Get Affected
Maximum Extractable Value on Solana explained. How sandwich attacks, backrunning, and Jito bundles work — and what regular traders can do about slippage and routing.
Staking
3 ArticlesSolana Staking Guide 2026: Native, Liquid Staking, and Validator Selection
How Solana staking works — native stake delegation versus liquid staking (Marinade, Jito), reward mechanics, validator selection, and slashing risk. Practical guide.
Liquid Staking on Solana: Marinade, Jito, and JitoSOL Explained
How liquid staking on Solana works. Marinade vs. Jito, mSOL and JitoSOL compared, MEV earnings, and what to consider when choosing a provider.
Solana Validator Selection — The Clean Native-Staking Path
How to pick a Solana validator for native staking. Five practical criteria, the right research tools, and why the biggest validator is rarely the smartest choice.
NFTs
1 ArticlesSecurity
5 ArticlesSolana Wallet Security: Phishing, Drainers, and Best Practices
How to actually protect your Solana wallet. Phishing patterns, drainer mechanics, token approval revoking, and the multi-sig setup for serious holdings.
Detecting Bot Wallets on Solana: Sniper, Bundler, and Wash-Trading Patterns
How to identify bot wallets on Solana. Sniper patterns, bundler clusters, wash-trading loops — manual tools and automated forensics compared.
Using Solscan: read a Solana transaction and wallet yourself
Step by step: how to read a Solana transaction and a wallet yourself with a block explorer like Solscan — status, fees, balance changes, holdings, and first red flags. Verify, don't trust.
Privacy on Solana Explained: Confidential Transfers, Limits, and Forensics
How privacy works on Solana: Solana is transparent by default. Confidential Transfers encrypt amounts, not senders or receivers. What works, what doesn't — and what it means for wallet forensics.
Multi-Signature Wallets on Solana: A Practical Guide to Squads
How multi-sig wallets work on Solana, when you need one, and how to set up a Squads vault. For treasuries, DAOs, teams, and serious holdings.
Wallets
2 ArticlesHow does a Solana wallet work? Addresses, keys, and seed phrase explained simply
What a Solana wallet really stores: public key, private key, and seed phrase explained clearly. How addresses are formed, what happens when you sign, and why 'not your keys, not your coins' holds.
Solana Wallet Setup: Phantom, Solflare, and Hardware Wallets
How to set up a Solana wallet — from Phantom to Ledger. Step-by-step guide, backup routine, and the difference between hot and cold wallets.
Development
1 ArticlesProtocols
3 ArticlesORE on Solana: Mining, Refining, and Buyback Explained
ORE is Solana's native proof-of-work token with a hard cap of 3 million units. How the 5×5-grid mining works, what refining means, and how the buyback mechanism operates.
Pump.fun Explained: Bonding Curves, Launches and Visible Wallet Structures
How Pump.fun works — bonding curve, graduation, PumpSwap. Plus: which wallet structures are visible around launches (clusters, bundler signals, service quarantine) and what to watch for when minting.
DePIN on Solana: Helium, Render, and Hivemapper Overview
What DePIN means and which projects shape the Solana DePIN stack. Helium, Render Network, Hivemapper, IO.Net, and Nosana — mechanics, tokens, and status.