Welcome to DeFi on Solana
Proof of Knowledge
Before you dive in: how well do you really know Solana? 15 questions on its story, how it works and its DeFi. Get your rank and a card to flex on X.
Finish to spin for up to 1 SOL reward from the prize pool.
Your best so far:
- Genesis Block90+
- OG80+
- Validator65+
- Yield Farmer50+
- Airdrop Tourist30+
- Fresh Wallet0+
Last step
What's your X handle?
We'll put your X profile picture on your result card, restyled for the rank you earned. It also ties your SOL prize to your account; we save your handle and score to run the prizes.
- Fresh WalletGreyscale
- Airdrop TouristViolet tone
- Yield FarmerMint tone
- ValidatorHalftone
- OGGold ring
- Genesis BlockHolo glow
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You unlocked a prize spin. Spin below for $ prizes in SOL.Copy or download the card, then attach it to your post so it shows up big in the feed.
Prize spin
Spin for SOL
Every finisher with an X handle gets one spin from the 1 SOL prize pool.
Add your X handle above to spin. Prizes are matched to your account.
- Post your card on X. Tap Share on X above and attach your card.
- DM @inno_sol from the same account with your Solana address, the link to your post and your claim code.
One spin per X account, paid in SOL at the price on the day it's sent, while the 1 SOL pool lasts. Your handle, score and prize are saved so we can check claims. Every claim is checked by hand; duplicates and bots are refused.
Solana DeFi,
sorted.
64 apps explained, live onchain data, step-by-step playbooks, a free academy and the airdrops worth your time.
Drag to spin. Tap an app to open it.
- Solana DeFi TVL
- $5.85B
- DEX volume, 24h
- $1.25B
- Stablecoins on Solana
- $15.46B
- SOL
- $100.89
Snapshot from Oct 18, 2026
Solana moves fast. Blocks every 200 milliseconds, hundreds of apps, new yields every week. We map it, explain it in plain words and keep it honest, so you can use it with confidence instead of guessing.
What do you want to do?
Pick a goal. We'll show the apps most people use for it, plus where to learn the basics first.
Solana Academy
22 free lessons in five tracks, from your first wallet to how Alpenglow works. Quizzes included, progress saved in your browser.
Basics
What Solana is, wallets, funding, tokens and your first swap.
Earning
Staking, lending, liquidity, stablecoins, fixed yield and real-world assets.
Trading
Perps, order books, memecoins and how airdrops really work.
Safety
Protect your wallet and judge any protocol's risk.
Playbooks
Step-by-step strategies with live yields, a risk score and an exit plan. Start with the green ones.
Earn on idle SOL with liquid staking
The simplest yield on Solana. Turn SOL you'd hold anyway into an LST that earns about 5% a year and stays usable.
Earn on stablecoins
Put USDC to work in Solana's largest lending markets, spread across protocols, without taking price risk.
Lock a fixed rate
Use principal tokens on Exponent, or fixed-term lending on Loopscale, to know exactly what you'll earn and when.
Best yields right now
The largest Solana pools by deposits, from DefiLlama. Compare 500+ in the Yield Finder.
Earn on SOL
APYJITOSOLJito Liquid Staking · $1.07B deposited | 4.78% |
BNSOLBinance Staked SOL · $1.07B deposited | 4.48% |
JUPSOLJupiter Staked SOL · $534M deposited | 5.32% |
DSOLDrift Staked SOL · $285M deposited | 4.99% |
MSOLMarinade Liquid Staking · $230M deposited | 5.40% |
DFDVSOLDFDV Staked SOL · $208M deposited | 4.98% |
Earn on stablecoins
APYUSDCJupiter Lend · $483M deposited | 6.24% |
PYUSDJupiter Lend · $251M deposited | 3.74% |
PYUSDSentora Curator · $110M deposited | 6.20% |
PYUSDKamino Lend · $110M deposited | 6.19% |
PYUSDKamino Lend · $89.9M deposited | 3.76% |
WYLDSKamino Lend · $62.6M deposited | 4.53% |
Snapshot from Oct 18, 2026. Rates change constantly and aren't promises. Check the app before depositing.
Airdrops worth your time
Points programs and claim windows we've checked by hand. No guarantees, ever.
Phoenix Frontier Traders$1M+ in rewards
Season 1 rewards perps volume on Phoenix and inside Solflare from Sep 21 to Nov 7.
Points live
PacificaWeekly points
Points distributed to traders every week.
Points live
BULKAURA points · 30% of supply to community
Invite-only mainnet since Sep 5, 2026.
Points live
LoopscalePoints, no token yet
Points accrue on lending and borrowing.
Points live
Backyard FinanceSeason 0 XP, no token confirmed
Season 0 gives XP and badges for building and holding USDC strategies.
Points live
Hylo XPXP points
XP rewards hyUSD minters, sHYUSD stakers and xSOL holders.
Points live
Tools
Do the math before you deposit, loop or open a trade.
The chain, at a glance
Total value locked in Solana DeFi over the past year.
People worth following
Founders, researchers and DeFi creators who move the conversation.
Anatoly YakovenkoR
Raj GokalL
Lily LiuV
VibhuA
Akshay BDM
Mert MumtazM
MeowK
Kash DhandaM
MariusP
Proph3tA
Armani FerranteA
Austin FederaM
Matty TaylorS
Solana SenseiF
FabianoJ
JussyG
gumN
nxxnL
LochieZ
ZenseiI
InnoM
moluI
IchigoT
The DeFi EdgeI
IgnasT
The DeFi InvestorE
Eli5DeFiT
Tarun ChitraK
Kyle SamaniS
SOL Big BrainS
Solana LegendS
SolanaS
SuperteamS
SolanaFloorH
HeliusS
Solana CompassD
DefiLlamaB
BlockworksS
Sam SchubertA
Artemis
Jupiter
Titan
Raydium
Orca
Meteora
Jupiter Perps
Kamino
Jupiter Lend
Jito
Sanctum
Marinade
Exponent
xStocks
pump.fun
MetaDAO
JTX
Axiom
Phantom
Solflare
Backpack
deBridge
Mayan
Birdeye

